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7. The SCOTUS might as well determine that there is no international emergency

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 07:14 PM

Jan 19

if they are against this round of tariffs. They can narrowly rule based on this case alone or in personal and/or ideological interest rule outside the issues in this case (as they routinely do) to determine that there is no right for the president to unilaterally apply tariffs. The originalists on the court can rule that the 1970''s international emergency act is unconstitutional. A real international emergency can be determined by congress.

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Trump has plan for instant strike back if Supreme Court rules against him: report [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 19 OP

These fuckers are way out of line!! bluestarone Jan 19 #1

Can you please narrow it down a little bit? COL Mustard Jan 19 #6

Simple popsdenver Jan 19 #9

I think his rhetoric about a third term is no joke, he is signalling his intentions. OGBuzz Jan 19 #16

"Norway's and Greenland's permission"??? SomewhereInTheMiddle Tuesday #21

Sorry, my attempt at being facetious. OGBuzz Tuesday #27

They would not only have to win popsdenver Tuesday #33

I wonder how Jamie Dimon is feeling. OGBuzz Friday #38

Trump is popsdenver Jan 19 #8

Somebody legitimately needs to stop this POS before he kills the U.S. NotHardly Jan 19 #2

That somebody is Congress... good luck with these republicans... bsiebs Jan 19 #4

Seems we're at the point the only two who can stop him are the republicans in congress or the grim reaper. -nt CrispyQ Jan 19 #5

Bravo CQ popsdenver Jan 19 #10

The only remedy is impeachment and conviction. Kablooie Tuesday #24

The US is effectively dead for Miguelito Loveless Tuesday #30

He's gonna bomb any luxury RV he can find on DC's roads (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jan 19 #3

The SCOTUS might as well determine that there is no international emergency ArizonaLib Jan 19 #7

And the spineless GOP Congress just sits there fingering their butts. mdbl Jan 19 #11

They are going to "Rule themselves" right out of a job NorCalBlue Jan 19 #12

Will Republicans continue to stand by while Trump dismantles the Constitution article by article? Martin68 Jan 19 #13

And their POS voters as well, who may be even worse. iemanja Jan 19 #15

They already are. Kablooie Tuesday #23

Criminal iemanja Jan 19 #14

I don't think the six republicans will rule against him. mountain grammy Jan 19 #17

Exactly right: the Corrupt Six will find a way for Trump to do whatever he wants Prairie Gates Tuesday #20

Holy fuck why the fuck doesn't he just fucking die already? Orrex Jan 19 #18

Because evil never dies. Mawspam2 Tuesday #19

If he can't be impeached and removed he can do literally anything he wants. Kablooie Tuesday #22

If It Walks Like A Tariff And Quacks Like A Tariff DallasNE Tuesday #25

Trump may not know, but his RW advisers do, that SCOTUS has no Deminpenn Tuesday #26

Hmm.. seems to me that I read somewhere on here that a poster said that they cannot be trusted to adhere to the courts. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #28

Coffee prices at all the stores in my area are outrageous wolfie001 Tuesday #29

He says he has a plan. That means he doesn't. Seriously. Scrivener7 Tuesday #31

Oh he has a plan BumRushDaShow Tuesday #32

Hell, they are already saying CONGRESS can do nothing to stop them. bluestarone Tuesday #36

They have backed down on quite a bit for a number of things BumRushDaShow Tuesday #37

If they have the power to, the court's bailiff, if they have one sakabatou Tuesday #34

How hard would it be... jmowreader Tuesday #35

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