The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Trump’s tariffs are unconstitutional.  Just hours after the ruling was released, Trump had to let it be known that it was a dumb ruling and that the Supreme Court was doing great harm to his economic agenda.

Trump declared that he would be enacting a 10% global tariff using a different law that would only last 150 days.  A day later, Trump said it would be 15%, continuing the chaos from his earlier tariff decrees.  And maybe Trump will just try to extend the tariffs again after the 150 days is up.

This is reminiscent of the Biden era not that long ago.  Biden and his handlers threw all of these unconstitutional decrees at the wall to see what would stick.  Tell 100 million people that they have to get an injection or they aren’t allowed to work.  The Supreme Court strikes most of it down.  “Oh well, back to the drawing board.”

Biden and his handlers declare that student loans would be forgiven.  These things are just done out of thin air with no legitimacy other than it is the president saying so.  The Supreme Court strikes it down.  “Oh well, let’s try a different way to get rid of student loans.”

A Lack of Consequences

That is a big problem with our system.  There are seemingly no consequences for the people imposing these dictatorial orders.

Biden should have been impeached for his injection mandates that he tried.  He should have been impeached for a lot of things.

Trump should be impeached for bombing 7 countries on his own without any Congressional oversight.  He should be impeached for imposing his tariffs that have caused mass chaos in the business world.
The Constitution is quite clear.  Article 1, Section 8 states, “The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States”.

Tariffs are taxes on imported goods.  Only Congress has the power to enact legislation to impose tariffs.

Trump’s Picks

In the 6-3 ruling, there were two justices who voted in the majority who were appointed by Trump.  They were Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch.  In Trumpian fashion, Trump was very critical of them.

Now Trump can blame Gorsuch and Barrett for the economy when things don’t go his way.  Just like he will also blame Mr. “Too Late” Powell at the Fed.

Does Trump have any self-realization that he nominated all of these people?

Of course, Gorsuch and Barrett got this one right, and Gorsuch’s opinion was right on.  But Trump doesn’t argue with the facts and the arguments.  He just makes baseless claims and calls names.

But even if Trump’s criticism is valid of Gorsuch, Barrett, and Jerome Powell, at what point does he blame himself?  Trump will never blame himself, but even an outsider who doesn’t dive deep into these topics should at least question Trump’s judgment in character.  Why is he going hard after the people that he nominated?

The Disappointments

This should have been a 9-0 ruling by the court.  The three dissenting justices were all Republican appointees: Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh.

Kavanaugh was also appointed by Trump.  He has never been a strong proponent of liberty or constitutionalism.

I have long thought that Thomas is the best justice on the court.  I would have put Alito tied for second with Gorsuch.

I don’t have much respect for these people in the first place, but any respect I had for them is way down now.  To me, this is a major stain on the legacy of Clarence Thomas.  It is inexcusable to rule that these arbitrary tariffs are somehow legal.  It is actually absurd.  It is obviously partisan.

Gorsuch rises a bit in my eyes.  But I never put too much faith in any politician or elected official.

Tariffs and the Economy Ahead

This whole sage is far from over.  Trump will see what he can get away with.  When the economy goes south, he will blame it on the Fed and the Supreme Court.

The Fed is somewhat to blame, but not for the reasons that Trump says.  Trump wants lower interest rates and looser monetary policy.  That was what created the problem in the first place.

If Trump is prevented from enacting tariffs, this will make it so that there is less damage done to the economy.  It won’t save the economy, but it will stop it from being even worse.

There will be debate and discussion about the tariffs that were already collected.  Will they need to be refunded?  How would they be refunded?

Trump will blame this mess on the court, but it is Trump who created this mess.  We didn’t need this chaos.  He used tariffs as a means to bully other countries, even though it is the American people who suffer the greatest.