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I don’t get what SCOTUS is up to as far as a practical matter goes. They’re hands off so the president can clearly gather illegal taxes. Then they change thei
by duxup 8mo ago
I don’t get what SCOTUS is up to as far as a practical matter goes.
They’re hands off so the president can clearly gather illegal taxes.
Then they change their mind. So what? The government gives the taxes back? Is that even possible?
Next step what? Trump does something else illegal and SCOTUS majority sits on their hands for a year or more?
SCOTUS majority’s deference to their guy has become absurd… the judicial branch is of no use…
- leopoldj 8mo agoI am not a lawyer. But I think cases need to work their way up to SC. Before today's ruling a Federal Trade Court ruled the tariffs illegal [1]. And later, a Federal Appeals Court did the same [2] The process takes time. 1. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/29/court-strikes-down-trump-reciprocal-tariffs.html https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/29/court-strikes-down-trump-rec... 2. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/trump-trade-tariffs-appeals-court-ieepa.html https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/trump-trade-tariffs-appeals-...
- duxup 8mo agoI know how that works but the speed and process should reflect the severity of the issue. Illegally taxing billions from we the people? Should be addressed immediately. And they have done that before….
- estimator7292 8mo agoThe government gives back overpaid taxes every year, and there are long-established mechanisms to deduct qualifying purchases from your tax burden. If we lived in a functional society, one might expect that tarriffs could be refunded through the normal income tax refund process hinged upon supplying recipts of tarriffs paid. I do not expect this to happen in the USA.
- duxup 8mo agoIndividual tax refunds are far different than this.