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Originally Posted by HighlanderJuan
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Originally Posted by FreedomFirst
Look for more of these nullification laws and stances to start coming to the fore as DC goes totally berserk with its push toward socialism. The Commerce Clause has been over-used to the point of abuse; officials in many states are clearly recognizing that and looking for ways to stem the tide.
Even worse, the feds are using the commerce clause to regulate and control business between the states, and it is my understanding that the commerce clause was intended to allow the feds to facilitate commerce between the states.
It looks like power does corrupt absolutely.
And when the states pass laws in which the commerce clause was written to protect us from, DC does nothing! such as for 10 years California had a tax on any vehicle brought in from out of state, regardless of whether or not it had "California emissions" on the vehicle. The tax wasn't little either, I think it was something like $500.00.It took well over a decade for the courts to decide it was unconstitutional, when they did, refunds were only given to those who applied for them and still had their original receipt from paying the tax. When asked, the legislators who implemented the tax said they KNEW it was unconstitutional when they did it, but at the end of the day, even after the refunds, California was still billions ahead. IMHO everyone who voted on the original bill should have been fined 500 dollars for every vehicle that the tax was charged on.