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/TinFoilBeanieTech 1d ago

States setting their own trade agreements is totally unconstitutional, but we haven't been following that for a while now anyway. I'm hoping the whole west coast can form it's own trade coalition.

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u/jesuisapprenant 1d ago

Tariff powers don’t belong to the executive branch, the executive branch cannot defund programs unilaterally without Congressional approval, felons cannot run for office, the list goes on. 

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u/SpecialOpsCynic 1d ago

Not a Trump fan, but felons can run for President, and tariffs are executive branch discretion.  It's important to remain focused on the real abuses as mistaking facts creates justifiable debate.

The guy is bad enough without making shit up

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u/Bonesnapcall 1d ago

They are only Executive Branch discretion because congress said "you can do this in an emergency." That was supposed to mean something.