Every headline like this should make clear that him imposing tariffs by fiat is illegal and unconstitutional.
I hate the fact that the media just reports that he’s doing it without ever citing Article 1, Section 8:
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
Every one of these tariff manipulations has been 100% illegal, because the supposed emergencies he’s using to excuse them are nonexistent.
Democrats really can’t do much and you might not realise how close US is to the situation where Trump starts calling people foreign agents or criminals and locking them up. You ever wonder why he’s defying courts and clinging on to the ability to send people outside US judicial system.
While shitting on democrats is fun, even if they 100% were all against it, it would make no difference. The American people made sure to give republicans a majority in all chambers, so what dems do is a small piece of trivia. Have the day you voted for!
Generally speaking if the Constitution doesn’t say you have a power and explicitly does say somebody else does it means that you don’t.
Though there are centuries of interpretations, laws, and norms that fill in the gaps that can make it more nuanced. It’s difficult to take a straight reading of the text and apply it to an event.
Every headline like this should make clear that him imposing tariffs by fiat is illegal and unconstitutional.
I hate the fact that the media just reports that he’s doing it without ever citing Article 1, Section 8:
Every one of these tariff manipulations has been 100% illegal, because the supposed emergencies he’s using to excuse them are nonexistent.
Congress has surrendered its powers to Trump. Democrats in congress are sleeping on the job.
REPUBLICANS in Congress have abdicated their constitutional duties. A few Democrats are collaborating.
Democrats really can’t do much and you might not realise how close US is to the situation where Trump starts calling people foreign agents or criminals and locking them up. You ever wonder why he’s defying courts and clinging on to the ability to send people outside US judicial system.
While shitting on democrats is fun, even if they 100% were all against it, it would make no difference. The American people made sure to give republicans a majority in all chambers, so what dems do is a small piece of trivia. Have the day you voted for!
Not a lawyer. Not an American.
But there must be more context, because by my read of this specific text it doesn’t appear to be defined as a power EXCLUSIVE to Congress?
Generally speaking if the Constitution doesn’t say you have a power and explicitly does say somebody else does it means that you don’t.
Though there are centuries of interpretations, laws, and norms that fill in the gaps that can make it more nuanced. It’s difficult to take a straight reading of the text and apply it to an event.
Well well well https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-court-blocks-trumps-liberation-day-tariffs-2025-05-28/