and a necessary one, one which was clearly recognised if the various colonies were to form a federation - had this clause not been included there would probably have been no constitution. without this clause each state would have become a sovereign nation
and as quick and garrens noted - in reference to the first question (what is absolute freedom of trade commerce and intercourse?) absolute freedom of trade commerce and intercourse may be defined as the right to introduce goods wares and merchanise from one state to another the right to sell the same and the right to travel unburdened by state restrictions regulations or obstructions. freedom of trade necessarily means the right to sell as well as the right to introduce and the right to travel in order to sell.
