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/jrblockquote 1d ago

The tariffs are illegal as F. We are not in an economic state of emergency. Fake president has no authority to impose those sanctions.

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u/Shock_n_Oranges Arizona 1d ago

We are not in a state of emergency

Congress gets to decide that by voting it down, and they haven't/won't. So the tariffs are not illegal.

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u/Saguna_Brahman 1d ago

The tariffs are indeed illegal.

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u/Shock_n_Oranges Arizona 1d ago

In the first article by that author talking about the Mexico and Canada tariffs, they say that while they think it is illegal, they're not sure if the courts will strike it down. So in the end we have to wait for the courts.