Ken O’Brien
Citing a fact that I have repeated on numerous occasions, specifically that the United States has become a net exporter of refined fuels such as gasoline, diesel and airline fuel, Mr. “Looking Out For You” has a solution.
His panacea, the U. S should impose a tax on the export of U. S. oil and refined fuels.
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Being a champion of conservative devotion to the U. S. Constitution, perhaps Mr. O’Reilly should find time to read it. I direct his attention in particular to Article I, Section 9. The salient part of that Article says, “No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.”
The specific application of that constitutional provision was last upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1998 in the case of the United States v United States Shoe Corporation.
But I do thank Mr. Bluster for unintentionally proving that there is virtually nothing that the President can do to lower gas prices, despite the fact that we are actually producing more than we can sell domestically at current prices.
But I do thank Mr. Bluster for unintentionally proving that there is virtually nothing that the President can do to lower gas prices, despite the fact that we are actually producing more than we can sell domestically at current prices.
That's probabaly not how that clause was intended to be applied, but as a strict Constructionalist I would have to agree that based on how it is written that is how it should be applied. What it points to is that the most people who claim familiarity with the US Constitution don't actually have much familiarity with it. They cherry pick the parts they want. It's similar to how many people apply religion and The Bible. Pick the parts that support your predisposed notions.
ReplyDeleteI do find it interesting though that Bill O'Reilly would suggest that the solution to a problem is a tax.
Actually that's how it was applied in US v US Shoe Corp. on a 9 to 0 vote.
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