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/Qubeye Oregon 1d ago

I'm not saying that is what they are planning to do.

My comment was meant to be more of a "I casually came up with a way to do it without violating the constitution."

I'm sure if I put more than thirty seconds of thought into it I could come up with even more robust, legitimate ways to do it.

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u/cjicantlie 1d ago

If the tariffs weren't enacted constitutionally, is it unconstitutional to bypass them?

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u/gouramiracerealist 19h ago

Tariffs are at the purview of the executive fyi

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u/Neve4ever 18h ago

Congress. But congress delegated it to the executive, like they have with most things.

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u/gouramiracerealist 18h ago

Yea, so the executive

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u/chronicpenguins 16h ago

But congress can take it away, constitutionally it’s their power.

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u/gouramiracerealist 16h ago

Yea sure. It's more likely trump gets impeached than the executive is reigned in