Posted on 11/14/2023 3:11:12 PM PST by conservative98
Since you missed that part of civics class, let me fill you in.
Governors strike state-level deals with foreign countries all the time.
From 2015:
Governors’ trade missions have uneven record of success (Seattle Times)
Multiple state governors are mentioned in this article.
And Congress retains that power by approving or not approving a State’s agreement/policy with other states and foreign countries.
States cannot sign trade agreements or treaties with foreign governments.
She is the strongest conservative in the British Government currently. A Tory’s Tory.
Nothing.
He’s desperately trying to promote the Global Statesman image.
He was bragging about supplying Israel with armaments, a claim that was rebuffed by the Israelis themselves.
“As long as the policies/trade agreements are okayed by Congress, then states can make them. Or are states supposed to wait for DC to micromanage their economies?”
Constitutionally that’s just not so.
You remember the time Scott Walker negotiated the Foxconn boondoggle with a Taiwanese tech company? It was an unmitigated disaster for Wisconsin taxpayers, but it wasn’t a “trade agreement.” It was just an attempt to induce a foreign investor to create jobs in the state. (Spoiler alert: it failed to do so in any meaningful way and cost Wisconsin billions.)
DeSantis can try bringing foreign (in this case British) investment into Florida, but that doesn’t rise to trade policy. UK exports to one state won’t get preferential treatment versus those imported to a neighboring state.
If he is successful in luring a British company to set roots in Florida I hope he avoids the mistakes of Wisconsin.
London-born British citizen. Parents of Yoruba (Nigerian) origin - doctor and medical academic.
London-born British citizen. Parents of Yoruba (Nigerian) origin - doctor and medical academic.
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