[skr]

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?

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Or are states supposed to wait for DC to micromanage their economies?

During the Articles of Confederation, each state had their own trade laws and policies, which stifled interstate commerce and the economy suffered. This is why in the constitution, Congress has sole power of regulating commerce.

[Miami Rebel]

“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.