This whole thing where “well this is wrong but you have to pay the illegal tax anyway” makes no sense.
ajd555 · 5h ago
Definitely odd to see that the default is to let this keep happening, counterintuitive is a word that comes to mind
3eb7988a1663 · 3h ago
Violation of the Constitution? Guess we will continue to let it slide until some future date.
jerlam · 2h ago
Similar to "you lost the election, but you have the same power for almost three months".
dillydogg · 2h ago
Very similar to the old "only Congress can change the law where they agreed to create the department of education and it is unconstitutional to get rid of it without Congress, but we don't care if you fire every employee" gag
TimorousBestie · 5h ago
It was the obvious consequence of SCOTUS getting rid of the nationwide TRO, but here we are anyway.
What does it look like when everyone sues to claw back the unlawful tariffs paid? YC startup opportunity (take a cut of whatever you claw back for customers).
hypeatei · 5h ago
This would be hard to do given sovereign immunity. I highly doubt you'd get them to waive their immunity for an "official act" done by the President. The FTCA does allow for some exceptions but it's pretty narrow.
This actually happens quite a bit, so there are well-established procedures for this. It's just never happened on this scale before.
Can someone please fix the title? Apostrophes are not used like this.