The 6-3 majority U.S. Supreme Court decision on the unlawful nature of President Donald Trump’s emergency act tariffs suggests democracy is still alive in the Great Republic.
Friday’s decision reaffirmed the basic constitutional principle about the separation of powers between Congress and the president, clarifying that Trump has no authority on his own to impose tariffs using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) because the Constitution gives that power to Congress.
The ruling drops the average “posted” tariff rate to around seven per cent from 16 per cent.
