r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 1d ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/Searchlights New Hampshire 1d ago edited 1d ago

A President should not have the authority single-handedly to disrupt the entire economy with gigantic taxes. I'm not addressing whether he's legally allowed. I know that he's legally allowed. I'm saying it is wrong. It violates the social contract.

No taxation without representation.

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u/99-Runecrafting 1d ago

No no no. He doesn't have the right. He fucking usurped the powers of the other branches of government and nobody is there to stop him

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u/sal_leo 1d ago

Is it really still usurping when Republicans in Congress are allowing and supporting him in his bullshit? They're complicit in giving away their own power to their orange Russian-compromised overlord. 

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u/99-Runecrafting 1d ago

Its still a usurper situation. Congress does not have the power to hand away its power, unless it's by an amendment to the constitution.

The Constitution is above the law. Its the document that gives the law its power, and the very fabric and structure of our government is built off of it. The amendments ate tacked on, but the first 4 articles of the constitution are where the real meat and potatoes are baked in. The real thing that sets our society apart from the rest of the world. Its not the bill of rights. Even china's constitution "guarantees" the freedom of speech.

Its the separation of powers that makes us special. While were certainly not the only country to separate powers in this manner, we were definitely among the first.

This separation is important. Even Congress's power is checked by the constitution itself. However they are the only ones who can make changes to it.

But without those changes being made, they are bound by its words. Its still stolen power, even if they behave like it's being handed to the executive.