The Protagonist

SCOTUS got it right, in my view. Three points: 1) Justice Gorsuch’s exchange in oral arguments was so key to me. He asked if a future POTUS could use this precedent to unilaterally declare a “climate emergency” and impose policies he or she wanted as a result. The admin’s lawyer said probably yes. NO THANK YOU! 🚩 2) SCOTUS isn’t so much slapping down Trump as it is *once again* telling Congress to do its job. If we want to use tariffs this way (separate debate, I’m skeptical), we can pass laws constitutionally. Way too much reliance on the executive and judicial branches to do things they won’t/can’t do with the authority they actually have. 1) This ruling deals another blow to the Left’s cynical and dangerous delegitimization campaign against SCOTUS. They push destructive schemes like court packing because they are annoyed that they don’t get all the outcomes they want from the current Court. They lie and pretend this Court just prostrates itself in front of Trump and bends to his will. Not so, including on this big one.