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Re:Robinhood is limiting purchases of stocks: AMC, Blackberr... by pas on Thursday January 28, 2021 @09:58AM (#25942685)
If a new Constitution would be written would people want this in it or not? Is this consistent with self-determination or not?
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Re:Robinhood is limiting purchases of stocks: AMC, Blackberr... by MockObject on Thursday January 28, 2021 @10:27AM (#25943270)
The commerce clause was intended to create a free trade zone between the states, which at that time were engaging in trade wars with each other.

Then it was misinterpreted in Wickard to permit nearly limitless power to Congress.

So yes, in a new Constitution we would want a commerce clause, and we would want it never to be interpreted in such a manner.

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