Laissez Faire S'il Vous Plait
                                                                By CHRISTINA WON

        Congress held an emergency session yesterday in Washington D.C. when representatives learned that the state of California made an economic pact with its Pacific neighbor, Japan. Congress quickly enacted economic embargoes prohibiting trade between California and Japan. However, the state of California has already filed a suit against the United States.
        California’s governor Charles Coast says that California will continue to hold its grip on Japan. "The state will fight for its right to trade with foreign nations without the regulation of the federal government." Japanese President Hiroshima Kobe has no objections to the trade agreement. However, he did have harsh words for U. S. President Douglas Winters. "Why should California be economically restricted? Free trade is the future."Other states have raised the same objections, and lobbyists are advocating a totally free market. "Adam Smith had the right idea when he wrote about laissez-faire," said Summer Saltz, lobbyist for FREECO, an organization that advocates free economic enterprise.
        Although the Constitution specifically states that the federal government has the power to regulate commerce, the state of California says it is prepared to defend its position. "The commerce clause should be null and void," said Coast. "We, the states, should have the freedom to control our own economy."Hearings are said to begin next month.
The people of California hope to gain complete economic sovereignty and lift the federal government’s sanctions on Japanese-Californian trade relations.