brettguidry.bsky.social
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Birds of a feather flock together
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The abdication by Congress is now almost complete. It is now a ceremonial role.
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It’s not policy. It’s law.
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Don’t forget about tariffs. Or Appointments. Pretty much everything.
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The Anti-Federalists also argued against the pardon power during ratification. Impeachment and removal was the remedy offered by the Federalists and we can see that has failed.
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If you asked the average sixth grader to interpret Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution on who has authority to set tariffs - Congress or the President - they would look at you with a blank face and then ask, "Can you read?"
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Because the Congress has abdicated their powers and will not assert their legislative responsibilities.
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Who said it was legal?
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Don’t forget about stick shift.
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Remember the tariffs are a tax cut.
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Following the existing one would be the best first step.
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If only the Constitution had put the power to alter tariffs in the legislative branch this all could have been avoided.
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Well said. A stronger fighter than so many with so much more.
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In a single day Amazon eviscerated their brand from an unmatched purveyor of any product anywhere to a brand too scared of its own shadow to transparently outline their customer's bills. People will tolerate a lot of problems in a business but they will not engage in commerce with cowards.
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There is significant underestimation of the brand damage now being inflicted from the silence and acquiescence of American business. American brands have historically been aspirational, think Coca-Cola and Disney as one of many examples. Who aspires to a brand that enables autocracy? No one.
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2/2 "He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of his country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will not suffer a man to be chosen into any office of power and trust who is not a wise and virtuous man."
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I was not aware of this Sam Adam's quote. It's part of a wonderful passage. "Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt."
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Kudos on the intellectual consistency.
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The Great Betrayal
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George Washington warned of keeping bad company when he wrote his Rules of Civility at age 14. "Associate yourself with Men of good Quality if you Esteem your own Reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad Company."
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Surprised how many ‘libertarians’ view rule of law as minutia.
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It would seem to be in direct violation of Posse Comitatus.
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Surprised this has received so little coverage. Wired has been doing some great reporting so cc: @telliotter.bsky.social @waterslicer.bsky.social
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Weird. There is this section of the Constitution - Article 1 Section 8 to be exact - vesting the power to enact tariffs in something called a Congress.
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They thought that the inertia of the system, i.e. checks and balances, etc. was the problem rather than the reason for their ability to accumulate massive wealth resultant of a stable rule of law. The goose that lays the golden eggs is being destroyed.
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Exactly. Article 1 Section 8 vests Congress with the sole power to alter tariffs; the President has zero authority except for signing legislation. Congress can no more delegate away trade authority than it can create exceptions to the First Amendment. Congress is derelict to their sworn duties.
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And also how much of the world relied on an implicit trust of the United States. Americans have never lived in a world in which its government foundation was seen as untrustworthy. The implications of that lack of trust are likely to be profound.
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Or to set tariffs. Article 1 Section 8, "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises."
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South Korea gets it: www.wsj.com/world/asia/s...
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I would argue that Congress has no more authority to delegate trade to the executive than they can delegate exceptions to the First Amendment. Article 1 Section 8 gives sole power to adjust duties to the Congress. Through the 1930’s it would have been inconceivable to believe otherwise.
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Exactly. Article 1 Section 8 gives sole power to Congress to adjust tariffs. It’s a total abdication of their role to allow it and unconstitutional.
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Yum!
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He immediately moved to author a bill to restrict the judiciary. Doesn’t seem that he heard anything at the town halls.
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None. Zero. Congress should be embarrassed they are groveling for a power that is solely theirs.
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Why not just follow the Constitution? Article 1 Section 8 gives sole power to Congress to alter tariffs, "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises." Congress can no more delegate tariff authority than it can delegate away the First Amendment.
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Article 1 Section 8 gives sole power to Congress to alter tariffs, "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises." There is no constitutional authority for the executive to unilaterally alter duties.
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Yes. Article 1 Section 8 grants sole power to adjust tariffs to Congress. Their dereliction of their duty and failure to follow their oath allows this.
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Agree on unconstitutionality. Does anyone have standing to sue to require the courts to enforce Article 1 Section 8?
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He doesn't have the power. Article 1 Section 8 grants sole power to Congress to adjust tariff rates - "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises".
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Lost in all the bluster is the blatant unconstitutionality of it. Article 1 Section 8, "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises". Where is Congress?
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Good for him and in doing so good for us. As Hamilton said, ‘Ambition must be made to counter ambition.’
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"The more men have to lose, the less willing are they to venture. The rich are in general slaves to fear, and submit to courtly power with the trembling duplicity of a spaniel." Thomas Paine in Common Sense