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/torero15 California 1d ago

For the purpose of taxes, yes. Tariffs of course being a huge tax on the consumer. Trump is faking an emergency to avoid congress and so far they are letting him do it. He is also faking an immigration emergency and using that to deport people without due process. Both are massive abuses of power and should result in impeachment and removal from office. Sadly we’re too far gone for that now.

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u/Fulano_MK1 1d ago

For the purpose of taxes, yes. Tariffs of course being a huge tax on the consumer. Trump is faking an emergency to avoid congress and so far they are letting him do it. He is also faking an immigration emergency and using that to deport people without due process. Both are massive abuses of power and should result in impeachment and removal from office. Sadly we’re too far gone for that now.

The legislative branch is ceding its authority to the executive branch, which is part of Project 2025/Heritage Foundations "unitary executive theory", which Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito support.

The executive branch still has the power to enforce laws, which it is using in some cases, and ignoring when convenient in others. California will try this and the Trump admin will use the full power of the state to enforce existing laws.

People keep remarking that the constitution is dead, that what Trump is doing is illegal. I want you to understand that it doesn't matter if Trump is doing something illegal - the executive branch enforces the law, so as long as he's in power, the law is whatever he/the cabinet decides to enforce or ignore.

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u/torero15 California 22h ago

Thats where we the people gave to step up then. Nobody is saving us. Just a question of whether it will be too late or not.