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Old 07-04-2025, 10:51 PM #18
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I read Congress can vote this down, as the US constitution gives it powers over taxes and trade.

Trump had to declare a national emergency to set tariffs, and he used the Fentanyl smuggling across the Mexico and Canada borders to do that - but the Congress can limit time it is effective for.
Congress is full of people who will and can cash out the moment the wind blows the wrong direction, so I wouldn't put too much emphasis on what they're capable of. They'll do what is expedient for their own necks in the end. Each session their political will has gotten weaker. And right now, Republicans have control and no real reason to risk their own hide going against the base where they'll be accused of trying to stop his agenda.
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