Americans not only divided but baffled by their opponents

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this seems to be a violation of "states rights"
States shouldn't have the right to ban marijuana if a majority of the states want it legalized as commerce.
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Okay... does that mean you think the feds should be able to regulate trade with foreign nations or not? 
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does that mean...
Lol, this is a forum, not interpretive tarot card readings, just ask what you want to ask!
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I'm not sure how I could make my question any more clear. I'm asking if you think the feds should have any constitutional influence in foreign trade like they do now under the Commerce Clause because you didn't mention foreign trade in your theoretical revision. What that federal influence could mean is the power to restrict trade, the power to implement sanctions, the power to impose tariffs on foreign goods, etc. 
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constitutional influence 

Maam, what exactly does this term mean? Constitution is to restrict federal government not "influence" an  idea.

Explain to me why you think it is necessary to have the Federal government Constitutionally restricted from making laws regarding foreign commerce and we can go from there.
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By "constitutional influence" I mean constitutional authority. 

I'm asking if you think the feds should have the authority to regulate foreign trade like they currently do according to the constitution, or if you think the Commerce Clause should be amended to exclude this provision.  I truly don't know how I can make this question any more clear after being so explicit. 

I have no reason to defend a totally made up position that you're ascribing to me.  I don't know why you think I'm  disagreeing with you when I have no idea what your position even is in the first place. 

I'm asking if you think the feds should have the authority to regulate trade. I'm not stating whether I think they should or they shouldn't. I'm noting that they often DO influence trade and I gave you several examples of how they do that. Consider Trump's 25% tariff on Chinese steel. Do you agree with giving the government the power to regulate foreign trade in this way - yes or no?

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Well I suppose I can answer my own question I asked you. The Federal Government should not be constitutionally restricted.
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I have to care to do that. You're not worth the time or energy you're just another a****** on the internet.
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this seems to be a violation of "states rights"
States shouldn't have the right to ban marijuana if a majority of the states want it legalized as commerce.
in the same way that a store owner should be allowed to refuse to do business with any particular customer

a state should be able to block trade with another state

for example

if one state hypothetically wanted to ban abortion

and another state manufactured abortion pills

they might refuse to do business with states they disagree with
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The Federal Government should not be constitutionally restricted.
I don't know what this means. This statement logically translates to "the federal government should be able to do whatever it wants" since that's what it means to say there are no constitutional restrictions on what they can do (meanwhile, per your acknowledgement the Bill of Rights is specifically about restricting what the federal government can do). 

I know you don't believe that the feds should have no constitutional restrictions, so you probably just worded that wrong or maybe I'm misinterpreting you. That begs the question of why can't you just answer a Yes or No question with a Yes or No? Why must you provide a convoluted answer like that? Very weird.

I'd simply like to know if you believe the feds should be able to regulate commerce such as with the examples I gave you -- like should they be able to tax foreign goods for example, YES OR NO -- but I know better than to think you're capable of a straightforward answer. I do apologize for wasting our time in trying to have a normal conversation. 
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"the federal government should be able to do whatever it wants"
That is the default. If you have control of a standing army, you can do whatever the fuck you want that a constitution doesn't restrict.

And the 2nd Amendment means the Federal Government can't use its army to destroy the Constitution. It's kind of a stalemate.

At this point I think you are trolling me... no educated person in truth thinks this is not the case.
Not anyone I know TBH.
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@Danielle
If you honestly need to gaslight and mock someone out of noticing Bill Gates' filthy activities, you are is only part of a larger problem that enables the psychopathic elite.

Using Microsoft is barely an issue anymore, they turned on Gates because he magically was caught last year to have been cheating on his wife some decades ago or whatever.

Switching to Linux doesn't stop the Elite, they have many revenue sources and activities.