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completely centralized government." Id. at 557. Making it clear that the Court meant what it said in Lopez, five years later, in United States v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000), the Court struck down the civil remedy provision of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, ruling that it, too, was beyond C

"constitutionally mandated division of authority was adopted by the Framers to ensure protection of our fundamental liberties." Id. at 552, quoting Gregory v. Ashcroft, 501 U.S. 452, 458 (1991). The Lopez majority concluded that the statute before the Court "upsets the federal balance to a degree that renders it a

a completely centralized government." Id at 557. Making it clear that the Court meant what it said in Lopez, five years later, in United States v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000), the Court struck down the civil remedy provision of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, ruling that it, too, was beyond C

"constitutionally mandated division of authority was adopted by the Framers to ensure protection of our fundamental liberties." Id at 552, quoting Gregory v. Ashcroft, 501 U.S. 452, 458 (1991). The Lopez majority concluded that the statute before the Court "upsets the federal balance to a degree that renders it a

rida February 1, 2007 Page 22 Clause imposes real limitations on Congress's power to criminalize essentially local behavior. See United States v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000) (Violence Against Women Act exceeded Congressional power under the Commerce Clause or § 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment). M , of

h, a healthy balance of power between the States and the Federal Government will reduce the risk of tyranny and abuse from either front.") (quoting Gregory v. Ashcroft, 501 U.S. 452, 458 (1997 Thus, Congress's power to legislate in this area is constrained by the Commerce Clause. As demonstrates, the EFTA0017625