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Typo in the Constitution?

2007-09-27

I can't stand it when people mistake "it's" for "its". That's why I was outraged to see the same typo on Cornell's transcript of the Constitution. (Specifically, Article I, Section 10.) Here's the passage in question:

No state shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection laws...

How could they make a mistake? Unless it was in the original...