Anyone know what legal authority POTUS is using to impose these tariffs? Constitution gives Congress power to regulate trade. Steel and aluminum tariffs arguably fit under national security exemption. But all these China tariffs don’t. Am I missing something?
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Congress passed the Trade Act to give the president power to react quickly to another country's action. But that's a norm. Trump is using it to fight well-established practices. The text doesn't say he can't.
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Congress forfeited trade power to the executive in 1974, but doesn't have to roll over now. The Constitution isn't subtle. Article I gives Congress power “to regulate commerce with foreign nations." Congress could pass a law blocking Trump's tariffs. They're choosing not to (END)
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