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  • OneWomanCreamTeam
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    13 days ago

    B) the Republicans already signed a bill last month, saying that the entire rest of the year is one day long explicitly so they wouldn’t have to do anything about the tariffs.

    This is the first I’ve heard of this. Wtf?

    • aramis87@fedia.io
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      Trump imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China by declaring illegal migration and fentanyl constituted a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act. [Under] the NEA, Congress has the authority to move quickly to terminate that emergency declaration. […] The section reads, “Each day for the remainder of the first session of the 119th Congress shall not constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 202 of the National Emergencies Act with respect to a joint resolution terminating a national emergency declared by the President on February 1, 2025.” Source

      Which means that the only people (afaik) who could have ended the ‘national emergency’ that he’s using for a lot of his declarations, signed that power away for this next year. Meaning he’s going to spend this next year dismantling the rule of law and ensconce himself as emperor.