[TriLUG] A little off topic

Bill Vinson billvinson at nc.rr.com
Fri Sep 7 11:54:33 EDT 2001


I think the point being and I made it in a reply above is that the
Constitution does not give the courts power to regulate industry and the
tie into commerce with foreign nations is a bit touch and go at best.
However, it is the Sherman Antitrust Act which has been found to be
constitutional which does allow this action against Microsoft.

Bill

On Fri, 07 Sep 2001, Jonathan Magid wrote:

> 
> 
> On Fri, 7 Sep 2001, Justin Johnson wrote:
> 
> > >
> >
> > Not to mention there is NO WHERE in the US Constitution that allows the Federal
> > Govrnment
> > to control how a company sells it's wares.
> 
> Now I'm as constitutionally strict-constructionist as the next guy (and
> probably much more than most), but this is just not true. The constitution
> (article I section 8) give congress the power "To regulate commerce
> with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian
> tribes". Microsoft is engaged in both interstate and international
> commerce and thus can be regulated. The supreme court has ruled on
> anti-trust laws many many times by many different courts and the basic
> concept has continually been found to be constitutionally worty
> (http://www.antitrustcases.com/by_date.html).
> 
> cheers,
> jem.
> 
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