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/HappilyDisengaged 1d ago

We wouldn’t have to fight should we do a referendum. Our currency could be the be the dollar, like other countries in the Americas. We should still put it up for a vote no matter the outcome

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u/bionicfeetgrl 1d ago

We have the pacific on one side and the entire nation we just left on the other. We would be extremely vulnerable.

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u/HappilyDisengaged 1d ago

Vulnerable to what? Invasion? This isn’t the 19th century. It shouldn’t be a violent action on California’s part, purely symbolic and peaceful. A call for liberty should be made as a symbol of resistance. Let the republicans say they “want” California to stay, for all the trash they speak about it

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u/Hyndis 1d ago

Water is the big one.

Southern California relies on the Colorado river. If the state border becomes a national border, and its a hostile national border, the entire southern half of the state might no longer have access to water anymore.

Electricity is another big issue. The state imports electricity often times, and if it can't import electricity when the state's power plants are unable to produce sufficient electricity the lights won't stay on.

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u/theholyraptor 1d ago

Think of how much more energy storage we can install if we aren't sending our tax dollars to red states.

Water is a screwed issue regardless of secession and large investment and changes need to happen.

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u/SailingBacterium San Leandro 1d ago

You just convince the red morons to "get rid of" California and everyone walks away peacefully. Trade could still happen. I mean they'd need access to California ports to import crap from China.