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yourout

(8,409 posts) Thu Apr 10, 2025, 12:19 PM Apr 10

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 10 OP

The House just voted yesterday to strip themselves of that power Arazi Apr 10 #1

Yes they did! SheltieLover Apr 10 #3

Actually they gave it up last month. Yesterday they voted to prevent themselves taking it back Bernardo de La Paz Apr 10 #5

When and why did Congress ever surrender it? FraDon Apr 10 #2

Yesterday SheltieLover Apr 10 #4

And take back the sole ability to declare war. That was never officially ceded, IMO usonian Apr 10 #6

Arazi

(7,726 posts)

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

Reply to yourout (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 12:22 PM

Apr 10

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

(66,742 posts)

3. Yes they did!

Reply to Arazi (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 12:28 PM

Apr 10

Bernardo de La Paz

(54,809 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, 12:45 PM

Apr 10

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

FraDon

(536 posts)

2. When and why did Congress ever surrender it?

Reply to yourout (Original post)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 12:23 PM

Apr 10

n/t

SheltieLover

(66,742 posts)

4. Yesterday

Reply to FraDon (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 12:29 PM

Apr 10

Part of budget deal.

usonian

(17,209 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, 12:58 PM

Apr 10

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

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