"If they decide that everyone needs to eat broccoli, " then the commerce clause could allow Congress to require everyone to buy a certain quantity of broccoli, the judge said.

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The power in this clause is therefore required so that the law can be changed to allow the Church in Wales to marry same sex couples (if it were to resolve to allow it), without the need for primary legislation.

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The commerce clause has been interpreted to allow Congress to regulate virtually any economic activity, under the theory that it affects interstate commerce.

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As for the Welfare Clause, far from some ambiguous insertion meant to allow politicians to do whatever they wanted with our general welfare in mind, the Welfare Clause was written to ensure that any actions taken by the federal government that fell within its enumerated powers had to be considered with the general welfare of the citizenry in mind.

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