Both the Senate parliamentarian and the Government Accountability Office have concluded that Congress lacks authority to block California’s climate policy.

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    5 days ago

    then again, California could just not pay taxes

    Income taxes are paid directly to the Federal government. They do not pass through the states first, and thus California can’t “just not pay taxes” by an act of government fiat. It would have to convince all of its taxpayers to individually stop.