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/linguist-in-westasia 1d ago

Ports of entry have federal customs personnel...bypassing them would give the federal government a legal reason to increase their presence in the state at and around ports, which they already have...

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u/MissionCreeper 1d ago

Hm, yeah thats a tough one.  Legislate payments to customs officials in exchange for ignoring illegal orders?  Is it a bribe if you initiate a payment to someone to not do something illegal?