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Trump administration declares brass instruments a national security threat (www.classicfm.com)

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The administration argues that relying on imported metals could reduce demand for American-made materials, leaving the US with less domestic production and fewer critical supplies in the event of a national emergency.

And because brass instruments are made mostly from copper and zinc, they have been swept into the same net as fire extinguishers, floor safes, electrical cables, welding-machine parts, and tanker trailers.

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[-] SailorFuzz@lemmy.world 51 points 3 hours ago

the tariffs that, again, the courts already ruled were unconstitutional. Trump doesn't have the authority to levy taxes/tariffs. And yet, he keeps ordering tariffs around for bullshit national security reasons.

[-] CaptainMan251@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago

I cannot understand why Trump just says "Do these things that break the law" and everyone just fucking does it.

I was actually shocked that he didn't just coerce everyone into halting birthright citizenship

[-] SailorFuzz@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago

I mean, didnt he? He just put out an executive order to attack birthright citizenship immediately after and in response to the supreme court upholding that its a constitutional right. He doesnt give af what courts say, or the law says.

[-] DomeGuy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

The POTUS has no power to levy taxes without an act of congress.

There are a bunch of acts of.congress that give discretionary power to the POTUS for certain specific taxes in response to certain international actions.

Here's a plausible sounding website found from a quick web search.

https://legalunitedstates.com/can-trump-still-impose-tariffs/

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