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/wankbollox 1d ago

If Texas can ignore the federal government and make its own immigration policy, then I guess California can make its own trade policy. Seems fair. 

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u/TinFoilBeanieTech 1d ago

States setting their own trade agreements is totally unconstitutional, but we haven't been following that for a while now anyway. I'm hoping the whole west coast can form it's own trade coalition.

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u/Rincetron1 1d ago

I'm absolutely no expert on the constitution, but I had recently listened to an interview on a scholar on Trump's relationship with the constitution.

It's not only that the constitution is remarkably short, but it's also incredibly volatile to interpretation. Many of the things people take as hard rules are actually conventions. The extent of presidential power is one of those things.

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u/TinFoilBeanieTech 1d ago

Yeah, it only works if we have decent people who will stick to agreements and convention. We've been fucked ever since the Tea Party / Contract With America bullshit.