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/North_Activist 1d ago

It’s pretty much the plot of Civil War (2024), a president who tries to steal a third term and California and Texas among others rebel

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u/frosty_the_blowman 1d ago

California I could see. It's Hard to imagine Texas seceding over Trump taking a third term. If the Republicans in Congress right now are any indication then they will welcome any unconstitutional moves so long as it benefits Trump/their "team".

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u/I_AM_NOT_A_WOMBAT 1d ago

A prior discussion about this, iirc, noted that Texas was chosen to make it less overtly political, but I haven't seen the movie.

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u/zulutbs182 1d ago

Got into a drunk chat with my military brother in law about this point. He pointed out it’s just movie marketing - making the “rebel” states California and Texas kinda takes the politics out of it. If those two states are on the same side, then the civil war wasn’t fought over some stupid contemporary political issue - whatever started it was enough to unite these two and we’re supposed to just run with it