Posts Made By: James Brown

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

I KNEW Clarence and Sammy would rule in Trump's favor. If it had been Biden instead of Trump, they would have been their proverbial "originalists" that noted the tariffs issue, as per the constitution, resides in the purview of the congress in this case, and would have sided with the majority opinion.

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

This case is nothing like the student loan case decided by SCOTUS:
 
Key Legal Reasoning of the Dissent (Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, Jackson):
"Lack of Standing: The dissent argued that the state of Missouri failed to show it was directly injured by the plan, noting that the state entity, MOHELA, is separate from the state government.
Clear Statutory Authority: They argued that the HEROES Act specifically gives the Secretary of Education broad, "sweeping" authority to manage student loans during emergencies, and that "modifying" the loans to include forgiveness falls within this power.
Misapplication of the Major Questions Doctrine: Justice Kagan argued that the majority was applying a "made-up" doctrine to invalidate a policy they simply disagreed with, rather than a genuine case of statutory ambiguity.
Separation of Powers: The dissenters argued that the majority was overstepping its judicial role and "exceeding its proper limited role in our nation's governance" by overriding the combined actions of the executive and legislative branches.
Contextual Interpretation: They emphasized that the COVID-19 pandemic was precisely the type of "national emergency" the 2003 HEROES Act was intended to cover."
SCOTUSblog

In the tariff case, also as per SCOTUSblog:

"Justice Thomas separately added that "neither statutory text nor the Constitution provide a basis for ruling against the President".    

(That's plainly wrong and all he had to do is read the constitution before making such an asinine  statement) .

"Broad Interpretation of IEEPA: The dissenters argued that the phrase "regulate... importation" in IEEPA (International Emergency Economic Powers Act) authorizes the president to impose tariffs, which they described as a "traditional and common tool" to manage imports during national emergencies, similar to quotas or embargoes."

(What "national emergency"??? There is no nation emergency as claimed by Trump).

"Text, History, and Precedent: Kavanaugh’s dissent, supported by Thomas and Alito, stated that as a matter of text, history, and precedent, the tariffs were clearly lawful."

(Once again, plainly wrong by merely reading the constitution which reserves the power on tariffs to congress.)

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Ok, you're right as I looked into it a bit more and beyond that in the SCOTUS blog. HOWEVER, "The Supreme Court did not overrule tariffs. They merely overruled a particular use of IEPPA tariffs," Trump said. 
https://www.businessinsider.com/supreme-court-overturn-trump-tariffs-biden-student-loan-forgiveness-2026-2

Now, go argue with Trump!

PS: It is axiomatic that Clarence and Sammy are still hacks...

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Jim, what's your take on what Gorsuch has to say about the ruling:

https://thehill.com/homenews/5751497-gorsuch-criticizes-fellow-justices/

Originally Posted by I’m David Cotterell

I watched the women's and men's gold medal games.  Of course I'm disappointed but it isn't the end of the world.  

Overall I was not surprised the US women won - they have been a tad better than us for a couple of years now.  But sport will cycle with ups and downs and we could come back to the top.  What the US and Canadian women both must keep an eye  on are the Euro teams who are improving every year - it won't be long before the gold medal game will feature a Euro team.....

As for the men - your goalie stole it, plain and simple.  We out-played the US for the entire 2nd and 3rd periods out shot them by nearly double and missed two yawning empty nets - shoulda coulda woulda as we sometimes say.   Nice to see Kash Patel celebrating with the lads, though..... I'd like to see him on skates.

Dave

Originally Posted by Brian McFarland

It's just a shame that the men's team allowed themselves to be used as political props in Trump's clown show last Tuesday.

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll

Hahahahaha. I have too many friends that judge the Presidency based solely on gas prices.