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/ibentmyworkie 1d ago

Bring in Washington and Oregon and get a corridor up the west coast. Let’s connect Canada and Mexico and the sane US states to create a powerhouse trading union

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u/Lumpy_Promise1674 1d ago

We would immediately be at war with the militias in the Eastern parts of Washington, Oregon, Northern California, and with Idaho and likely the other surrounding states. That whole region relies heavily on access to the coast and port in Seattle, and to a lesser degree to the ports in CA and Oregon. 

Idaho has the farthest inland seaport in the US, a riverway where barges carry wheat and other agricultural goods to be shipped out of Seattle. It’s one of the most important grain-producing regions in the world. It’s also packed full of armed extremists.

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u/NeatoCogito 1d ago

Way more of us. Let them try it.

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u/Lumpy_Promise1674 1d ago

I’d rather not raise my child in a war zone so stupid old men can stroke their egos.