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It's clear that it's not legal, the Supreme Court is simply in the process of deciding whether it can happen anyway.
by jshier 11mo ago
It's clear that it's not legal, the Supreme Court is simply in the process of deciding whether it can happen anyway.
- saghm 11mo agoOne of the larger lessons here is that betting on something happening because the law says it should is not necessarily going to work out every time
- tick_tock_tick 11mo agoI mean Congress 100% gave him the power to do the only thing that's going to save us is that so many of the conservative justices are fans of the nondelegation doctrine.
- jshier 11mo agoNo, Congress did not give him the power to implement arbitrary tariffs. They allowed limited power for emergency, targeted tariffs of limited duration and scope. This is so far beyond that they're clearly illegal, it's just a matter of whether the courts feel like writing another nonsensical opinion to allow them.
- tick_tock_tick 11mo agoYes, emergencies that he determines and they can if they choose to rescind. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's not exactly what powers they gave him. My hope is the court rules that Congress cannot delegate all its power like it's been doing (nondelegation doctrine) but I'm not going to pretend he wasn't granted these powers.