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Re:Ask HN: Congress is Passing an Internet Sales Tax: Why Do... by jonpeda on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @11:26AM (#5595693)
> this is based on the Quill v North Dakota interpretation of the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution.

Note that this is a very old reading, and any modern court would likely wash that out, as everything related to human existence is considered interstate commerce by the modern court.

Re:Ask HN: Congress is Passing an Internet Sales Tax: Why Do... by chrismaeda on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @11:36AM (#5595771)
Maybe, but Quill is the law of the land today.