Under the Constitution of the United States, Congress has broad power to regulate commerce among the states and the power to prevent the individual states from interfering in the free flow of commerce.
Today, in too many respects, Congress has ceded political and economic power to the state of California. That delegation of power harms the nation. California disrupts national commerce. Across sectors of the economy, California is usurping power from Congress and the nation as a whole. Just a few days ago, a regulatory agency of the state of California denied a request by Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, to launch rockets from a U.S. Air Force base located in California near the Pacific Ocean. SpaceX has filed a suit against the regulatory agency.
The agency said “no” to Musk because of his political views, including his support for former President Donald Trump. California is a…
