WIBCI The Constitution was the final say?
Wouldn’t It Be Cool If our leader adhered to it?
By a vote of 6-3 the Supreme Court struck down the sweeping tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed on imports per two executive orders. The Constitution gives taxing power, including tariff power, to Congress and not the POTUS. Any Presidential imposition of tariffs depends on an act of Congress. Chief Justice John Roberts found that IEEPA was not an act that delegated tariff authority to the executive branch. So the answer was no.
Shouldn’t that be the end of it? If the President’s job is to uphold the Constitution and something he did was unconstitutional than shouldn’t they just say ‘my bad’ and move on? Not this one.
Instead, our leader, went on a time out worthy tirade, said he would invoke other laws and announced a blanket tax on all countries invoking section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, in which Congress said the president could levy tariffs of up to 15% for up to 150 days to fix ‘fundamental international payment problems’.
How is this not authoritarian?
Last Updated on 03/26/2026 by Death of Hypatia Inc.
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