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/Automatic-Wonder-299 California 1d ago

On One hand, that’s pretty unconstitutional

On the other hand, the constitution has already been shredded at this point, so who care

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u/IdkAbtAllThat America 1d ago

It's defacto secession. And m I'm all for it.

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u/SheibeForBrains Michigan 1d ago

This was my thought as well. It makes me wonder how far out we are from withholding federal all taxes and in general, giving the orange menace the nose thumb.

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u/TiredEsq 1d ago

That makes no sense logistically. You don’t pay federal taxes to California who then pay it to the federal government. This would involve the California government directing its citizens not to file taxes. I do not envision tons of people agreeing and, even if they do, they risk agents with guns showing up at their doors.

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u/SheibeForBrains Michigan 1d ago

They would in a secession. And that’s the discussion here.