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In '''''United States v. Bass''''', 404 U.S. 336, 349 (1971), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] strengthened principles of federalism by declaring that:

In '''''United States v. Bass''''', 404 U.S. 336, 349 (1971), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] strengthened principles of federalism by declaring that:

:Unless Congress conveys its purpose clearly, it will not be deemed to have significantly changed the federal-state balance.

:Unless [[Congress]] conveys its purpose clearly, it will not be deemed to have significantly changed the federal-state balance.

The Court relied on [[Congress]]' failure to make a clear statement of its intention to alter the federal-state balance, in order to construe an ambiguous firearm-possession statute to apply only to firearms affecting commerce.  ''Id.'' at 349-50.

The [[Court]] relied on [[Congress]]' failure to make a clear statement of its intention to alter the federal-[[state]] balance, in order to construe an ambiguous firearm-possession [[statute]] to apply only to [[firearms]] affecting [[commerce]].  ''Id.'' at 349-50.

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