r/law • u/INCoctopus Competent Contributor • 1d ago

Court Decision/Filing ‘This unlawful impost must fall’: Conservative group sues Trump claiming tariffs are ‘unconstitutional exercise of legislative power’

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/this-unlawful-impost-must-fall-conservative-group-sues-trump-claiming-tariffs-are-unconstitutional-exercise-of-legislative-power/
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u/BossParticular3383 1d ago

Well, we're not even 100 days in, and the senate already passed a resolution removing the emergency powers that allowed him to tariff Canada ... That took 4 (or was it 5?) republican defections.... lets hope courage is contagious.

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u/Individual-Bad-23 1d ago

4, and despite them normally being horrid human beings we need to praise the fact they stood up. People are allowed to change and realize they made mistakes.

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u/BossParticular3383 1d ago

I'm really hoping this trend is contagious. It's so aggravating to know that setting these tariffs is NOT a constitutionally mandated executive power, and that congress can stop it.

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u/Individual-Bad-23 1d ago

Me too. But I will not hold my breath nor will I stake my family's future on it. As I learned early in life, hope for the best but prepare for the worst.