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Erm... https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/how-congress-delegates-its-tariff-powers-to-the-president https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/how-congress-delegates
by salawat 2y ago
Erm...
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/how-congress-delegates-its-tariff-powers-to-the-president https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/how-congress-delegates-i...
I'd recommend some reading. Congress delegated a massive amount of discretion to the Executive over the years on this particular topic.
- Tadpole9181 2y agoThat backs up exactly what I said? The president has declared a national emergency and started to use emergency powers. Legislation is supposed to review those actions now. And it's not just tariffs, he's abusing this for a dearth of other topics. Want to cut down national forests? Nation lumber emergency. Want to mass deport people to an El Salvador prison without due process? National emergency.
- salawat 2y agoI mean, that's emergency powers for you? They've always been reached for by the wannabe dictator. It's why they tend to be best implemented with tight timeboxing or oversight. Hell, sunset dates'd be nice too.
- runnr_az 2y agoThat’s one opinion. Lots of people disagree. https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/04/05/how-donald-trumps-tariffs-will-probably-fare-in-court https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/04/05/how-donal...