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US Supreme Court Upholds the Exclusive Taxing Power of Congress
The court's 6-3 ruling prevents the executive branch from bypassing Congress to impose tariffs using emergency powers, reaffirming Congress's exclusive taxing authority.
- On Feb. 20 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a historic 6-3 decision that the Executive Branch cannot unilaterally raise tariffs under emergency powers in a 170-page opinion.
- The Framers specified that tax changes should be introduced, debated, and voted on by Congress, reaffirming that taxing power is reserved to the legislative branch, not the Executive.
- The opinion warned that a future president could declare a 'climate emergency' and impose tariffs, risking unreviewable emergency actions that bypass the executive branch's authority, the court flagged as risky.
- The ruling preserves Congress's control over major economic policy, emphasizing that the executive cannot unilaterally raise tariffs, upholding checks and balances.
- The Mountain States Policy Center joined an amicus brief urging the Court to rule the tariff increases unconstitutional, with Jason Mercier, Vice President and Director of Research, speaking for the group.
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Op-Ed: U.S. Supreme Court upholds the exclusive taxing power of Congress
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