Trump’s power to declare a national emergency is a national emergency.

[berg80]

Why can Trump just say everything is an “emergency” and do whatever he wants?

When President Donald Trump announced his tariffs last week, he also declared a national emergency. According to the White House, the emergency in question is “the large and persistent trade deficit,” or the fact that the United States imports more goods than it exports.

If you’re confused about why that’s an emergency, you’re not alone. So are experts. But regardless of whether the trade deficit is an actual crisis (it isn’t), the reason Trump declared an emergency is straightforward: He wanted to invoke his emergency powers — specifically those granted to him under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act — to quickly implement his new trade policy. (Had Trump not declared an emergency, he could still have implemented tariffs, but he would have had to follow certain procedures first.)

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There is no legal definition of an emergency. Anything can be an emergency, so long as the president deems it to be one. And while some crises — like, say, a pandemic — warrant an emergency declaration, presidents often invoke their emergency powers over events that hardly merit that level of urgency.
Why can Trump just say everything is an “emergency” and do whatever he wants?

How the President Is Misusing Emergency Powers to Impose Worldwide Tariffs
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-w...ing-emergency-powers-impose-worldwide-tariffs

Do I even need to say any other prez would have had his emergency powers stripped by Congress by now? Cuz.......you know........of the impulsive recklessness. But congressional Repubs live in fear of becoming a target for retribution. So they remain silent while Don shakes his tariff rattle. He's the last person in the world who should have this broad based power.

Can we really make claim to being a great nation after electing a complete imbecile like trump?

 

[struth]

The American people elected their representatives that gave the President this power, the American people elected Trump.

Your attack on the rule of law is a threat to our democracy.

 

[blackhawk]

Pretty sure every President has had that power also pretty sure they have all stretched what constitutes a national emergency.

 

[Kondor3]

Trump declared a state of emergency at the southern border and within 90 days illegal crossings have slowed to a trickle.

Trump declared a state of economic emergency in order to impose tariffs and now partners are scrambling to re-negotiate.

When you declare a state of emergency and that declaration and related activity yields positive results, then folks applaud.

Do these radical changes also bring pain?

Yes.

But things have been so bad ( invasion, trade deficits ) that draconian action was required and that implies some pain.

Both situations had become intolerable and unsustainable and highly detrimental to the long-term interests of The People.

What had been missing until recently was the perception to recognize the situation and the courage to act upon it.

The pain will pass.

The beneficial outcomes will endure.

Based on outcomes so far... good luck with "selling" the notion that Trump is abusing his power to declare Emergencies.

 

[Harry Dresden]

berg....still trumpified....

 

[berg80]

Trump declared a state of economic emergency in order to impose tariffs and now partners are scrambling to re-negotiate.

You've checked reality at the door.

 

[berg80]

berg....still trumpified....

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency last week to address what he described as harmful foreign trade and economic practices. Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, he announced new, sweeping tariffs — taxes that are paid by U.S. importers and then typically passed on to customers. A baseline 10 percent tariff on goods from almost every country worldwide took effect on Saturday, and higher rates for goods from dozens of countries started on Wednesday.

Leaving aside the economic policy concerns, using an emergency declaration to impose tariffs is a clear abuse of presidential emergency powers. It’s the latest in a long list of overreach and lawlessness by the current administration.

Feel free to comment on the subject of the thread. Otherwise, GFY.

 

[hadit]

You've checked reality at the door.

Can you show that trading partners are not looking to make a deal?

 

[struth]

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency last week to address what he described as harmful foreign trade and economic practices. Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, he announced new, sweeping tariffs — taxes that are paid by U.S. importers and then typically passed on to customers. A baseline 10 percent tariff on goods from almost every country worldwide took effect on Saturday, and higher rates for goods from dozens of countries started on Wednesday.

Leaving aside the economic policy concerns, using an emergency declaration to impose tariffs is a clear abuse of presidential emergency powers. It’s the latest in a long list of overreach and lawlessness by the current administration.

Feel free to comment on the subject of the thread. Otherwise, GFY.

How is imposing tariffs after a emergency declaration an abuse of presidential emergency powers, when one of this emergency powers, imposing tariffs?


International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA), signed into law by a Dem President, passed by Dem Congress, gives the President the emergency power to “regulate” a variety of international economic transactions, including imports.

 

[TNHarley]

Yep. Just like when he declared guns a public health crisis, so he could put out more gun regulation on our constitutional rights.
Oh wait, that was biden.
Nevermind.
Disingenuous retard.
And no, I dont agree with National Emergencies. They just give more power to the executive when that power doesnt even exist. They just made that shit up. Im just calling your stupid ass out.

 

[SeaMajor7]

How is imposing tariffs after a emergency declaration an abuse of presidential emergency powers, when one of this emergency powers, imposing tariffs?


International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA), signed into law by a Dem President, passed by Dem Congress, gives the President the emergency power to “regulate” a variety of international economic transactions, including imports.

Thread KILLED
Shut it down.

