U.S. President Donald Trump has unleashed tariffs against Canada today, setting in motion a trade war between two countries with deeply linked economies, jeopardizing jobs and likely raising consumer prices on both sides of the border.
Because when you’re a dictator they let you do it.
Seriously, that’s literally the reason: because between SCOTUS abdicating its power in Trump v. United States and Congress abdicating its power by the Republican majority refusing to impeach, Trump can do whatever the fuck he wants, no matter how illegal, and there’s nobody willing and able to stop him.
Can someone more knowledgeable about politics than me please tell me how 1 person can just slap on tarifs willy-nilly?
Shouldn’t things like this have to go through some sort of vote in congress?
Could the US president just call up all CEOs that use steel and be like: “gonna need some donations or I’ll put some tarifs on any imported steel”?
Because when you’re a dictator they let you do it.
Seriously, that’s literally the reason: because between SCOTUS abdicating its power in Trump v. United States and Congress abdicating its power by the Republican majority refusing to impeach, Trump can do whatever the fuck he wants, no matter how illegal, and there’s nobody willing and able to stop him.
Yep, this is it. One person can do to because they’ve allowed him to do it. It’s that simple.
Because congress lets him with the IEEPA and the Tarrif Act.
Yes, he could. It would definitely violate a bunch of laws leading to impeachment by Congress (in theory).
https://natlawreview.com/article/can-president-impose-tariffs-without-congressional-approval