Cockfighters in Louisiana are going to court claiming that the federal law against cockfighting is unconstitutional.
"Wayne Pacelle, senior vice president with the Humane Society of the United States, a staunch opponent of cockfighting, said Congress has the authority to regulate interstate commerce, and that he is confident the suit will fail."
Interstate commerce? What interstate commerce? Is there a booming trade between the two States where this is not outlawed? On a purely constitutional level the plaintiff's attorney starts out making a better case:
"'The suit contends that the federal government should not be imposing its judgment on Louisiana -- that's not federalism, that's moral imperialism,' Kramer said."
Of course, then he goes on to make this impressive legal argument:
"They're dissing them, and dissing is not American."
I wonder if I can use that line the next time I write a brief to the Court of Appeals?
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