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    Jonah Goldberg on federal government involvement

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-- back visitors tour marine Ernest Hemingway's home -- in -- -- know that one of the main attractions are the descendants.

Of the legendary.

Hat.

Snowball.

Snowball.

Had six toes and more than forty of snow balls descendants.

Call Hemingway's museum down in Florida their home but it's famous as these cats have -- com.

They have not been able to escape the long arm -- of Uncle Sam.

There's the long arm of the cat.

In a ruling earlier this month the US Court of Appeals ruled that the Department of Agriculture has the power to regulate the brewed under the animal welfare act.

Why would the federal government waste taxpayer funding and time to pursue.

Six toed -- pose that question that man right there Jonah Goldberg editor at large for the national review online and Fox News contributor.

-- the federal government now worried about six toed cats at one house in Florida days.

-- -- I'm a big believer federalism -- little push -- much down to local level possible and whatever propose that.

Liberals always get very angry as -- what about civil rights what about you know.

-- gay marriage and abortion always think okay what you have those arguments later.

What about six toed cats right you know kids that just be -- Florida issue.

Get that just be a Key West is future and yet the federal government been waging a ten year battle.

To treat these cats as if their elephants or tigers in a -- exit.

Sure and did this all got started by a neighbor lady.

Who was upset that one of the cats I believe -- his name is Ivan Kindle -- Randy in the neighborhood -- to.

Tough cap wise there and and called in the authorities and next thing you know.

This is stretched on for ten years and now ultimately what do they decided the federal government has that -- anyway people -- got to do with the cats.

Well look if it's true -- -- -- -- -- Key West is crawling with.

Wild five toed cats that that are there wander around like like they're more cats wander in Key West then like.

I've refugees were Jimmy Buffett concert.

And and so but they wanna pick on the sixth toed cats because they actually have a home and one of them got out and bothered some cat -- who is beating the street cats yeah.

And -- of course require the G men to come in and begin to court battle and were you and last week -- couple weeks ago.

The a Court of Appeals ruled that the commerce clause allows the federal government to set -- policy.

Four Key West, Florida.

And -- this pork and Hemingway museum which uses these cats is an attraction to people.

Who don't really care about literature too much but do want to see a bunch of six toed cats.

Has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars.

You know the USDA has sent agents at night to stake out the place to see how the -- doing.

Oddly eight officials high ranking officials and USDA.

Actually found it necessary to take fact finding two words to Key West.

Of course when it was just we don't know York city and and Washington DC of course got a good -- -- -- system cats.

Haven't thought enough that they're never going to Bismarck to check out what six toed cats are doing there and in say February.

Just another example of government federal government overreach John always a pleasure thank you very much we'll be reviewed earlier today and national review online.

And it thinks that the.

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