Your interpretation is the reasonable one, but the people who matter (a majority of the Supreme Court), don't agree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dormant_Comme

Your interpretation is the reasonable one, but the people who matter (a majority of the Supreme Court), don't agree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dormant_Commerce_Clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dormant_Commerce_Clause Justice Thomas and the late Justice Scalia, and others before them, shared your view.