On the recordSeptember 9, 1999
Most of the state and local laws that are endangered by NAFTA and WTO are local economic development and public safety laws and have nothing to do with the commerce clause of the Constitution.
Editor's note · Context
Clarification on the nature of state and local laws affected by trade agreements.
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