r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 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/Bruce-7891 1d ago

I'd love this but it sounds illegal as F. A tariff is a tax and a state can't independently decide it's not going to participate in federal taxes.

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u/jrblockquote 1d ago

The tariffs are illegal as F. We are not in an economic state of emergency. Fake president has no authority to impose those sanctions.

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u/DamnMyNameIsSteve 1d ago

I thought the power of the purse belonged to the house.

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u/greennalgene 1d ago

It does. But they aren’t willing to piss Daddy off.

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u/dedicated-pedestrian Wisconsin 1d ago

The Senate just passed a bill to specifically cancel the Canada tariffs earlier this week, but I doubt it survives the House.

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u/orangeyougladiator 1d ago

That was literally so there could be comments like yours where they can falsely claim they’re standing up to Agent Orange. Don’t fall for it