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/Searchlights New Hampshire 1d ago edited 1d ago

A President should not have the authority single-handedly to disrupt the entire economy with gigantic taxes. I'm not addressing whether he's legally allowed. I know that he's legally allowed. I'm saying it is wrong. It violates the social contract.

No taxation without representation.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

A President should not have the authority single-handedly to disrupt the entire economy with gigantic taxes.

But he's not?

He's not going solo. Not at all.

He has the FULL and UNCONDITIONAL backing of a majority of congress.

If congress was against, say, tarrifs on Canada they could just've voted it down 5 min after he announced it.