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These are all state laws, not federal.
by mattficke 4y ago
These are all state laws, not federal.
- erik_seaberg 4y agoThanks, that is kind of weird. US states aren’t supposed to engage in foreign policy.
- User23 4y agoArticle I section 10 of the US constitution specifically enumerates what states aren’t permitted to do. It’s not a blanket prohibition on engaging in foreign policy. And that’s not even bringing in the 9th and 10th amendments. Section 10 itself enumerates a circumstance under which a State may wage war for example. Indeed, as anyone who has driven into California from Oregon knows, the states are even able to execute foreign policy against other states. Specifically for agricultural inspections in that case.
- wtallis 4y agoI think Article I section 8 may also apply, specifically the Commerce clause: > The Congress shall have Power [...] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations A state prohibiting or requiring the purchase of goods from a particular foreign nation would seem to be encroaching on a Federal power. Especially if this bit gets interpreted as broadly as the next bit does (regulating commerce "among the several States").