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So the states that don’t join the “confederacy” will have stronger economies.
Exactly. These states will become even less competetive than they already are, demand for labor will decrease, they will suffer.
Fine by me.
The only risk is liberals will follow the money and turn red states purple.
The Obama/Kerry “Paris accords” called for the United States to send $100 billion annually to third world leaders ( not known for their managerial skills and honesty) to develop “clean” energy. Will the vile Democratic leaders of these states tax their dopey constituents who elected them and send the money?
...ping....
Bttt.
5.56mm
Trump needs to jump on this early. A Governor cannot enter into any agreement with a foreign government on matters within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal government. This is outright Sedition.
I agree. He’s tolerating way too much of this and making it look as if it’s okay for states - or even cities - to go around conducting their own foreign policy.
What Brown is doing is in fact repeating what the Democrats did which led to the Civil war in 1861. But I see the makings also of the Democrats through all the leaks and undermining of the Federal government now as a coup attempt because they lost an election. Now we have a confederacy forming. I knew the Democrats were power hungry but I doubted they would attempt a revolution, but it seems they are. And no the millennials are not going to fight a war for the confederates. And I doubt president Trump will deploy troops. But I think simple calculated arrests of the conspirators in the middle of the night would end the insurgency. Who do these people think they are? What do they think gives them the right to throw away over 200 years just to satisfy their party objectives?
I agree. This should be stopped immediately.
What if China decided to defend their interests in these States? Its just asking for foreign troops on OUR soil - and WAR.
The governors of these states need to be perp-walked straight to federal prison, or at the very least, all federal funding should be withdrawn.
[Will the vile Democratic leaders of these states tax their dopey constituents who elected them and send the money?]
Would that open up a lawsuit for illegally taxing citizens to pay for their treasonous agreement?
Um, I think these "confederate states" can reach some sort of agreement with Europe and not call it an official treaty, thus side-stepping any treason.
Talk about over-inflated language.
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I would guess the liberal governors will argue that Mr. Greenfield’s conclusion that Brown et. al. are in violation of the Constitution is incorrect on the basis that the Paris Climate Accord is not a “treaty” in the understood meaning of this word.
http://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/69/state-treaties
Based on this commentary, I think it would come down to exactly how Brown et. al. enjoin with the foreign nations in this accord. If he attempts to pledge California’s involvement in such an accord, I think he is violating the US Constitution. Conversely, if he merely agrees to actions in kind with such an accord, but doesn’t explicitly join it, I think he will skirt the Constitutional question.
The political, theological, and philosophical differences in the US are irreconcilable. The logical answer is for the two sides to split. What we see happening now is positive. The blue states, of their own volition, are peacefully moving to separate themselves from the Republic. This is good and should be encouraged.
Not calling such an agreement a treaty does not actually diminish the fact that it is a treaty. Much like the Paris “Agreement” was a treaty for the federal government, despite Obama’s lying about it.
NO, they can't. Here's what Article I, Section 10 of the U. S.Constitution provides:
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation[.]
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No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, . . . enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a Foreign Power[.]
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