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0 pointsduxup1mo ago0 comments

I don’t get what SCOTUS is up to as far as a practical matter goes.

They’re hands off so the president can clearly gather illegal taxes.

Then they change their mind. So what? The government gives the taxes back? Is that even possible?

Next step what? Trump does something else illegal and SCOTUS majority sits on their hands for a year or more?

SCOTUS majority’s deference to their guy has become absurd… the judicial branch is of no use…

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I am not a lawyer. But I think cases need to work their way up to SC. Before today's ruling a Federal Trade Court ruled the tariffs illegal [1]. And later, a Federal Appeals Court did the same [2]

The process takes time.

1. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/29/court-strikes-down-trump-rec...

2. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/trump-trade-tariffs-appeals-...

duxupOP1mo ago

I know how that works but the speed and process should reflect the severity of the issue.

Illegally taxing billions from we the people? Should be addressed immediately.

And they have done that before….

tracker11mo ago

There are faster paths to the Supreme court, but it takes Congress, the President or multiple states to do so, generally.

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estimator72921mo ago

The government gives back overpaid taxes every year, and there are long-established mechanisms to deduct qualifying purchases from your tax burden.

If we lived in a functional society, one might expect that tarriffs could be refunded through the normal income tax refund process hinged upon supplying recipts of tarriffs paid. I do not expect this to happen in the USA.

duxupOP1mo ago

Individual tax refunds are far different than this.

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0 pointsduxup1mo ago0 comments

I don’t get what SCOTUS is up to as far as a practical matter goes.

They’re hands off so the president can clearly gather illegal taxes.

Then they change their mind. So what? The government gives the taxes back? Is that even possible?

Next step what? Trump does something else illegal and SCOTUS majority sits on their hands for a year or more?

SCOTUS majority’s deference to their guy has become absurd… the judicial branch is of no use…

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leopoldj1mo ago

I am not a lawyer. But I think cases need to work their way up to SC. Before today's ruling a Federal Trade Court ruled the tariffs illegal [1]. And later, a Federal Appeals Court did the same [2]

The process takes time.

1. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/29/court-strikes-down-trump-rec...

2. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/trump-trade-tariffs-appeals-...

duxupOP1mo ago

I know how that works but the speed and process should reflect the severity of the issue.

Illegally taxing billions from we the people? Should be addressed immediately.

And they have done that before….

tracker11mo ago

There are faster paths to the Supreme court, but it takes Congress, the President or multiple states to do so, generally.

1 more reply

estimator72921mo ago

The government gives back overpaid taxes every year, and there are long-established mechanisms to deduct qualifying purchases from your tax burden.

duxupOP1mo ago

Individual tax refunds are far different than this.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse