The Supreme Court considers Trump's Tariffs

[Zincwarrior]

Alito actually sounds skeptical as well. Surprising.

 

[Marener]

Thomas and Alito in support as always.

These two should be most opposed because of major questions doctrine but of course they’re real pieces of shit who don’t care about consistency.

 

[kyzr]

One could try negotiations. Remember Trump said he was the absolute best negotiator. Every time he tries though he gets his ass kicked.

Negotiating without any power, its called begging. When Trump controls US tariffs he controls the negotiations.
I don't recall Trump getting his ass kicked?? Got a link??

Remember what he said about the person that negotiated our last trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.

NAFTA?

 

[Ghost of a Rider]

Saying nice things about Trump doesn't fix anything.

So what will fix it? What will fix the chronic unfair, unequal trade deals we had with just about every nation we trade with?

Trumps' efforts may or may not work in the long run but if they don't, do we just go back to the lopsided deals we had before and suck it up?

 

[Mac1958]

I think the Court has indicated it will be an expedited ruling.

Alito actually sounds skeptical as well. Surprising.

I don't know how the mechanism works between Trump's disordered mind and the people who actually set up and levy the tariffs on American companies at the ports, but I would have assumed that such orders came from Congress through a route different than the Oval Office just ordering it.

So I wonder what that dynamic has been like. I wonder if the people who run the system thought "WTF? Do I really have to do this?"

 

[pknopp]

Negotiating without any power, its called begging. When Trump controls US tariffs he controls the negotiations.
I don't recall Trump getting his ass kicked?? Got a link??

NAFTA?
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'We Were Led By ... Fools': Trump's Rant Blaming Prior Presidents for Signing Bad Trade Deal Backfires As Critics Remind Him That He's the 'Idiot' Responsible

 

[teddyearp]

That's a novel legal concept. You can get a favorable ruling if you break something so severely it's difficult to fix.

Seemed to work for President autopen and his illegal alien policy. We're playing hell fixing it because the Democrats seem to like law breakers. They have been on the side of criminals now for a decade.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

I was just flipping your coin over to see the other side.

The other side popped up____lib.....must always passively defend libs but pretend and portray that Im independent. Lol.

 

[pknopp]

So what will fix it? What will fix the chronic unfair, unequal trade deals we had with just about every nation we trade with?

I doubt we will but we need an adult in the office not beholding to billionaires.

Trumps' efforts may or may not work in the long run but if they don't, do we just go back to the lopsided deals we had before and suck it up?

Any lopsided deals were brought on by corporate interests.

 

[Mac1958]

Trump's authoritarian actions have been based on him calling every last ******* thing an "emergency", which is typical Trumpian, intellectually dishonest, comical hyperbole.

Sounds like the judges may not be buying that bullshit.

 

[The Irish Ram]

Answer this easy question for me. What is wrong with charging countries the same as they charge us?

 

[kyzr]

Trump's authoritarian actions have been based on him calling every last ******* thing an "emergency", which is typical Trumpian, intellectually dishonest, comical hyperbole. Sounds like the judges may not be buying that bullshit.

We'll see. Typically they don't take the responsibility for declaring emergencies (or not) from the Executive.

 

[pknopp]

Answer this easy question for me. What is wrong with charging countries the same as they charge us?

That isn't what happens. Trump changes it based upon his hurt feelings.

 

[sartre play]

Democrats lying about Trump doesn't fix anything.

Either party lying about Anything, fixes nothing.

 

[Mac1958]

Answer this easy question for me. What is wrong with charging countries the same as they charge us?

Easy answer: It's a great idea to regularly audit and optimize every last trade deal. That's a great strategy.

The question is how you do it. The way you DON'T do it is by unilaterally tossing out huge, ridiculous tariffs, insulting and threatening our trading parters, making American businesses unable to do ANY long term planning, constantly changing the numbers, and levying punitive tariffs when someone hurts your feelings.

I would think that any intelligent adult would understand that.

 

[sparky]

“The stakes are really high for the economy because tariffs have an effect on trade not only in the U.S. but across the globe,” Raymond Robertson, a professor of trade, economics and public policy at Texas A&M University, told ABC News.

one does not need to be a professor to figure that out....... ~S~

 

[Rawley]

Answer this easy question for me. What is wrong with charging countries the same as they charge us?

TRUMP

 

[Zincwarrior]

Seemed to work for President autopen and his illegal alien policy. We're playing hell fixing it because the Democrats seem to like law breakers. They have been on the side of criminals now for a decade.

Trade deals are approved by legislation via Congress.

 

[berg80]

Supreme Court justices appear skeptical that Trump tariffs are legal​

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/supreme-court-trump-trade-tarrifs-vos.html

It's not shaping up to be a good day for Dotard.

 

[Mac-7]

This will be very interesting. Trump's wild, fluid, constantly changing, often punitive & random, impossible-for-businesses-to-plan-for tariffs -- which have played such a significant role in ruining longstanding global relationships -- are very important to him. He is just assuming that he can take the power to issue tariffs from Congress, and he is fully expecting "his" Supreme Court to let him.

This is a big deal. Will the Supreme Court fold for him? And if not, how does he react?

Live updates: Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Trump’s tariffs

If not Trump and the Executive Branch setting tariffs then who?

The Supreme Court cant do it and neither can Congress