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The smelt, Ogden Nash, and the Commerce Clause

May 04, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author:  Damien M. Schiff I found myself rummaging though an old anthology of Ogden Nash's comic verse, and found this delightful poem.  If only Nash were an authority for why regulation of the Delta smelt is beyond Congress' power over interstate commerce! THE SMELT Oh, why does man pursue the smelt?It has no valuable pelt,It ...