Comment Re:That was dumb (Score 3, Informative) 145
No, this doesn't violate the Interstate Commerce clause - at least not rationally, but I'm sure the Feds would likely to assert that it does.
Child sexual predation doesn't seem like something they'd want to get involved in at this time, however.
"To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;"
That's it. The Commerce Clause is so broadly interpreted that it's been used to prohibit local-only production of raw milk for local consumption and has largely been used as a cudgel for political purposes.
It has been largely used since Marshall as the basis for arguments in favor for a centralized, planned economy, and for largely totalitarian control.
Just like the 1st Amendment and the 'free speech zones' and other similar breaches of liberty, the Commerce Clause has been hollowed out to mean exactly what the federal government needs it to say to exert more control over the populace.