Business groups are considering legal action against the White House over Mexico tariffs.

[elleng]

'U.S. business groups are considering suing the White House over the Trump administration’s new tariffs on Mexican imports.

The powerful U.S. Chamber of Commerce is mulling its legal options in response to the duties, the group’s Senior Vice President of International Affairs John Murphy told reporters Friday. Murphy said the group has no choice but to look into every option to push back on the tariff policy.

Business groups more broadly are discussing the possibility of suing the White House, a source told CNBC. A decision on how to proceed is expected by Monday.

While top business organizations have repeatedly slammed tariffs Trump levied on trading partners such as Mexico, Canada and China, a lawsuit would mark a major escalation in their opposition to White House trade policy.'>>>

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/31/business-groups-are-considering-legal-action-against-the-white-house-over-mexico-tariffs.html?

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Holy Moly,you mean the

Rethug Puppet masters at the Chamber are now worried about their Pocket Books? Who would have thought. Wall Street is scared crap-less.

[FBaggins]

2. I wonder what their legal claim is

Clearly a number of their members will suffer... but that doesn’t give them grounds for a lawsuit.

[Eugene]

3. It's the Congress' job to levy tariffs and taxes. Trump is abusing the national security/emergency

powers Congress delegated to the President.

Trump is holding the economy hostage to get the draconian immigration laws he demands.

[FBaggins]

4. It WAS their job.

They delegated that power to the executive decades ago... and not just in declared emergencies (as you note). Every president since then Has exercised that power and the chamber of commerce wouldn’t have any ability to challenge the decision.

Sure he’s holding the economy hostage... but “your honor... this is the wrong decision” isn’t a legal argument.

[appal_jack]

5. Isn't NAFTA a ratified treaty?

Article 3, Section 2 of the US Constitution gives the Judiciary power to adjudicate "... all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made..."

45 is in Executive over-reach again.

Impeach 45, Pence, Barr, and Mnuchin!

-app

[FBaggins]

7. I'm not saying that the courts wouldn't have jurisdiction

Just that the chamber of commerce hasn't stated a legal claim and it isn't obvious to me what it would be.

[stopdiggin]

6. can Mexico legally "stop"(as demanded) immigration?

The trouble with this action (well, OK, among myriad ..) is that Trump is demanding an action from a foreign government that I don't think they can legally comply with. Refugees and asylum seekers have certain legal rights under international law. Correct?