[Toddsterpatriot]

The Constitution says (Article 1, section 8) :

To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;

I say : What's the problem here?

Don't confuse doggie with logic. He's like that character on Saturday Night Live. The tobacco lawyer played by Martin Short. "I never said that, why would you think I said that?"

[Gumption]

Actually Demidog does have a point when he says the power to "regulate trade" doesn't mean the Feds have the power to prohibit trade. I believe, back then, regulate meant to make regular or uniform, so as one state isn't treated differently from another state. I suppose the same is true of trade with foreign nations, as in one state can't charge a larger, or lesser, tax on imports from France than any other state.

Or look at it this way. Does the power to regulate commerce between the states imply that the Feds can prohibit Virginia from trading with Maryland? Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think so. If not, why would the power to regulate mean something different when applying that power to trade with foreign nations?

What do you guys think?