• WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Think about how mentally ill this entire scenario is for a second… Congress voted to deny king fascist from doing something he never possessed the ability to do in the first place. Like, his executive orders about tariffs are supposed to be completely ignored, yet businesses and the government have been illegally collecting tariffs anyway, because a pathological liar lied and declared a “national emergency”.

    The USA is a lawless, failed state ass, corporate klepto dictatorship masquerading as “democracy”…

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        3 days ago

        Kicked back. Overruled by 2/3 supermajority in house+senate.

        Given that the EO exceeded branch powers in the first place, that there is now blood in the water, and considering how unpopular this additional sales tax is becoming among both consumers and business owners, it’s not impossible that votes would flip to overturn.

        In that case, however, expect another EO to preempt the result by yet again reversing tariffs for specific cases.

        All of this back and forth takes time. We won’t be completely rid of tariffs until the 2026 midterms, at the earliest, and that is only if a supermajority of “Demoncrats” and “RINOs” are elected, unfortunately.

        Businesses could revolt and stop collecting tariffs in anticipation of this, but it’s a risk they probably won’t take, because they’re all afraid of Trump.