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/jesuisapprenant 1d ago

Tariff powers don’t belong to the executive branch, the executive branch cannot defund programs unilaterally without Congressional approval, felons cannot run for office, the list goes on. 

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u/Nevermind04 Texas 1d ago

Felons absolutely can run for office. The reason Trump can't legally hold public office is because he engaged in insurrection.

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u/blah938 1d ago edited 1d ago

He hasn't been convicted of that insurrection is the thing. So until that happens, he can still hold office.

Edit: Criminal Conviction.

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u/ViewBeneficial608 1d ago

He was actually found guilty of insurrection multiple times in court and by election officials, including the Colorado Supreme Court and by Republican appointed judges. In fact, every single time the merits of the case were looked at, Trump has been found to have engaged in insurrection.

The Supreme Court did not look at the question of whether Trump engaged in insurrection. The only reason they overturned the Colorado Supreme Courts decision was because they said Congress are the ones who have the power to determine it. Congress never held a trial.