[rhombus]

"Amen. While I am normally dismissive of anti-trust suits, getting a whole industry to fix laws in certain states to restrict competition is exactly the kind of action that should be taken in an anti-trust case."

I hope you make the same contention about accounting, lawyering, and medical practicing, as well.

I would also expect to hear no complaints about free-trade, outsourcing and evil Walmart.

[tahiti]

I am at a lost to figure out how anti-trust laws can be constitutional.

I will acknowledge that the federal Congress has the enumerated power to "regulate commerce," commerce being defined as trade or exchange, and relunctantly agriculture, manufacturing, or mining for argument purposes.

Congress cannot use this enumerated power and violate the Bill of Rights.

Anti-trust laws appear to violate both Amendment V and Amendment IX.