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/i_thrive_on_apathy New York 1d ago

They completely disregard any sense of legality with the stuff they're doing, so who cares about it. The American legal system is a joke.

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u/Bruce-7891 1d ago

Why do people keep trying this argument? They broke the law so why don't we? Go right ahead, do it. I hope you also have a corrupt congress, federal judges backing you and personally know the leadership of the DOJ and FBI.

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u/Warin_of_Nylan 1d ago

Unfortunately the fascists simply declared that being against fascism is illegal, so now we must all be fascists. Tough breaks.