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To: Petrosius

Makes no sense to grant total embargo authority to POTUS but not tariff authority which 100 times less punitive.


87 posted on 02/20/2026 11:06:14 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn... )
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To: central_va

It may not make sense but this is the Constitutional order. Only Congress can raise taxes, and a tariff is a tax. This is part of the separation of powers.


90 posted on 02/20/2026 11:51:49 AM PST by Petrosius
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