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/wankbollox 1d 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/Wizywig 1d ago

No, it doesn't. The reason is because the law only applies to whoever they want it to apply to. California is no longer allowed to govern its own air quality.

The problem is that when the law is selectively enforced, the justice system collapses. This is what we are witnessing.