Thanks for the info. That is a pretty scary decision. After reading that, it sounds like the federal government can do anything it wants to under the disguise of interstate commerce. My question would be whether or not the current court would tend to agree.
The current court holds the opinion that a plant grown on your own property for your own consumption, even with state permission to do it, still falls under the interstate commerce clause, and can be stopped.
Gonzalez v. Raich (Medical marijuana case from California)
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That said, I don't have a problem with salary caps if you're taking Federal dollars. My own employer has our salaries on his profit/loss sheet with the bank that provides his operating loan. Beginning this year we're reviewing how much money we bring into the company vs. how much it costs to keep us there every month. The bank, of course, is doing this too I'm sure.
The bank won't ever impose a direct salary cap, but they will withhold funds from my employer if his financial records look shaky, and might dictate a layoff if need be, or salary adjustments. It's happened before with us. No layoffs? No loan.
Of course, the bank's only interest is in getting back the money they're owed with interest paid on it. Politicians are more interested in getting votes in the next election.
The former is guaranteed to make logical decisions on the matter. The later, not so much.
