ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌvðə kˈoːɹt ɹˈuːld ðæt ɪf ðə stˈeɪt ɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪd pˈɑːɹt ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː, ɪt wʊd ɐmˈaʊnt tʊ ɐn ʌŋkˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl dˌɛlɪɡˈeɪʃən ʌvðə stˈeɪtz ɛkstˈɜːnəl sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnti.
The majority of the Court ruled that if the state ratified Part III, it would amount to an unconstitutional delegation of the state's external sovereignty.