IBDaMann
Well-known member
Incorrect. Trump is legally responsible for setting tariff rates for the tariff schedule. He can do it all day, every day, and be following the law to the letter.
Should federal troops be policing the states?
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IBDaMann
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I haven't expressed any opinions. I was explaining something to you that you don't seem to be able to understand.
... to enjoy a privilege, yes, but no such requirement can be levied against a right.
IBDaMann
Well-known member
Learn what a fact is.
ZenMode
Well-known member
Nope. That's why he declared an emergency.
That's why he's declared emergency after emergency after emergency. He does that because that's how he gets his power as president to do the things he is doing.
ZenMode
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LichGold
Verified User
Where do you see a right not to own things as part of a greater privilege of living....?
IBDaMann
Well-known member
You've obviously gone into ZenMode Error Mode again, and that makes all discussion pointless.
IBDaMann
Well-known member
Before we try to press forward, tell me whether you understand the difference between a right and a privilege. Have you read the 10th Amendment?
SmarterthanYou
rebel
at this very moment, If I can afford one, I can buy an automatic weapon that has been registered with the NFA registry, provided it was manufactured before May 19th, 1986. Now, if I want to buy an automatic that was made AFTER May 19th 1986, the law says I'm not allowed to..............that is infringement
ZenMode
Well-known member
He has declared at least three or four emergencies in his second term. He didn't do that for fun. He did that to justify using executive power. The president has specific powers that he can utilize in an emergency. Trump has declared multiple emergencies in his second term for a reason.
The fact that you are pretending not to know this is not my issue.
ZenMode
Well-known member
You have Google. Look it up. Since he's returned to office, Trump has declared 8-10 emergencies. Those were ALL done because the President has specific powers in emergency situations.
You can deny it all you want, but your denial changes nothing.
ZenMode
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How Trump Used 10 Emergency Declarations to Justify Hundreds of Actions
In his seven months back in office, President Trump has declared nine national emergencies, plus a “crime emergency” in Washington. Those emergency declarations have been used to justify hundreds of actions — including immigration measures, sweeping tariffs and energy deregulation — that would typically require congressional approval or lengthy regulatory review, according to a New York Times analysis of presidential documents.
The chart below shows every emergency declaration and the actions that flowed from each. Hover or tap on the dots to see details.
Southern border emergency
Used to militarize the southern border and bolster immigration enforcement
Designating cartels as terrorists
Used to direct federal officials to prepare for the possibility of invoking the Alien Enemies Act
National energy emergency
Used to expedite mining and energy production on federal lands
Drugs from Canada
Used to impose tariffs on Canada
Drugs from China
Used to impose tariffs on China
Drugs from Mexico
Used to impose tariffs on Mexico
International Criminal Court
Used to impose sanctions on the I.C.C. and its members
Trade imbalance and tariffs
Used to impose tariffs on U.S. trading partners across the world
Threats from Brazil
Used to impose additional tariffs on Brazil
Crime in Washington, D.C.
Used to federalize the Washington police force
Note: Each document shown as a dot contains at least one action justified by the emergency, and some contain several or many actions (for instance, tariffs imposed on dozens of countries at once).
All presidents have the authority under the National Emergencies Act, a post-Watergate law, to declare a national emergency to enable the federal government to respond quickly to a crisis. But Mr. Trump has already invoked this power much more frequently than his predecessors and, experts say, for situations that do not qualify as true emergencies.
Previous emergency declarations have been made over events like the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001, as well as to issue sanctions on countries like South Africa during apartheid in 1985 and North Korea in 2008.
Mr. Trump’s use of emergency powers in this term has far outpaced what is typical. On average — between Ronald Reagan’s inauguration in January 1981 and the start of Mr. Trump’s second term this year — presidents declared about seven national emergencies per four-year term, according to a Times analysis of data from the Brennan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan think tank focused on democracy. Mr. Trump declared that many in his first month back in office.
Immigration emergencies
Southern border emergency
Designating cartels as terrorists
On the first day of his second term, Mr. Trump declared two national emergencies related to immigration.
Just as he did during his first term, Mr. Trump claimed that an “invasion” of “illegal aliens” constituted a national emergency along the U.S.-Mexico border. This move allowed him to unilaterally unlock federal funding for border wall construction and to empower the military to support the Border Patrol.
In a separate order, he used the border emergency to give the military specific responsibility for immigration enforcement. A few months later, he issued another directive, turning a narrow strip of federal border land along the Mexican border in California, Arizona and New Mexico into a military installation under the jurisdiction of the Pentagon.
Mr. Trump’s second immigration-related national emergency declaration called for a crackdown on major drug cartels. In it, he directed the State Department to start labeling drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, saying they “constitute a national security threat beyond that posed by traditional organized crime” and that the United States would “ensure the total elimination” of the groups.
This month, The Times reported that Mr. Trump had secretly signed a directive to the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels that had been deemed terrorist organizations.
More:
How Trump Used 10 Emergency Declarations to Justify Hundreds of Actions
The president has declared 10 emergencies since returning to office, far outpacing what is typical. He has used them to justify hundreds of actions.
Infringement? You can have a damn arsenal. Those weapons should not be in the hands of civilians.
SmarterthanYou
rebel
why not?
LichGold
Verified User
Arsenals in the hands of civilians haven't been the problem. Weapons bought by transies trying to force gun control for politician slime bags who run narcotics and crime syndicates, has been the problem.
Gun control is always eventually pushed by all the people who know exactly why they should be shot.
Narco-dragon
You should be ashamed to have posted such a stupid thing as that.
LichGold
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