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/okram2k America 1d ago

The president setting tariff rates is also a violation of the separation of powers laid out in the constitution but we decided it was okay for congress to give their power to the executive branch for some reason.

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u/Anxious_Cheetah5589 1d ago

We never decided that it was OK. SC hasn't examined the question. Hopefully, they will take a look, sooner rather than later.

There's also a glimmer of hope that Congress will do the right thing and vote down Trump's phony national emergency. The Senate voted 53-48 against him on Wednesday. The House may face intense public pressure to vote as well. Even Ted "finger in the wind" Cruz came out against tariffs. When enough jobs are lost, and enough inflation kicks in, and the stock market drops far enough, even the cowardly Republicans in Congress may grow a primitive spine and crawl out of the muck.

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u/Br0adShoulderedBeast 1d ago

SC hasn’t examined the question.

What is the non-delegation doctrine, then?

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u/Anxious_Cheetah5589 23h ago

SC has waffled on it over the years but hasn't ruled on it wrt trump's tariffs. Hopefully it'll get fast tracked and be heard asap.

https://nclalegal.org/press_release/ncla-sues-to-stop-trump-admin-from-imposing-emergency-tariffs-that-congress-never-authorized/