True so instead, cause them the problems. One reason why gas prices are high is because there are too many standards for the refineries. If they could all just make one formula, it would cut costs
So first step, make a federal mandate on gasoline standards and outlaw states from requiring their own special formulas.
This will create a lot of blow back so as a compromise, allow states that produce more than 50% of their gasoline to set their own standards.
California will refuse and the state will grind to a halt.
Repeat this with electricity. Don't allow them to create their own standards or dictate to the rest of the nation.
Eventually, they will get the hint or their citizens will hang them
That would be perfectly Constitutional under the Article I, Section 8 power to regulate interstate commerce. The old definition of "regulate" means to "make regular be removing impediments." And what are Kookiefornia's stringent standards, but an impediment to interstate commerce, in this case, with gasoline.
It would be similar to how Congress regulated the gauge of American railroads to a uniform width, which made interstate commerce in rail traffic a lot easier.
Interesting idea.