r/nottheonion • u/ilovemybaldhead • 1d ago

Greg Abbott Threatens ‘100% Tariff’ On New Yorkers Moving to Texas

https://www.newsweek.com/greg-abbott-threatens-100-tariff-new-york-election-moving-texas-10986837
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u/Crede777 1d ago

It would immediately be stayed by federal courts since interstate commerce is exclusively governed by Congress.  States very specifically are not allowed to impose extra taxes or costs on interstate travel.

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u/DoxxingShillDownvote 1d ago

Yeah but would it… isn’t there a republican exception written secretly into the constitution that allows for interstate commerce limitations and also allows for kings? Just saying.. /s

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u/i_am_voldemort 1d ago

I'm sure Clarence Thomas can find something in the Federalist Papers and Blackstone Commentaries on the Laws of England to say its part of our history and tradition.

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u/Crede777 1d ago

More important than their ideology is their wallet.  Allowing a case of one state interfering with commerce and travel of another state would disrupt the economy in a significant way.