Article I, Section 8. The Congress shall have power to...
To regulate commerce with foreign nations,...
"We are infinitely better off without treaties of commerce with any nation."
--Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 1815.
And how does THIS negate the constitution?
Doesn't APPROVE or REJECT "regulate" commerce?
Doesn't NEGOTIATE indicate just that?
The world has gotten smaller, and our ability to "employ" workers in foreign lands and raise their standard of living (and ours too, through lower prices) is a fact of life. We must not shut our borders.
--Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 1815.
Ah, Thomas Jefferson, the great economic thinker. The same guy behind the Embargo of 1807, which forbade American commerce with England and France. Brilliant idea! He managed to plunge the country into an economic panic and devastate the New England and Mid-Atlantic economies. Yes, a debt-ridden, 19th Century plantation owner is just the guy who has the economic advice we need to run a 21st Century commercial and military superpower.
By the way, I've been having trouble with the operating system on my PC. Do you think you can locate some of Jefferson's advice on troubleshooting Windows XP problems? I'm sure his advice on that subject would be just as valuable today as his words on trade.