Basement Whatever

Gorsuch takes just about everyone on the court to task.

Addressing the liberals, he suggests that Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson are hypocrites for upholding Biden-era executive actions but striking down Trump’s. Thanks for agreeing with me about Trump! But then why didn’t you agree with me on Biden?

Addressing the dissenting conservatives, he suggests that Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh are hypocrites for striking down Biden-era executive actions but upholding Trump’s. Thanks for agreeing with me about Biden! But then why don’t you agree with me on Trump?
— Read on www.wakeuptopolitics.com/p/should-the-supreme-court-be-pro-congress

Quality journalism that educates. I’m not an attorney but after reading this, my takeaway from the article is that: The tariff powers Trump wanted to use are not the sole decision of the executive, but his position requesting them wasn’t insane; it was a legitimate legal gray area.

And that it’s not without precedent: The courts have approved similar action from Biden, or opposed similar action by Biden, according to political slant (concerning). And that the ultimate position of the court is that when it is really unclear, Congress should help.

Putting on a historical lens, this does feel like a Caesar/Republic moment, where the question about the limits of executive power vs the Congress are getting repeatedly strained, across multiple administrations- all while Congress holds an abysmally low approval rating for its effectiveness.

Highly recommended. Kudos to The Browser for surfacing and to the author for being serious about good analysis.