Trump tariffs ruled illegal by U.S. court

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Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal by Federal Judicial Panel​

The U.S. Court of International Trade said the president had overstepped his authority in imposing his “reciprocal” tariffs globally, as well as levies on Canada and Mexico.

A panel of federal judges on Wednesday blocked President Trump from imposing some of his steepest tariffs on China and other U.S. trading partners, finding that federal law did not grant him “unbounded authority” to tax imports from nearly every country around the world.

The ruling, by the U.S. Court of International Trade, delivered an early yet significant setback to Mr. Trump, undercutting his primary leverage as he looks to pressure other nations into striking trade deals more beneficial to the United States.

Before Mr. Trump took office, no president had sought to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a 1977 law, to impose tariffs on other nations. The law, which primarily concerns trade embargoes and sanctions, does not even mention tariffs.

But Mr. Trump adopted a novel interpretation of its powers as he announced, and then suspended, high levies on scores of countries in April. He also used the law to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico in return for what he said was their role in sending fentanyl to the United States.

On Wednesday, the Court of International Trade, the primary federal legal body overseeing such matters, found that Mr. Trump’s tariffs “exceed any authority granted” to the president by the emergency powers law. Ruling in separate cases brought by states and businesses, a bipartisan panel of three judges essentially declared many, but not all, of Mr. Trump’s tariffs to have been issued illegally.

It was not clear precisely when and how the tariff collections would grind to a halt. The ruling gave the executive branch up to 10 days to complete the bureaucratic process of ending them. The Trump administration immediately filed its plans to appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.



 
Tbird19482 said:
And like Trump is really going to give a shit.
Dictators / Kings do what ever they want and Trump thinks he is either a Dictator or a king so he really doesn't give a shit what a court says.
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Taxation authority rests with Congress, and that is crystal clear.

I'm enjoying seeing all the right-wing posters who spent years claiming they were devout defenders of the Constitution proving they had just been bullshitting us the whole time.
 
Cypress said:
Taxation authority rests with Congress, and that is crystal clear.

I'm enjoying seeing all the right-wing posters who spent years claiming they were devout defenders of the Constitution proving they had just been bullshitting us the whole time.
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And foreign policy and affairs rests with the President, which tariffs in large part, fall under. Tariffs affect foreign nations and foreign companies, not domestic ones.
 
T. A. Gardner said:
And foreign policy and affairs rests with the President, which tariffs in large part, fall under. Tariffs affect foreign nations and foreign companies, not domestic ones.
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Like all his powers, the President's foreign policy power rests with The Constitution. Why would anyone other than a puppet want the extent of this power determined by the person possessing it and not the courts?
 
Cypress said:

Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal by Federal Judicial Panel​

The U.S. Court of International Trade said the president had overstepped his authority in imposing his “reciprocal” tariffs globally, as well as levies on Canada and Mexico.

A panel of federal judges on Wednesday blocked President Trump from imposing some of his steepest tariffs on China and other U.S. trading partners, finding that federal law did not grant him “unbounded authority” to tax imports from nearly every country around the world.

The ruling, by the U.S. Court of International Trade, delivered an early yet significant setback to Mr. Trump, undercutting his primary leverage as he looks to pressure other nations into striking trade deals more beneficial to the United States.

Before Mr. Trump took office, no president had sought to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a 1977 law, to impose tariffs on other nations. The law, which primarily concerns trade embargoes and sanctions, does not even mention tariffs.

But Mr. Trump adopted a novel interpretation of its powers as he announced, and then suspended, high levies on scores of countries in April. He also used the law to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico in return for what he said was their role in sending fentanyl to the United States.

On Wednesday, the Court of International Trade, the primary federal legal body overseeing such matters, found that Mr. Trump’s tariffs “exceed any authority granted” to the president by the emergency powers law. Ruling in separate cases brought by states and businesses, a bipartisan panel of three judges essentially declared many, but not all, of Mr. Trump’s tariffs to have been issued illegally.

It was not clear precisely when and how the tariff collections would grind to a halt. The ruling gave the executive branch up to 10 days to complete the bureaucratic process of ending them. The Trump administration immediately filed its plans to appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.



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Yep, that's gonna go over like a lead Zeppelin.
 
martin said:
Like all his powers, the President's foreign policy power rests with The Constitution. Why would anyone other than a puppet want the extent of this power determined by the person possessing it and not the courts?
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What? This court is bogus. Fuck Them.
They can pound sand.
Article II, Constitution.
 
Cypress said:

Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal by Federal Judicial Panel​

The U.S. Court of International Trade said the president had overstepped his authority in imposing his “reciprocal” tariffs globally, as well as levies on Canada and Mexico.

A panel of federal judges on Wednesday blocked President Trump from imposing some of his steepest tariffs on China and other U.S. trading partners, finding that federal law did not grant him “unbounded authority” to tax imports from nearly every country around the world.

The ruling, by the U.S. Court of International Trade, delivered an early yet significant setback to Mr. Trump, undercutting his primary leverage as he looks to pressure other nations into striking trade deals more beneficial to the United States.

Before Mr. Trump took office, no president had sought to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a 1977 law, to impose tariffs on other nations. The law, which primarily concerns trade embargoes and sanctions, does not even mention tariffs.

But Mr. Trump adopted a novel interpretation of its powers as he announced, and then suspended, high levies on scores of countries in April. He also used the law to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico in return for what he said was their role in sending fentanyl to the United States.

