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I know it hasn't stopped this administration yet, but he doesn't have that authority:
50 U.S. Code § 1702 (b) The authority granted to the President by this section does not include the authority to regulate or prohibit, directly or indirectly— (3) the importation from any country, or the exportation to any country, whether commercial or otherwise, regardless of format or medium of transmission, of any information or informational materials, including but not limited to, publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks, and news wire feeds.
https://youtu.be/gihOrSdfEPs
Authority doesn't exist. He does likely have the power however.
He thinks he is a king, so....
If you proclaim something and it happens because no one stopped you, you are king.
"You are talking to a KING!"
"Byah!"
"And now I've struck a King! Did my hand fall from my wrist?"
Joffrey is an infinitely better king than this fucker ever was.
Raped fewer children too.
Died quicker too.
I would find the enforcement of the statute as funny as the next person. But wouldn't the commerce secretary be initializing the tariff here not the president?
turns out you can in fact do precisely whatever the fuck you want if you can just write a tweet and whoever has the authority just does it unquestioningly
Cabinet is part of POTUS office.
All that law is saying is that that specific law does not grant the President authority to regulate, it does not supersede any laws that do grant Presidential authority to regulate imports.
Tarrif authority granted to the President was done by the 1934 Trade agreement act, 1963 trade expansion act, and the 1974 Trade act. They give the President authority to impose tarrifs, for nantional security, nantional emergencies, or unfair trade practices. Even in those cases Congress has the ability to limit the president's power to impose tarrifs as they have the ultimate authority outlined in Article 1 section 8 of the constitution.