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Fiendish Thingy

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10. He will revise them according to the other laws
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:13 PM
Feb 20

One law caps the tariffs he can impose at 10-15%.

Some of the sector tariffs, such as steel, aluminum, lumber and auto parts are not affected by this ruling, as they weren’t imposed using the fake “emergency” under IEEPA, and so will remain in place,

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Will Trump obey the SCOTUS? [View all] edhopper Feb 20 OP
Isn't it out of his little hands now? Businesses will just not pay. mobeau69 Feb 20 #1
And if Customs holds edhopper Feb 20 #5
Importers will refuse to pay the tariffs. no_hypocrisy Feb 20 #2
What does Trump care edhopper Feb 20 #3
He will obey this ruling Fiendish Thingy Feb 20 #4
So he will just edhopper Feb 20 #7
He will revise them according to the other laws Fiendish Thingy Feb 20 #10
There are other Greg_In_SF Feb 20 #6
Nope Aepps22 Feb 20 #8
He can still use the "National Security" excuse. N/T tonekat Feb 20 #9
Has there been a colicky baby post yet? johnnyfins Feb 20 #11
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