 

[WEATHER53]

Well just get a shit for brains paid and biased judgey boy to declare such presidential power as illegal

 

[Mac1958]

Can we really make claim to being a great nation after electing a complete imbecile like trump?

Yeah, this was not an "emergency".

The guy naturally communicates in childlike hyperbole and transparent superlatives, and he somehow makes people believe it. I'm not sure why that is.

But you hit on something that took me a long time to see: This is who we are, and no, a great nation doesn't choose a person like as its leader.

That was a tough lesson for me to learn.

 

[Dekster]

Why can Trump just say everything is an “emergency” and do whatever he wants?

When President Donald Trump announced his tariffs last week, he also declared a national emergency. According to the White House, the emergency in question is “the large and persistent trade deficit,” or the fact that the United States imports more goods than it exports.

If you’re confused about why that’s an emergency, you’re not alone. So are experts. But regardless of whether the trade deficit is an actual crisis (it isn’t), the reason Trump declared an emergency is straightforward: He wanted to invoke his emergency powers — specifically those granted to him under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act — to quickly implement his new trade policy. (Had Trump not declared an emergency, he could still have implemented tariffs, but he would have had to follow certain procedures first.)

Related

• The best legal case against Trump’s tariffs, explained

There is no legal definition of an emergency. Anything can be an emergency, so long as the president deems it to be one. And while some crises — like, say, a pandemic — warrant an emergency declaration, presidents often invoke their emergency powers over events that hardly merit that level of urgency.
Why can Trump just say everything is an “emergency” and do whatever he wants?

How the President Is Misusing Emergency Powers to Impose Worldwide Tariffs
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-w...ing-emergency-powers-impose-worldwide-tariffs

Do I even need to say any other prez would have had his emergency powers stripped by Congress by now? Cuz.......you know........of the impulsive recklessness. But congressional Repubs live in fear of becoming a target for retribution. So they remain silent while Don shakes his tariff rattle. He's the last person in the world who should have this broad based power.

Can we really make claim to being a great nation after electing a complete imbecile like trump?

The same reason Biden and Obama did I suppose---Congress gave them the power but never defined what the emergency really means. List of national emergencies in the United States - Wikipedia

 

[Harry Dresden]

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency last week to address what he described as harmful foreign trade and economic practices. Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, he announced new, sweeping tariffs — taxes that are paid by U.S. importers and then typically passed on to customers. A baseline 10 percent tariff on goods from almost every country worldwide took effect on Saturday, and higher rates for goods from dozens of countries started on Wednesday.

Leaving aside the economic policy concerns, using an emergency declaration to impose tariffs is a clear abuse of presidential emergency powers. It’s the latest in a long list of overreach and lawlessness by the current administration.

Feel free to comment on the subject of the thread. Otherwise, GFY.

aww whats the matter bergy did i say something you didnt like?.....eat shit asswipe...

 

[Kondor3]

You've checked reality at the door.

Perhaps... but I spoke truth, regardless of your opinion of me...

 

[berg80]

Can you show that trading partners are not looking to make a deal?

Can you show trump's approach is well conceived and founded on tariffs, not trade imbalances? And that he not abused his temporary power?

 

[LordBrownTrout]

The entire 4 years of corn pop was a national emergency, actually biden was a national threat to the country.

 

[hadit]

Can you show trump's approach is well conceived and founded on tariffs, not trade imbalances? And that he not abused his temporary power?

Abused is an emotional opinion. No matter what is presented to you, it can always be claimed. You might as well claim the democrats abused the justice system trying everything they could to eliminate TRUMP!.

 

[MarathonMike]

Why can Trump just say everything is an “emergency” and do whatever he wants?

When President Donald Trump announced his tariffs last week, he also declared a national emergency. According to the White House, the emergency in question is “the large and persistent trade deficit,” or the fact that the United States imports more goods than it exports.

If you’re confused about why that’s an emergency, you’re not alone. So are experts. But regardless of whether the trade deficit is an actual crisis (it isn’t), the reason Trump declared an emergency is straightforward: He wanted to invoke his emergency powers — specifically those granted to him under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act — to quickly implement his new trade policy. (Had Trump not declared an emergency, he could still have implemented tariffs, but he would have had to follow certain procedures first.)

Related

• The best legal case against Trump’s tariffs, explained

There is no legal definition of an emergency. Anything can be an emergency, so long as the president deems it to be one. And while some crises — like, say, a pandemic — warrant an emergency declaration, presidents often invoke their emergency powers over events that hardly merit that level of urgency.
Why can Trump just say everything is an “emergency” and do whatever he wants?

How the President Is Misusing Emergency Powers to Impose Worldwide Tariffs
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-w...ing-emergency-powers-impose-worldwide-tariffs

Do I even need to say any other prez would have had his emergency powers stripped by Congress by now? Cuz.......you know........of the impulsive recklessness. But congressional Repubs live in fear of becoming a target for retribution. So they remain silent while Don shakes his tariff rattle. He's the last person in the world who should have this broad based power.

Can we really make claim to being a great nation after electing a complete imbecile like trump?

So what you are saying is, you think President Trump is abusing his power. Do I have that right?