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/TehMephs 1d ago

Take us with you!

Signed, Colorado

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u/SharpCookie232 1d ago

Same. Here in Massachusetts.

The blue states should secede. On our own or in some kind of partnership with Canada (United States of Canadia?). The red states are an anchor around our neck. We need to cut them loose.

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u/tamman2000 Maine 1d ago

Secession would be really difficult, with how intertwined the states are, and federal facilities being spread out all over, etc...

I would love to see a coalition of blue states form. The coalition could create agencies independent of the federal government to backfill all the functions that Trump is taking away.

But if states do start to leave. I really hope my blue tinted, but not solid blue state joins

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u/amisslife Canada 1d ago

I've mentioned this before, but this might be where you can do what's called an "Interstate Compact."

Basically, states band together to get stuff done. I've long thought it might be beneficial to do on a regional scale (e.g. New England) or for an issue like healthcare, but I think you're onto something here.

They can bully any one of you - they might even be able to bully most states simultaneously. But they cannot bully all of you at the same time if you band together.