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I think this is an ELI5 question. The Supreme Court squashed all of Trumps sweeping tariffs. Then Trump comes along saying 10 percent global tariff isn't that what the SC just squashed? (lemmy.world)
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Or is he really that dumb think ok they blocked tariffs on all the countries on my list. So I will one up them by doing a global tariff. Explain to me the thinking behind that? Sorry you have to debase yourself to understand Trump mind. no sarcasm.

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[–] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

It’s only a crisis if the Legislative or Judicial take a stand. So far, they’ve been surrendering. Even this tariff ruling is deliberately narrow to try to avoid Trump’s open defiance of the courts.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Write your congressman - pressure is something they care about, mid term elections are coming up and fear of losing is going to start driving them.

[–] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

write your congressman

midterms

lol. Lmao.

A dictatorship is unavoidable. The question is whether there will be sufficient violent opposition to qualify as a civil war. No resistance will come from the Democrats, they’ve spent decades disarming themselves and sanctifying victimhood as a virtue to aspire to. A new party would need to form, and there’s no indication of that yet.