On Wednesday, the Court of International Trade, the primary federal legal body overseeing such matters, found that Mr. Trump’s tariffs “exceed any authority granted” to the president by the emergency powers law. Ruling in separate cases brought by states and businesses, a bipartisan panel of three judges essentially declared many, but not all, of Mr. Trump’s tariffs to have been issued illegally.

It was not clear precisely when and how the tariff collections would grind to a halt. The ruling gave the executive branch up to 10 days to complete the bureaucratic process of ending them. The Trump administration immediately filed its plans to appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.



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Well, isn’t this a surprise? A trio of judges so clueless they don’t realize they’re sabotaging their own relevance with this blatant partisan overreach. Congress breathed life into your precious Court of International Trade, and Congress can just as easily pull the plug.

I haven’t dove into this ruling yet, but I’d wager it’s another politically tainted jab. I know you lemmings devour any anti-Trump headline as divine truth and shrug off anything pro-Trump as fiction. Meanwhile, those of us with a shred of critical thinking prefer to sample various perspectives before forming an opinion. Novel concept, right?

This ruling smells like judicial grandstanding, and I’d bet it’ll be overturned on appeal. It might even prod Congress to clip the court’s wings to stop this chaos and protect America’s right to play hardball on trade. Naturally, you’d recoil at the thought of a level playing field. It’s practically treasonous to root for your own country.

So, bask in your fleeting anti-Trump high, you libtard dope addicted drones. It’s a short-lived buzz, and you’ll soon be scrounging for your next hit of outrage.
 
Cypress said:

Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal by Federal Judicial Panel​

The U.S. Court of International Trade said the president had overstepped his authority in imposing his “reciprocal” tariffs globally, as well as levies on Canada and Mexico.

A panel of federal judges on Wednesday blocked President Trump from imposing some of his steepest tariffs on China and other U.S. trading partners, finding that federal law did not grant him “unbounded authority” to tax imports from nearly every country around the world.

The ruling, by the U.S. Court of International Trade, delivered an early yet significant setback to Mr. Trump, undercutting his primary leverage as he looks to pressure other nations into striking trade deals more beneficial to the United States.

Before Mr. Trump took office, no president had sought to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a 1977 law, to impose tariffs on other nations. The law, which primarily concerns trade embargoes and sanctions, does not even mention tariffs.

But Mr. Trump adopted a novel interpretation of its powers as he announced, and then suspended, high levies on scores of countries in April. He also used the law to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico in return for what he said was their role in sending fentanyl to the United States.

On Wednesday, the Court of International Trade, the primary federal legal body overseeing such matters, found that Mr. Trump’s tariffs “exceed any authority granted” to the president by the emergency powers law. Ruling in separate cases brought by states and businesses, a bipartisan panel of three judges essentially declared many, but not all, of Mr. Trump’s tariffs to have been issued illegally.

It was not clear precisely when and how the tariff collections would grind to a halt. The ruling gave the executive branch up to 10 days to complete the bureaucratic process of ending them. The Trump administration immediately filed its plans to appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.



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trump gets counsel from delusional sycophants who only tell him what he wants to hear.

It seems none of them understand the intricacies of foreign/domestic policy.

That said, trump's original tariffs are still in place from his first reign of terror. Is that money going to be returned to the people who paid the tax?
 
I haven’t read the ruling, but I always thought tariffs were under the president’s authority.

It will be interesting to read, and maybe learn about that area of the law.

But let’s look at what the market thinks about tariffs, what’s going to happen today? Will the market bounce or fall?
 
T. A. Gardner said:
And foreign policy and affairs rests with the President, which tariffs in large part, fall under. Tariffs affect foreign nations and foreign companies, not domestic ones.
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Tariffs are taxes, and a president does not have unlimited authority to raise taxes, nor did Congress delegate him that authority :laugh:

Cypress said:
I'm really enjoying seeing right-wing posters who spent years claiming they were devout defenders of the Constitution proving they had just been bullshitting us the whole time.
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Jarod said:
I haven’t read the ruling, but I always thought tariffs were under the president’s authority.

It will be interesting to read, and maybe learn about that area of the law.

But let’s look at what the market thinks about tariffs, what’s going to happen today? Will the market bounce or fall?
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Tariffs have to be approved by Congress, the President
Cypress said:
Tariffs are taxes, and a president does not have unlimited authority to raise taxes, nor did Congress delegate him that authority :laugh:
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The Republicans have relinquished their power to him. They haven’t challenged him, they’ve let the courts do it all.
 
Jarod said:
I haven’t read the ruling, but I always thought tariffs were under the president’s authority.

It will be interesting to read, and maybe learn about that area of the law.

But let’s look at what the market thinks about tariffs, what’s going to happen today? Will the market bounce or fall?
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Court ruled he does not have unlimited authority to enact tariffs on the whole world.

President has limited authority to enact retaliatory tariffs to prevent dumping by foreign competitors.
 
Phantasmal said:
Tariffs have to be approved by Congress, the President

The Republicans have relinquished their power to him. They haven’t challenged him, they’ve let the courts do it all.
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I always knew Republican posters and congressmen were totally bullshitting us when they paraded around announcing they were stout defenders of strict constitutionalism.
 
Cypress said:
Court ruled he does not have unlimited authority to enact tariffs on the whole world.

President has limited authority to enact retaliatory tariffs to prevent dumping by foreign competitors.
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That makes sense, it’s an interesting question because the president has authority over international affairs, but taxing authority is 100% up to Congress.
 
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