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/Bruce-7891 1d ago

Since when is raising taxes illegal? A 25%+ tariff is stupid as F, but that doesn't make it illegal.

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u/Knewonce 1d ago

It’s illegal for the president to declare it. It needs to come from Congress

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u/Neve4ever 18h ago

Congress gave that power to the President, though.

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u/Knewonce 10h ago

Congress has abdicated power to the president for sure. But that doesn’t mean these tariffs have been enacted legally.