The idea the president alone can levy taxes on a whim and spend it as he pleases without any congressional approval is the kind of thing so beyond the pale it's not unconstitutional, it's anti-constitutional. It is overturning in starkest terms the central rallying cry of the American Revolution.
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FORMER MORGAN STANLEY BANKER MICHAEL GRIMES EXPECTED TO LEAD NEW U.S. SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND, SOURCES SAY U.S. SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND TO BE FINANCED BY TARIFFS IMPOSED ON FOREIGN COUNTRIES, SOURCES SAY
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The president is NOT SOVEREIGN!!!
Trump beware.
Tax strikes, secession, rejecting Congress and setting up an alternative legislative framework are all things I think we rapidly need to start putting serious thought into
The plan here is to buy crypto using the Ft Knox gold, drive up the price, and then TrumpMusk et al will dump their crypto sparking a sell-off and poof-- there goes $300 billion in gold.
cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world
imposing Taxes on us without our Consent
…abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments
…declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
The US Colonies didn't have representation in Parliament. That was the issue. It was the English Parliament deciding on tax
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That IQ45 and F-Elon what their vig from this is clear.
Oligarchs need to wet their beaks from each grift.
When's that happening again?
A) replace the income tax,
B) pay for a great Trump childcare program,
C) fund a sovereign wealth fund, *and*
D) never actually be invoked b/c they're a negotiating strategy to get countries to protect our borders, stop fentanyl, and stop unfair trade practices. 🥳
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But I guess I’m not a stable genius so I could never understand.
This is a national sales tax masquerading as a tax on foreign nations.
Canada we might, the good, dutiful son, not the rebellious teenager that never really grew up, but got into meth and guns instead.
Got it.
If only anyone would enforce it we could put a stop to all this stupidity.
It's Congress who punted the authority to raise or lower tariffs to the President. It's Congress who can reclaim their rightful authority, any time they choose.
Or that Congress violated the Constitution when it delegated the authority to the President? Because that would align with overturning the Chevron decision
They became something of a habit, but now they're a bit passé 🤣
Trade deficit countries with strong currencies don’t benefit from sovereign wealth funds!
This is what Charles lost his head over.
Even when the English monarch still ruled, he was constrained by the funding power of parliament, we're headed for "l'etat c'est moi" territory.
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No taxation without representation
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Besides, pardons only cover federal crimes. There may be action that can be taken at state level, and restrictions via regulation can certainly be threatened and used.
An illegal act cannot, by definition, be an official act. If it were, the president really would be an absolute autocrat.
Pardons are an issue; say that any acceptance is grounds for dismissal and refusal for any federal grants or contract.
That’s the answer to the little scotus immunity riddle.
He declared himself king. He has empowered an unelected, private citizen who has the expressly stated goal of dissolving the country.
It’s a Vichy Regime. Just charge them, Trump, Musk, & R Justices with treason.
It’s not a realistic scenario to even fantasize about.
This the the coin everything flips on.
Will they successfully order the military to fire on protestors and will the protesters go away afterwards.
Could be wrong, but I doubt this GOP congress (NPC congress as Ezra Klein called it) will do anything about this.
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He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
The Rule of Law ended with the release of the January 6th Felons!
Didn’t it ?
The rule of law, the constitution, & voting rights will all be swept aside.
If you don't act before he consolidates the military, the window for opportunity to stand up to him will be gone. #Resist
Lmfao
It's us to stop it because no one else will
Your point is the more important one
But wow
Where's that Tea Party of long ago?
“It’s illegal.” Laws only matter when criminal consequences are present. This is lawless
The right words of the moment are:
“This. Must. Stop!”
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TAXATION
WITHOUT
REPRESENTATION