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/Automatic-Wonder-299 California 1d ago

On One hand, that’s pretty unconstitutional

On the other hand, the constitution has already been shredded at this point, so who care

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u/my_nameborat 1d ago

At this point as someone living in a red state, fuck the red states. Blue states should form a trade coalition that bypasses all of it because the rules apparently no longer matter

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u/InterestingTry5190 Illinois 1d ago

Pritzker already has a trade agreement for Illinois with Mexico. I’m sure they could set-up something like some did during COVID.

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u/teoSCK 1d ago

Just to clarify, this is not a trade agreement. It is a Memorandum of Understanding to commit to keeping up trade links. Also, this is not between Illinois and the country of Mexico, but rather with the state of Mexico (administrative division surrounding Mexico City).

I‘m all for promoting free trade and I‘m glad some people in the US have the right idea, but these details matter. The Federal Government will not make easy for states to pursue their own free trade agreements, and we should not be flippant about this. The integrity of the US could be jeapordized.