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/Qubeye Oregon 1d ago edited 1d ago

They can do it constitutionally by negotiating with a country so that country makes holes in their tariffs for goods made in California so they aren't included, and in exchange California spends some of their state budget to purchase goods made in that country, sponsoring visas, etc.

Perfectly legal. California gets more business revenue, keeps a good reputation, and will have a functional economy while everyone else crashes and burns under Trump.

Edit: Yikes, folks are severely misunderstanding both the Logan Act and the Treaty Clause.

California is allowed to award State contracts however they like so long as it doesn't violate state or federal laws. They want to build a school? They can hire a business from Namibia if they want, so long as the company and contract complies with state and federal law.

Namibia can, in turn, reduce tariffs against America on products which typically come from California.

There is nothing illegal about either of those things and the federal government cannot do anything about it.

What is MORE likely is President Shit-Btitches will fume (see what I did there???) about it and engage in retaliatory bullshit, wasting taxpayer money and attacking his own citizens because he's a whiny little bitch.

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u/cruelhumor 1d ago

somethig something "there are ways of doing it." If the Cons want to fetishize loopholes, I'm down to exploit them for our benefit, see how they like it.

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u/UpperApe 1d ago

To conservatives, the constitution is a bathroom divider, and finding a loophole is like finding a gloryhole.

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u/Quick_Turnover 1d ago

That explains why they're all so good at it.

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u/vc6vWHzrHvb2PY2LyP6b 1d ago

There are many, many ways of making fun of Republicans and their supporters without homophobia tbh

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u/UpperApe 23h ago

What I said wasn't homophobic. Try reading it again. Maybe a little slower this time.