r/bayarea • u/Front-Resident-5554 • 1d ago

Politics & Local Crime 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/The_Demolition_Man 1d ago edited 1d ago

Even now I still love the US and wish things could be changed for the better. But we are under no obligation to follow this death cult's suicidal orders.

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u/casino_r0yale 1d ago

Legally, states cannot enter trade agreements with other countries without the consent of Congress. That said, nobody seems to care about following laws right now so YOLO

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u/WickhamAkimbo 21h ago

Then make it an informal agreement, or let the individual companies within the state negotiate for themselves.

We can't avoid federal tariffs, but agreements can be made to shift the majority of economic pain to red states.

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u/casino_r0yale 20h ago

The feds control the ports of entry with guns and warships. Unless we open a pirate cove for smugglers there isn’t a way around that. 

Let’s find out how open CBP is to bribery though. 

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u/zuckjeet 1d ago

This is your brain on Reddit