• Semisimian@startrek.website
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    22 hours ago

    From SCOTUSblog,

    “Based on two words separated by 16 others in … IEEPA—‘regulate’ and ‘importation’—the President asserts the independent power to impose tariffs on imports from any country, of any product, at any rate, for any amount of time,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote. “Those words,” he continued, “cannot bear such weight.” “IEEPA,” Roberts added, “contains no reference to tariffs or duties.” Moreover, “until now no President has read IEEPA to confer such power.”

    “Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the main dissent, which was joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.”

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      22 hours ago

      Wait until Trump says he doesn’t need the scotus anymore given aforementioned immunity granted to him by said court.

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        21 hours ago

        Oh, I had completely forgotten about that among all of the other shitty things that has been going in the shitpile this past year. Of course he will do that.