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minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months agoWhat’s stopping California or Vermont or whatever from enacting state-level Universal Health Insurance programs or free university or whatever else?
minus-squareمهما طال الليل@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoThe Commerce Clause is one often cited by conservatives. I am not a lawyer but if they can abuse it you bet they will even if that’s not what it was meant for.
minus-squarebastion@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThe commerce clause doesn’t apply to in-state systems unless they interact with a foreign nation, native tribe, or another state. What kind of abuse is even possible here?
minus-squareمهما طال الليل@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoI saw it brought up against states setting their own emission standards. I don’t agree with it but it is something I have seen them argue.
What’s stopping California or Vermont or whatever from enacting state-level Universal Health Insurance programs or free university or whatever else?
The Commerce Clause is one often cited by conservatives. I am not a lawyer but if they can abuse it you bet they will even if that’s not what it was meant for.
The commerce clause doesn’t apply to in-state systems unless they interact with a foreign nation, native tribe, or another state.
What kind of abuse is even possible here?
I saw it brought up against states setting their own emission standards. I don’t agree with it but it is something I have seen them argue.