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/Automatic-Wonder-299 California 1d ago

On One hand, that’s pretty unconstitutional

On the other hand, the constitution has already been shredded at this point, so who care

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u/AnotherDoubtfulGuest 1d ago

Since the figurehead in the Oval Office is using the Constitution as toilet paper, I don’t see why governors can’t follow suit. Why have a constitutional crisis when you can have a constitutional donnybrook?