The Supreme Court Just Ruled Trump's Tariffs Unconstitutional || Free Patreon Preview

Key points

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  The U.S. Supreme Court just ruled that Donald Trump's tariffs are unconstitutional.

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  Only Congress has the authority to tariff countries over a prolonged period of time.

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  The Trump administration will probably find justification in other laws that are actually fuzzier.

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  The Trump administration has gleefully gone after almost every institution in the United States.

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  One possibility is that the Trump administration will start to pack the court.

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  Congress must stand up to the president to prevent him from saying what goes.

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  The timing guarantees that American politics are about to get a lot spicier than they have been this last year.

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  Trump has made it very clear that any Republican who sides against him on any issue is going to face a primary challenge.

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  A civil war within the Republican Party is probably the best case scenario.

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  Trump is not going to abandon the tariffs. He's just going to rename them.

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