W: The national government, given power by the Constitution to regulate interstate commerce, has by express statute assumed jurisdiction over such commerce when carried upon railroads. It is charged, therefore, with the duty of keeping those highways of interstate commerce free from obstruction, for it has always been recognized as one of the powers and duties of a government to remove obstructions from the highway under its control . . . Source: United States Supreme Court, In re Debs. Question: 1- What did the United States Supreme Court decide regarding the railroads? 2- How would this ruling affect railroad workers