MAJOR UPDATE from US Supreme Court
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Takeaways
- ❖The Supreme Court ruled against Trump's broad tariffs, citing his misuse of the IEPA statute.
- ❖Trump's proposed 10% global tariff under Section 122 is likely to face legal challenges and congressional resistance.
- ❖Senator Klobuchar's gubernatorial platform focuses on lowering costs for Minnesotans and challenging federal agencies like ICE for alleged misconduct and lack of transparency.
Insights
1Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump's Broad Tariffs
The Supreme Court ruled against former President Trump's across-the-board tariffs, specifically those imposed using the IEPA statute, because the statute does not contain the word 'tariff' and therefore does not grant such authority.
Klobuchar states, 'The IEPA statute... is the one that he used to assess these across-the-board tariffs. That's where the court said, "Wait a minute, it doesn't have the word tariff in it. You can't do it this way."'
2Trump's New Tariff Strategy Under Section 122 Faces Legal and Congressional Hurdles
Despite the Supreme Court ruling, Trump announced plans to impose a new 10% global tariff using Section 122. Senator Klobuchar believes this approach is unlikely to be upheld legally and notes that Congress can intervene after 150 days to block its extension, citing recent bipartisan opposition to tariffs.
Klobuchar explains, 'He has said that he's going to use another statue and that's was your second question 122. This really hasn't been used in that way. I don't believe it'll be upheld... After 150 days, Congress can step in and say, uh, no, we're not going to extend this.'
3Gubernatorial Priorities for Minnesota: Cost Reduction, Unity, and Accountability
As a gubernatorial candidate for Minnesota, Senator Klobuchar's core priorities include reducing costs for citizens in areas like housing, childcare, and healthcare, uniting the state, and standing up for what's right, including challenging federal overreach.
Klobuchar states her focus will be 'bringing cost down for the people of Minnesota. That means more housing. Uh, that means on child care... and it means bringing health care costs down.' She also mentions 'bringing people together' and 'standing up for what's right.'
4Challenging Federal ICE Actions in Minnesota
Klobuchar criticizes ICE deployments in Minnesota, citing concerns about lack of training, a 'bounty system' for arrests, refusal to use warrants, and non-cooperation with state-level investigations into alleged misconduct, including deaths.
Klobuchar details, 'allowed them uh to hire up the way they did with no training, 47 days training, putting in place a bounty system... The lack of uh cameras, uh the refusal uh to take off their masks, the fact that they didn't use warrants, all of this has to change.' She also notes the Justice Department's refusal to share information with local prosecutors.
Lessons
- Monitor congressional actions regarding Section 122 tariffs, as Congress has a 150-day window to block their extension.
- Understand the potential economic impact of tariffs on consumer prices and business costs, as discussed by Senator Klobuchar.
- Pay attention to state-level efforts to address federal agency actions, particularly regarding law enforcement and transparency, as exemplified by Minnesota's response to ICE operations.
Notable Moments
Senator Klobuchar notes that Donald Trump referred to conservative Supreme Court justices he appointed (Gorsuch, Coney Barrett, Roberts) as 'Rhinos' (Republicans In Name Only) after their ruling against his tariffs.
This highlights the extreme political rhetoric and Trump's willingness to criticize even his own appointees when their decisions do not align with his agenda, underscoring a breakdown of traditional party loyalty and respect for judicial independence.
Quotes
"The IEPA statute sounds cute but isn't is the one that he used to assess these across-the-board tariffs. That's where the court said, 'Wait a minute, it doesn't have the word tariff in it. You can't do it this way.'"
"After 150 days, Congress can step in and say, uh, no, we're not going to extend this. Congress has recently shown by passing something to throw out the Canadian tariffs that even some Republicans are realizing this is horrible economic policy and voting with us to get rid of the tariffs."
"If I can pass a bill with Ted Cruz while Donald Trump is in office, um I can do some pretty good things for our state."
"When all is said and done, I think the country is going to learn that a lot of times when they picked up legal citizens and threw them in the car and then threw them out of the car in the freezing cold four blocks later or brought them illegally to a detention center that this is going to be because they got a bounty for each person."
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