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   So the Supreme Court on Friday voided some tariffs that President Donald   
   Trump imposed under one law.   
      
   Democrats, in their infinite stupidity, are now screaming about “refunds”   
   for the American people. Illinois Governor and 2028 presidential candidate   
   J.B. Pritzker says that the U.S. government owes Illinois $8,679,261,600   
   in “total damages.”   
      
   Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday called for “tariff refunds,”   
   posting on X: “No Supreme Court decision can undo the massive damage that   
   Trump’s chaotic tariffs have caused. The American people paid for these   
   tariffs and the American people should get their money back.”   
      
   Other Democrats are calling for Trump to issue refunds to every American   
   family. Another 2028 Democratic presidential hopeful, California Gov.   
   Gavin Newsom, said, “Donald Trump should return that money immediately. He   
   has an obligation. $1,751 per family that were taxed by Donald Trump. He   
   took hundreds of billions of dollars from working folks, from the ag   
   community, from small businesses for this vanity play, this illegal   
   action, and he finally was held to account. The rule of law won out.”   
      
   Democrats can be forgiven. After all, they are mostly products of the   
   American public school system and have difficulty with reading   
   comprehension, and have never developed critical thinking skills.   
      
   In a 6-3 ruling, the justices overturned Trump’s expanded use of the   
   International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs. Of   
   course, that wasn’t the only statute upon which Trump imposed tariffs.   
   Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, is the primary tool used   
   for tariffs justified on national security grounds. Unlike IEEPA, this   
   statute explicitly mentions the power to adjust “duties.” It has been the   
   basis for significant tariffs on steel, aluminum, copper, and automobiles.   
      
   Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 allows the U.S. to take action   
   against countries that engage in unfair trade practices, such as   
   discriminating against U.S. commerce or violating trade agreements. This   
   is the basis for tariffs on China, as well as tariffs on agricultural   
   products that are subsidized by foreign governments.   
      
   There are other statutes that give the president the legal authority to   
   impose tariffs. From my point of view, the “national security” angle is a   
   stretch, but well within the executive’s purview, as the Supreme Court   
   will almost certainly agree with, as other tariff cases are brought.   
      
   Once again, the Democrats are counting on the ignorance of the American   
   people to gain political favor. They do it with “voting rights.” They do   
   it on “gun control.” And now they’re stretching the truth to the breaking   
   point on tariffs.   
      
   J.B. Pritzker should have been a ringmaster in a circus.   
      
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