Now, it would be about the last thing the conservative SCOTUS court wanted to do, but it may give us a better chance. You see, a certain orange tin god blew his stack about the tariff decision and kept blowing it for far longer than he should have. That’s going to make SCOTUS unhappy. It also shows the people of America that he isn’t thinking about us at all. There’s no way around it. He’s pissed about being told no, about losing the money, when we’re the ones who have paid them, and he hasn’t. He isn’t losing anything except face. Can’t lose face. It’s going to reflect poorly on Republicans. He’s done it to himself and ‘his’ political party. Thanks to Raw Story:
The Supreme Court’s stunning ruling Friday that President Donald Trump’s tariffs were unlawful may very well have set the Republican Party up for failure in the upcoming midterm elections, a Wall Street Journal report published on Saturday suggested. Within hours of the court’s ruling, Trump vowed to pursue alternative methods for imposing his so-called reciprocal tariffs on other nations, and less than 24 hours later, he hiked global tariffs from 10% to 15%. And, while Trump has yet to provide full details as to what those “alternatives” may look like, the Journal noted that all options available to him would set his trade policy “on a collision course with the midterm campaign season.”
It‘s already almost certain (because nothing is 100%) that a Blue Tsunami is coming. And with Trump reacting like a little boy, which is actually a good description for him part of the time (just like ICE/CBP, he has no guardrails), he’s looking very bad. Very, very bad. Pretty much everyone knows, even if they still won’t admit it, that Democrats are the adults in the room, trying to do positive work for the country. Trump is an Ugly Duck, and most (but not all) Republicans are Ugly Ducklings following the Ugly Duck around and doing what Daddy tells them to.
“Some of the new tariffs Trump wants to impose require congressional approval to extend beyond five months. Others require months of investigations before they can be put into place,” wrote Journal trade and economic policy reporter Gavin Bade. “In both cases, that pushes key tariff decisions into the summer, just months before November’s midterms when many Republicans are likely to be especially sensitive to complaints about inflation and affordability.”
Gee, ya THINK? Inflation and affordability are plummeting. The country is extremely unhappy with what Trump and the Republicans have done. Polls are plunging. Then add in the shenanigans with ICE/CBP, and we could potentially flip *all* of Congress (which I fervently hope we do). It would be awesome if something went right for us for a while.
Of the tariff options available to Trump that require Congressional approval, Kevin Brady, a former Republican member of Congress from Texas, told the Journal that lawmakers would be hesitant to support new tariffs just months away from the midterms. “The potential that they could be asked by the White House to vote to levy higher tariffs on their constituents is not something Congress would look forward to,” Brady told the Journal.
“The conventional wisdom is that there isn’t support for that.” Americans have largely soured on Trump’s tariffs, with a new Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll revealing this weekend that 64% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s tariffs. Trump’s tariffs have increased prices across a range of different sectors, and a recent study found that 96% of all tariff-induced cost increases were paid directly by American consumers.
96%. And they wonder why Americans are unhappy with tariffs. Sure, there are some folks who don’t have to worry about costs, who have enough money for 10 lifetimes and don’t need to be concerned about it. But the rest of us most certainly do. Prices are increasing each and every day. There will come a point when there’s nothing left to give up. What do we do then? What does *Congress* do then? We need action, and we need it now. Do not put the tariffs back in play. Would that we could tell Trump to sit down and shut up. Democrats, be ready. Everyone, cross your fingers. See you soon!
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Susan, crossing our fingers isn’t enough! We need to be not only proactive but pro aggressive to make sure that the midterm elections are not messed with. We have no idea what they have planned, and unless tRump trips himself up again and tells us, we may not know right up until the time of the elections. I know the Democrats have some lawsuits ready to go, but what good is that gonna do if tRump declares martial law? I pray about this every day, and some days. I think we’re sunk and other days I think we’ll pull it out. I hope we’re right about the latter!
I figured crossing our fingers was a start. I feel like they’re going to be trying to put in fake voter rolls and fake votes to help Republicans keep their seats. The problem for that is that everyone knows damn well the Repubs are on the bottom this year. With folks like Massie telling it like it is (damn I’m going to miss that) and heading out the door, it’s opening eyes. And with all Trump’s crap, even MAGA is seeing the light.
Martial law, though, that is a fear and not just a worry. I’m always wishing we could remind the protestors to keep it peaceful so he doesn’t do that. So far we’ve done okay except for a few idiots here and there, as there always will be. It’s been hard to miss the overwhelming response to the travesties going on in our country.
We *have* to pull it out. Failure is not an option.