Supreme Court won't halt turnover of Trump's tax records

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  1. Sage3030

    Sage3030 Well-Known Member

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    They made their case to the department of commerce and were allowed to institute tariffs.

    You forget how congress has given up some of its constitutional power to the executive branch via laws, passed by congress and signed into law by the President. All constitutional acts. So I am following the constitution, and it appears that in this case, Trump did too.
     
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    First time hearing about the nondelegation doctrine, then? Why don't you read what the Constitution actually has to say about who has taxation power?
     
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    Again, congress has signed over powers delegated to them, to the executive branch for a very long time. Congress, with both houses and the presidency controlled by the DNC, created a law allowing the president to issue tariffs over national security concerns. It’s a broad term so it gives broad leeway, and the president does not even have to deal with congress to do it, by design! Blame the congressmen of the 60’s. They signed that power away. And executives WILL use it and have(not just Trump).
     
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    Fully delegating powers conferred by the Constitution is blatantly unconstitutional. "Delegation" is only lawful when one branch is acting as the "mere agent" of the one who actually holds the Constitutional power.
     

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