r/Albuquerque • u/Cloudsleeper11 • 1d ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/Relevant_Elevator190 1d ago

U.S. states generally cannot negotiate trade agreements with foreign nations independently; the power to regulate foreign commerce rests with the federal government, specifically Congress and the President.

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u/DaddyRhyno79 1d ago

Isn’t having states determine their own path what this administration was all about?

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u/LazloNibble 1d ago

Not like that!

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u/DoomyHowlinkun 1d ago

We are long past following the constitution now. If the President can ignore it how ever he pleases, then the only solution becomes for the rest to do the same.

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u/Darth_Nibbles 17h ago

If it rests with Congress, then why is Trump able to set tariff rates?

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u/Relevant_Elevator190 17h ago

Read the last three words of the comment.

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u/Divide-by-nine 15h ago

States rights! Right?

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u/Relevant_Elevator190 13h ago

The Supremacy Clause, found in Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution, establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties constitute the "supreme Law of the Land," taking precedence over any conflicting state laws.