Nullifying Commerce Clause Abuse in Arizona

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Seems states are separating themselves more and more from the federal gov't.

SB1178 provides "that all goods grown, manufactured or made in Arizona and all services performed in Arizona, when such goods or services are sold, maintained, or retained in Arizona, shall not be subject to the authority of the Congress of the United States under its constitutional power to regulate commerce."

http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2011/02/14/nullifying-commerce-clause-abuse/

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When did we elect professional trollers?

[Casper]

I think it's great. Another kudos for Arizona. I hope more states start sticking it to the Fed.

[cg2112]

Kicking what to the feds?

Unconstitutional law is unconstitutional.

[gearman]

United States of America vs Loosely Affiliated Countries of North America. Didn't we sort out this states rights thing a while back?

[Casper]

the word "among" is the important part

Yup.

[fusion]

the word "among" is the important part

Right, among not just between.

[fusion]

You can't regulate among something that is singular. In order to use the word' date=' "among".. there must be more than one. Therefore, the law translates to, "regulate commerce between"...[/quote']

That made zero sense, of course it's plural. Your mistake is thinking among means the same as between particularly in this type of usage. Had they meant between they would have used that word or one like amid to more literally indicate a physical relationship.

[fusion]

The word "among" is a preposition. Another preposition for the same word is "between" We call those "synonyms".

Whatever. Among means more than one. That means if a single state doesn't exchange goods/services with another state' date=' the FedGov can jog on.[/quote']

You need a new dictionary. Any dictionary or thesaurus should have notes explaining the difference in actual usage between those two words. The same with any other synonym. Just like in contract land we use a word like shall as opposed to will. The differences in the usage of the words are important. There's a reason in a lot dictionaries among is a definition of between, while between isn't a definition of among.

Multiple means more than one. Among generally deals with multiples, it doesn't mean multiples.

[redkow97]

Seems states are separating themselves more and more from the federal gov't.

http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2011/02/14/nullifying-commerce-clause-abuse/

they shouldn't have to legislate that. If it's not "interstate" commerce, it should be left to the state anyway. That's what the constitution says.

Regardless, find me anything that's 100% made, packaged, and consumed in a single state, and I'll give you a cookie.

EVERYTHING is interstate commerce these days. It's something the founding fathers never anticipated. It took days; even weeks to travel from state to state in 1789... A national economy wasn't a consideration. We're stuck with a 220 year old square peg, and a round hole.