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Reverse the circumstances and let British Columbia attempt to extend its taxing power over that island, and our government would resist the insult with all its military power.
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Jacobs illustrates the hypothetical scenario of British Columbia extending its taxing power, suggesting it would provoke a military response from the U.S.
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