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by jdminhbg 300 days ago
> Congress gave the President power over tariffs

a) It didn't.

b) It's not the case constitutionally that Congress can give away its powers unilaterally. Chevron deference is dead, for example.

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Why isn’t tariffs within the “emanations from penumbras” of the president’s foreign policy powers?
> Why isn’t [sic] tariffs within the “emanations from penumbras” of the president’s foreign policy powers?

Says the consistent mocker of Justice Douglas's use of the quoted phrase to support privacy rights. It seems you'd like to have your cake and eat it too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penumbra_(law)