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To: Brian Griffin

And that’s why it’s in the Constitution.

The United States are a free trade zone by design.

Every damn principality in Europe had a customs office on every road in and out of their rotten little fiefdoms. It was said you could not sail down the Rhine without getting dunned every few miles. It was shakedown town.

It leads to restraint of trade and freedom of movement. That’s why it was Constitutionally prohibited.


41 posted on 04/20/2024 10:18:51 AM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: Regulator

European practices weren’t the reason.

Under the Articles of Confederation, trade was horribly affected by a variety of imposts, fees, tariffs, etc. on commerce among the states.


55 posted on 04/20/2024 1:50:16 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: Regulator
It was said you could not sail down the Rhine without getting dunned every few miles. It was shakedown town.

Sounds like New Jersey.
56 posted on 04/20/2024 2:06:13 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana
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