Libertarians like open borders and no tariffs (see Rand Paul).
So it is not surprising.
If they prevail, I guess, it would be on Congress to set tariffs?
Good luck with that!
“If they prevail, I guess, it would be on Congress to set tariffs?
Good luck with that!”
The Constitution gives only Congress the power to tax. Tariffs are a tax.
Many of the ills of our nation are due to the ineptitude and disfunction of Congress in the modern era. The absence of a viable budget process, the escalating national debt, the incomprehensibly complex tax system, the oppressive regulatory state, and the out of control judiciary below the Supreme Court are all products of Congressional actions or failures to act.
The many failures of the legislative branch have resulted in the Executive and Judicial branches moving outside their responsibilities as described in the Constitution. The more those branches drive outside their lanes the less the Constitution, and rule of law, means in this country. Ultimately the result will corruption throughout the government and judicial system, and the loss of public trust in the system. The lack of public faith in government resulted in chaos and anarchy which is usually ended with the imposition of a tyrannical government.