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yourout

(8,724 posts) Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:19 AM Apr 2025

Congress has to take back the tariff authority..

Allowing one Mad man in the oval office to screw with the economy like this is madness.

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Congress has to take back the tariff authority.. (Original Post) yourout Apr 2025 OP

The House just voted yesterday to strip themselves of that power Arazi Apr 2025 #1

Yes they did! SheltieLover Apr 2025 #3

Actually they gave it up last month. Yesterday they voted to prevent themselves taking it back Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #5

When and why did Congress ever surrender it? FraDon Apr 2025 #2

Yesterday SheltieLover Apr 2025 #4

And take back the sole ability to declare war. That was never officially ceded, IMO usonian Apr 2025 #6

Arazi

(8,708 posts)

1. The House just voted yesterday to strip themselves of that power

Reply to yourout (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:22 AM

Apr 2025

So that’s not an option anymore fyi (yes I know it just passed the committee but that’s as good as done in this House)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/09/trump-tariffs-house-republicans-rules

SheltieLover

(76,897 posts)

3. Yes they did!

Reply to Arazi (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:28 AM

Apr 2025

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)

5. Actually they gave it up last month. Yesterday they voted to prevent themselves taking it back

Reply to Arazi (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:45 AM

Apr 2025

... for as long as the continuing resolution is in force, a few months I think.

FraDon

(542 posts)

2. When and why did Congress ever surrender it?

Reply to yourout (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:23 AM

Apr 2025

n/t

SheltieLover

(76,897 posts)

4. Yesterday

Reply to FraDon (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:29 AM

Apr 2025

Part of budget deal.

usonian

(23,590 posts)

6. And take back the sole ability to declare war. That was never officially ceded, IMO

Reply to yourout (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:58 AM

Apr 2025

What was the last declared war? Probably WWII.
Historians out there, what say you?

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