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Here is something I’ve been curious about. Congress has undisputed constitutional control of tariffs. A previous Congress enacted a law to delegate some of that authority to the President.
So now.. how can the President (or anyone) just say, “fuck you, you can’t have your constitutional power back?” Why can’t Congress just fall back to their constitutional authority and render their predecessors’ delegation invalid?
President can veto any bill. It will go back to Congress and needs (I think) 2/3 to override the veto
That's a good way to turn the Senate against you
Orrr force them to continue doing nothing for forever as previously scheduled before public outrage. Now they can throw their hands up and act like they tried.
The Senate will decide your fate
I AM THE SENATE - Trump, 2025
great. another way you put the tariff debacle on yourself.
If trump vetos (which we all know he would) can't the senate overturn his veto? Though I think a vote to overturn would require 2/3 majority
can I drive you
Well, technically he can. Then Congress can just override it with two-thirds majority. Grow those spines — you got this.
So, if this is initially approved with a 2/3 majority can he still veto it and then they have to vote again? Or is there such a thing as a “veto-proof” initial passing?
They always need to vote again, sometimes a president veto will cause a bill to lose support and reps have an opportunity to change their vote.
Sometimes though presidents won't veto if it passes initially at that threshold, depending how embedded they are in their perspective.
Thank you for explaining. I feel like I’m becoming an armchair constitutional process hobbyist this year (against my natural inclinations). I appreciate you, and all the knowledgeable people who take the time to help educate.
Supreme Court: He's got you there, come again next time you want to try and claw back congressional powers from a fascist
If he had 3 brain cells to rub together, he'd take this offramp and say "The tariffs were beautiful, and working perfectly, but the China-loving RINOs and Democrats killed them before we brought manufacturing back to our shores and eliminated income taxes."
And what's funny is MAGA would lap it up. We've always been at war with Eastasia.
"I am the senate."
Not yet... hey, where did the Jedi run off to?
Busy adjusting their stock portfolios.
Super fun, watching our president reject every possible off-ramp with hostility only to later freak out and panic when there are no more off-ramps left. Fucking moron
did you know he often shits himselfs when he flys into a rage, the producers on his show later revealed how often he did it,
He's too much of a narcissist to take the off-ramps provided by other people. He has to come up with one himself so he can claim he's the expert dealmaker who saved us all.
That's not an off-ramp, it's a cliff.