[LowCountryJoe]

That's right. This means that the government cannot pass laws that erect tougher barriers on foreign imported goods or services...such as making ridiculous requirements on foreigners for the sole purpose of limiting foreign competition. You have to admit, you and your ilk would be first in line to lobby lawmakers to make it more difficult for trade to occur had the language not been worded that way. It is human nature for people to protect their own economic self interests in order to avoid any temporary discomfort - they'll even do this even when it hurts the long-term interests of everybody. That's what this whole argument boils down to in a nut shell. And you and your ilk have chosen which side of the argument that you're on. Care to argue some more?

[hedgetrimmer]

This means that the government cannot pass laws that erect tougher barriers on foreign imported goods or services...

And why should an international organization be deciding that for the American people?