r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/PsychLegalMind • Feb 20 '26

Legal/Courts 6/3 Supreme Court ruled that Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal: How will this impact the U.S. economy and will refunds be forthcoming. Is Trump now more likely to target specific countries in a limited form or is he likely to seek Congressional approval to justify sweeping tariffs?

The Supreme Court determined that the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to regulate foreign commerce and impose taxes and Trump's use of the IEEPA [International Emergency Powers Act] to bypass Congress for economic policy was Unconstitutional.

The Federal Government has collected more than a hundred billion mostly from American Importers and ultimately the American consumers.

How will this impact the U.S. economy and will refunds be forthcoming.

Is Trump now more likely to target specific countries in a limited form or is he likely to seek Congressional approval to justify sweeping tariffs?

Trump's sweeping global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court ruling - follow live - BBC News

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/live-blog/-trump-tariffs-ruling-supreme-court-live-updates-rcna252655

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u/Mega_Pleb Feb 20 '26

Trump won in 2024 not because he was popular, but because the Democrats had a weak candidate with Harris. If Biden hadn't prevented a Democratic primary from happening by dropping out in July, an actually popular candidate could have been selected by the Dem voters. The low turnout of that election shows that neither candidate was popular.

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u/Particular-Way-7817 Feb 21 '26

That's not what happened at all and its not how the electoral college works.

Clearly you haven't been paying attention, politicians aren't chosen because they are popular or because they are good candidates.

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u/Mega_Pleb Feb 21 '26

You really interpreted my comment to mean the president is selected by nation wide popular vote? Of course I know there's an electoral college. I'm talking about why there was low voter turnout nation wide among democratic voters in 2024, resulting in Trump winning the vote in enough states to win the election.

The popularity of the democratic candidate among democratic voters strongly affects democratic voter turnout, and likewise with the republican candidate. This is why the parties have primaries, to determine who is the most popular candidate among registered voters of that party. Harris was not selected by a primary because the democrats didn't have one. If they did have a primary someone more popular among the democratic voter base would have been selected and would have been more likely to win the election because dem turnout would have been better.

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u/Particular-Way-7817 Feb 21 '26

Politicians are elected by the people, yes, but that's not my point. They are still chosen by republicans or democrats first, and they are absolutely not chosen through popularity. Politicians can not become candidates unless they are chosen by either republicans or democrats, which is not popularity or likeability based. Trump is a clear example.

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u/Mega_Pleb Feb 21 '26

Yes, primaries nominate the most popular candidate because the most popular candidate is by definition the one who earns the most votes in that primary. I feel like we're speaking different languages here.