r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 3d 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 3d 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 3d 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/jesuisapprenant 3d 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 2d 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/ameriCANCERvative 2d ago

Not just engaged in, led.

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u/Nevermind04 Texas 2d ago

While that's true, section 3 of the 14th amendment doesn't require a person to lead an insurrection to become disqualified from holding public office. It only requires one to "engage" in insurrection, regardless of what exact role they played in it. Every J6 terrorist is similarly disqualified.

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u/Prudent-Air1922 2d ago

It's actually a fact, but I know those don't matter to people like you.

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u/YouBlinkinSootLicker 2d ago

I saw little old ladies waving tiny flags, it was amazing

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u/Prudent-Air1922 2d ago

Those little old ladies did go to jail/prison. Anyone actually just hanging out and doing a real protest were fine. It was the ones who violently broke in and forced the certification of the election to be halted. Police were attacked, windows were broken, and they forced entry (amount a lot of other things).

If you don't want to watch the videos, that's on you. But based on your "little old lady" comment I'm going to assume you're just a shill or acting in bad faith here.

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u/YouBlinkinSootLicker 1d ago

I watched it all. It was a great day, exposed many weaknesses if you knew where to look.

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