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The clear, unambiguous meaning of the Constitution is that commerce and traffic between states is not to be interfered with or taxed. California tried this a f
by patrickg-zill 17y ago
The clear, unambiguous meaning of the Constitution is that commerce and traffic between states is not to be interfered with or taxed.
California tried this a few years ago with cars, imposing an illegal $350 "smog tax" on cars brought in from out of state. They had to give the money back.
- biohacker42 17y agoDon't lots of states, Maine comes to mind, have such a use tax? I full agree it's the stupidest thing ever, but I'm just not sure the constitutional inter state trade clause applies.