A coalition of small businesses has filed a lawsuit against President Trump, asserting that his tariffs on foreign imports are unconstitutional and harmful. They argue that his use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose these tariffs bypasses Congress's authority. The lawsuit claims that trade deficits are not a national emergency and that Congress has not granted Trump the power to impose such widespread tariffs, which apply even to nations without trade deficits. The plaintiffs seek to declare these actions illegal, emphasizing the principle that there should be no taxation without representation.
His claimed emergency is a figment of his own imagination: trade deficits, which have persisted for decades without causing economic harm, are not an emergency.
The statute the President invokes - the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ('IEEPA') - does not authorize the President to unilaterally issue across-the-board worldwide tariffs.
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