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/Wild_Harvest 1d ago

So wait, if I'm understanding correctly, then California is not negotiating to bypass Trump's tariffs but is willing to subsidize the tariffs and keep costs down, and in exchange the country will put in exemptions to products shipped to them from California but not, say, Nevada?

That could be a good way to both bypass the tariff, and prop up California's economy as the dominant force in the US. I could see New York doing something similar, too.

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u/Qubeye Oregon 1d ago

I'm not saying that is what they are planning to do.

My comment was meant to be more of a "I casually came up with a way to do it without violating the constitution."

I'm sure if I put more than thirty seconds of thought into it I could come up with even more robust, legitimate ways to do it.

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u/dawtips 1d ago

So you just made stuff up. Got it.

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u/Qubeye Oregon 1d ago

Yes, I made stuff up using the powers of education, which I got from applying myself over the course of several years to earn my Bachelor's in Political Science & Government.

Admittedly, I didn't actually need to complete the degree to know this, because separation of powers and Federal & State authority is taught in the first year classes.

I could have also done it by reading the Constitution and some basic texts from the library on the subject, too.

But also, I did go to college specifically for political science, a degree which is pretty much only useful for knowing stuff like this.