r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 20h 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/Brilliant-Option-526 20h ago edited 19h ago

Pritzker in Illinois was working on agreements with Mexico earlier this week.

*edit* They should really coordinate on this.

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u/emjaycue 19h ago

Maybe the blue state could form some sort of Trade Federation.

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u/nonstopflux Washington 19h ago

Some sort of Union between the States even.

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u/Dom1252 18h ago

They can call it something like United States of North America

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u/Tichrimo Canada 18h ago

Loop in Canada and call it the United Canadian and American States. (Turns out Trump was a dragon all along!)

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u/Bronstone Canada 12h ago

Lol, what is this? All of Canada maybe minus AB and SK would be in. And no, I don't want to be a former province, nor do we wanted the word United. Canadian American Union.

Also, it's a thanks for no thanks. Even if California joined Canada, that would match our total current population (41M) and the balance of power would forever shift. Let the Blue States unite and hopefully Canada can have the best of the "old" US and get our trading, security partnership on good foundation again.

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u/Tichrimo Canada 12h ago

This is from a roleplaying game. Quebec separates, First Nations retake most of everything north and west of Sudbury, the remainder join up with what's left if the US. Oh, and there's elves and orcs and dragons and magic.

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u/Bronstone Canada 11h ago

Aaah, buddy this is your political DnD here!

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u/emjaycue 15h ago

Here’s a crazy thought. This country called “United States” could have some body for passing laws so that no single person can implement tariffs. It could have a check and a balance to that power. We’d call it checks and balances. And we could create a body to pass those laws, maybe a legislature of sorts. And it could have two houses so that there would be further checks. And the President would only have power to issue taxes like tariffs only if both house agree! Why didn’t we do this sooner? Would have avoided this whole problem.

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u/Kaellpae1 12h ago

Red states can be United States of Acirema since they love being backwards as all fuck.