The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down sweeping tariffs that Trump pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies.
It hands a stinging defeat to the Republican president in a landmark opinion with major implications for the global economy.
In a 6-3 ruling authored by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, the justices upheld a lower court's decision that Trump's use of this 1977 law exceeded his authority.
The justices ruled that the law at issue - the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA - did not grant Trump the power he claimed to impose tariffs.
"Our task today is to decide only whether the power to "regulate ... importation," as granted to the president in IEEPA, embraces the power to impose tariffs. It does not," Roberts wrote in the ruling, quoting the statute's text that Trump claimed had justified his sweeping tariffs.
The White House had no immediate comment on the ruling, but as we just reported Trump called it a 'disgrace', according to sources familiar with the event he was at when he heard about the decision.
Democrats and various industry groups hailed the ruling.
Trump has leveraged tariffs - taxes on imported goods - as a key economic and foreign policy tool.
They have been central to a global trade war that Trump initiated after he began his second term as president, one that has alienated trading partners, affected financial markets and caused global economic uncertainty.
The Supreme Court reached its conclusion in a legal challenge by businesses affected by the tariffs and 12 U.S. states, most of them Democratic-governed, against Trump's unprecedented use of this law to unilaterally impose the import taxes.
The three dissenting justices were conservatives Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh.
After the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case in November, Trump said he would consider alternatives if it ruled against him on tariffs, telling reporters that "we'll have to develop a 'game two' plan."
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/scotus-live-us-supreme-court-rules-legality-trumps-tariffs-2026-02-20/
Here's the traitors response:
do you have a link for pence's post
ReplyDeletehttps://x.com/Mike_Pence/status/2024875315068014594
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DeleteNow we can go back to record trade deficits and being hosed by every other country in the world. The spineless Republicans in CONgress will do nothing. Politicians suck.
ReplyDeleteThe only good thing I'm hearing about this is that the reason for the ruling gives Trumps administration room for appeal and they're already saying that they have other options. But yeah, the ruling sucks and you know its a bad ruling because all of the demons are partying about it. Ooops, I meant to say Democrats.
DeleteOne year in and the rat bastards are so determined to destroy this country they don’t care if we the people see them for what they are. I’m afraid they will try something really over the top out of desperation. 250 years of leading the way to a better world and we have these creatures fighting to drag America into the third world. They really are the tools of satan.
ReplyDeleteWho are you referring to? SCOTUS?
DeleteI blame Certain members of scotus, politicians, elites and the faceless nameless forces in the shadows. I’m far to low in the food chain to be able name individuals but I, like you, can see the damage being done
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DeleteOver the top? They already tried to kill him twice, rumor of a third attempt. Communists have 0 qualms about anything, BAMN, By Any Means Necessary.
Tom762
There are definitely evil forces about. They live under the guises of liberals, democrats, Hollywood elites, and some of the richest men on the planet who don't bear the burdens "We The People" bear.
DeleteIt just tears me up the amount of criminal and sinister shit that happens in broad daylight and they ask us "Are you gonna believe us or your lying eyes."
The last half century of "free trade" has contributed heavily to America's massive debt. And the SCOTUS, infested with liberals, is interested in maintaining that status quo, not in the well being of America.
ReplyDeleteThat was kind of a surprising decision out of SCOTUS, although the pseudo-conservative justices let us down again. Trump already had a work around ready to go although I heard that it will take a little longer to go into effect.
DeleteYou are right, Dan, "free trade" has us in a huge bind. Trump is the first President I've ever seen really trying to get us out of debt.
Mike Pence? Didn't he used to be somebody?
ReplyDeleteHe thought he was. Turns out he was nothing but a traitor to his country.
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