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/IdkAbtAllThat America 1d ago

It's defacto secession. And m I'm all for it.

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u/Thac0isWhac0 1d ago

During his first term I started seeing balkanization chatter floating around a lot more, curious to see if that's what comes of all this shit.

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u/ern19 1d ago

Look man I’m all for what California is doing but maybe not if it results in me living in the republic of Floribama

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u/kazzin8 1d ago

How would it be different from what's happening now?

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u/EvaUnit_03 Georgia 1d ago

So, you are okay with them doing it ASSUMING they dont leave you out? Sounds like a very RED mentality, friend.

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u/iordseyton 1d ago

I think he's just saying this works out way better for the blue states than the red ones.

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u/TacticalFunky 1d ago

I'm all for California doing this, but as a fellow Southeasterner/Floridian it would suck to get stuck in the Confederacy of Dunces.

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u/slingshot91 Illinois 1d ago

Would it be all that different than your current existence?

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u/TacticalFunky 1d ago

Fair point. :\

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u/NinjaLion Florida 1d ago

Floridian here, I'll gladly move to CA if the country balkanizes like this and they'll have me. Even if it's just my car, SO, and pets, it's going to be worth it to escape the utter devastation that would hit the state shortly afterwards. The oranges might keep away scurvy but we don't really grow much else here