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/ChiefBlueSky Kansas 1d ago

I have murdered somebody, but I havent been charged yet. So murder is not illegal.