Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution expressly prohibits individual states from entering into treaties or alliances with foreign powers. It expressly grants the federal government exclusive authority over all foreign negotiations through
Article II, Section 2, which empowers the President to make treaties with Senate consent, and
Article I, Section 8, which gives Congress power to regulate foreign commerce.
How does Newsom figure he can just ignore the Constitution on this? Surely this will not hold up in court?
Well the Democrat politicians have been calling for seceding from the Union for a while, but they haven't begun the process of doing so which Includes ......
One theoretical path to separation is a constitutional amendment. This requires a specific set of approvals from both the federal and state governments:5
A proposal must be made by two-thirds of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, or by a national convention called for by two-thirds of the states.
The proposal must then be ratified and approved by three-fourths of the states.
Explore the legal framework and historical precedents that define the U.S. as an indivisible nation, establishing the basis for lawful state separation.
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Hard to say whether there is truly any seriousness behind the rhetoric about California actually separating from the Union.
But if they are serious about it, this unconstitutional action by Newsom to stay with the WHO after our Federal Government has formally withdrawn from it is indication that Newsom is not adhering to Federal Law which overrides State Law.
The Supremacy Clause: Why Federal Law Is “Supreme Law of the Land”
What Article VI of the Constitution Actually Says
Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution states: “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof…shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.”
In plain English: The U.S. Constitution, federal statutes passed by Congress, treaties ratified by the Senate, and federal regulations from executive agencies are the highest law. State laws that conflict with valid federal law are invalid and cannot be enforced.
What “Supreme Law of the Land” Includes
The Supremacy Clause covers:
- The Constitution itself: State laws violating constitutional rights are invalid
- Federal statutes: Laws passed by Congress under its constitutional powers
This:
- (Treaties: International agreements ratified with Senate approval)
- Federal regulations: Rules created by executive agencies like the EPA, FDA, or OSHA implementing federal statutes
When state law conflicts with federal law, the Supremacy Clause makes federal law supreme—but 3 exceptions let states fight back. Here's how courts decide.
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So Newsom is not adhering to the US Constitution as you stated in your post quoting from the Constitution.
But why would he if he wants to separate California from the Union, which shows he doesnt acknowledge the US Constitution as applying to him as Governor of California.
This leaves an important matter that needs to be addressed by Congress.
If this Governor is really serious about seceding from the Union and is stomping on our Constitution as he doesnt think it applies to him as California's Governor, then Congress needs to stop giving any Federal funding to California which Newson doesnt seem to hold back from asking for Federal Tax Payer money for his pet projects like his Bullet Train Project that Newsom took billions of Federal funds for and it never was done.
From July 17, 2025
Timeline of California's yearslong and 'disastrously overpriced' high-speed rail project
The total cost of the project is estimated at around $135B
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy terminated $4 billion in unspent federal funding for California’s high-speed rail project Wednesday, citing around $15 billion spent without a single high-speed track laid down.
Duffy released a 300-page report conducted by the Federal Railroad Administration that examined the project. It found missed deadlines, delays, mismanagement, waste, skyrocketing costs, budget shortfalls and overrepresentation of projected ridership.
Timeline of California's yearslong and 'disastrously overpriced' high-speed rail project
And also millions, if not billions, of dollars in Federal funds were requested by Newsom for the explosive homeless problem and when The Trump Administration did an audit, there was no records or receipts showing where all those funds went and the homeless problem never got taken care of but only worsened.
Point is, if Newsom is going to go against the US Constitution and defy Federal Laws that are Supreme over State law and plans to secede from the Union, which is still on the table, then not only should this go to SCOTUS, and I think it will, but our Federal Government should stop giving California requested Federal Funds.
As a life long resident of California I feel the impact of these egregious things our Governor does. I have stayed here only because I cant financially afford a move to out of state.
But I respect our Constitutional laws and a rogue Governor must be held accountable.
I think the reason Newsom stuck with the WHO is not only as a defiance against the Trump Administration, but its evident he has no regard for our Constitution or our Nation as a whole, otherwise he and the Democrats who support seceding from the Union, wouldn't continually be acting as though California is independent from the rest of the United States with its own laws that are in opposition to our Constitution.
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