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Show -106. THE POWER OF THE STATES TO MAKE COMPACTS v (YALE LAW JOURHAL) (VOL. 31 - 1921-1922) Recent noteworthy proposals have been made concerning the conclusion by the states of compacts among themselves and with foreign powers 0 Any ade- quate treatment of the subject must necessarily include an investigation of the legal problems involved as well as objections from the standpoint of policy or expediency* Obstacles of a constitutional nature may be encountered, vary- ing with the form of the particular agreement or compact; but such agreements' are expressly authorized on certain conditions, and this discussion will be directed to objections that are deemed more vital and fundamental, having their bases in the very nature of our political organization. The federal Constitution provides that "no State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederations"2 and that "no State shall, without the consent of Congress, • « 0 0 enter into any agreement or compact with another State, or with a foreign power.n3 With respect to treaties, Report of the Committee on Inter-State Compacts to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. May 1, 1921 • 2 Art. I, sec. 105 clause le Art, I, sec. 10, clause 3* (635) |