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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. |
[[Category:Law]] | [[Category:Law]] | ||
[[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]] | [[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]] | ||
[[category:federalism]] | [[category:federalism]] | ||
Revision as of 03:04, February 16, 2009
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.
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.