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Congress Has Complete Power To Stop These Tariffs

☝️ The most important point being made by any pundit today is by Josh Marshall:

"Presidents have no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever... The Republican Congress could bring this absurd gambit to a halt tonight. So it’s all on them, every one of them individually."

talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/t

This is on every one of them individually.

Point one is that we should remember that Presidents have no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. This isn’t like war powers or pardons where these are questions the Constitution assigns to the will of one person. They are entirely delegated by Congress and could be taken back at any moment. They are also explicitly reserved for emergencies. They aren’t meant to be used as to create entirely novel trade regimes. But Congress lets the President decide what constitutes an emergency. The logic of that delegation is based on the flexibility and convenience the delegation creates and the assumption that the president wouldn’t be nuts. The Republican Congress could bring this absurd gambit to a halt tonight. So it’s all on them, every one of them individually.
wobweger :verified:

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indeed,
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cowardliness and yes-person are it's threat, if not downfall


neutral / objective is very useful as well

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