"It was a chance for them to say whether they believe [a president] can unilaterally invent an 'emergency' & then use it to slap huge new taxes on Americans, all under the auspices of a law that does not authorize presidents to use tariffs....
"Nearly all Republicans failed that test on Wednesday."
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mnm4mcooyknue6u3yswglgzl/post/3lo4u2ei7ws2d
@walterolson.bsky.social they didn't fail the test.
Yes, the people we elected to Congress did say that a president can unilaterally invent an emergency. That was a dumb thing in my opinion, but that's what the people we elected decided.
And so it's not a failure on Wednesday. Rather it was successfully supporting a governmental institution that I personally find really stupid, but we elected these people so I guess the larger public is good with it.
It wasn't a failure: it was a successful democracy. Yay democracy.
