r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 3d 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/wankbollox 3d ago

If Texas can ignore the federal government and make its own immigration policy, then I guess California can make its own trade policy. Seems fair. 

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u/TinFoilBeanieTech 3d 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/palmerama 2d ago

Now the plot of Civil War doesn’t seem so far fetched.

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u/Faux-Foe 2d ago

The biggest far fetched idea in there wasn’t the movie, it was which states were aligned with each other.

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u/Emblazin 2d ago

That was by design so the right couldn't complain about being the bad guys.

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u/gatorbater5 California 2d ago

i thought they liked being the bad guys

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u/Elegant_Plate6640 2d ago edited 2d ago

They like being the bad guys, they don’t like to think about the consequences of their actions.

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u/dunkolx 2d ago

I really like thinking about consequences for them. Like, a lot.

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u/FinancialRip2008 California 2d ago edited 2d ago

i'm sad for the fools that got duped. especially the ones who are realizing when it's too late. i don't think the bad guys will ever suffer for their actions though.