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"No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one state over those of another: nor shall vessels bound to, or from, one
by literallyaduck 5y ago
"No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one state over those of another: nor shall vessels bound to, or from, one state, be obliged to enter, clear or pay duties in another." Some irrelevant documentation left by legacy government programmers.
- mkr-hn 5y agoHow much of this now-banned travel is by ship? It's not like the founders didn't know about overland travel to make sure it was included if they wanted to. The way the courts have interpreted it matters. Tossing it out without that context is meaningless.
- literallyaduck 5y agoPorts include airports.
- mkr-hn 5y agoIf only the constitution created a branch of government charged with interpreting the constitution. They would have produced a body of rulings over the years that help guide us in situations like that. Oh...wait. https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/interpretation/article-i/clauses/758 https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/inte... So it seems to be relevant to the federal government trying to favor one state over another in taxation. Someone could sue over this and establish new precedent on this subject, but it doesn't seem relevant right now.
- nomoreplease 5y agoIt’s not just about taxation. The port preference could apply, but I think it’s focusing on the federal government not state-to-state Your link discusses this near the bottom