• Eldritch@piefed.world
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      The Supreme Court had already rebuked him on this. However, the Republican Congress was too spineless to do their job and enforce it. Maybe the Democrats will, maybe the Democrats won’t. I’m not placing any bets on it one way or the other.

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      By writing a letter in the strongest terms allowable under a spirit of bipartisan collaboration and a 150% boost to both thoughts and prayers?

    • slothrop @lemmy.caOP
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      “That’s one of the reasons we won Congress back — because we’re going to put an end to these tariffs,” Raskin said.

      “Congress controls taxes and tariffs under the Constitution. Congress regulates commerce internationally and domestically. And so we’re gonna do everything in our power to make it very clear that we have not imposed 50 per cent tariffs on our democratic allies and friends in Canada.”

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          I don’t quite agree with that strategy, but I do think we need to keep buying less American and continue the somewhat cold shoulder for a long time. Lets not forget that this shit isn’t new… here in BC we’ve been dealing with BS over softwood lumber for decades.