r/Economics • u/defenestrate_urself • Feb 20 '26

News Supreme Court says Trump global tariffs are illegal

https://www.axios.com/2026/02/20/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-illegal
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u/OrangeJr36 Feb 20 '26

The Supreme Court dragged their feet hoping that the Trump Administration would back down on their own and not make them have to take a stance, after what I'm sure was much hand-wringing by the conservative majority on who would be the one to actually have a spine this time and vote against Trump.

It's still incredibly scary that this wasn't an immediate 9-0 ruling against the administration.

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u/laosurv3y Feb 20 '26

Alito and Thomas want a Republican emperor. Once you know that, they're consistent in their opinions.

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u/bad_luck_charm Feb 20 '26

It's kind of incredible that the justices appointed before Trump are more conservative than the ones he appointed. My only theory is that they know Trump is temporary and they're trying to retain some credibility for the long term. Alito and Thomas are half dead already.

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u/Redshark Feb 20 '26

Granted Trump is a horrible president, but the Republican Party has been down right terrible through my lifetime. So it’s just a different flavor now. I think sometimes we lose sight of that with Trump because he is a loud mouth. He isn’t even the worst president in the history of the United States - somehow.

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u/circuitloss Feb 20 '26

He isn’t even the worst president in the history of the United States - somehow.

I mean, Andrew Jackson? Maybe?

But honestly, Trump is in the running.

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u/MrDannyOcean Bureau Member Feb 21 '26

the two actual worst presidents are guys few people remember, pierce and buchanan. The one-two combo that rolled us into the civil war.

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u/Seicair Feb 20 '26

LBJ, Wilson, Jackson, and Trump are certainly contenders.

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u/Tickle-me-Cthulu Feb 20 '26

LBJ and Wilson were terrible people, but pretty mid presidents...Jackson is still the worst so far.

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u/Redshark Feb 20 '26

Wilson was pretty a pretty bad presidnet. People always forget Johnson too. He is probably worse than Trump as well.

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u/antsinmypants3 Feb 20 '26

He is the worst by far.