At a rally in Georgia on Thursday night, President Trump declared that he couldn’t wait “forever” for the Supreme Court to rule on the legitimacy of his sweeping tariff policy. Whether or not the court was listening to his complaint, forever arrived today as it handed Trump a thumping defeat. It struck a blow not only for fiscal but also political sanity.

Government intrusion upon the free enterprise system is bound to prove inimical to prosperity and liberty

Government intrusion upon the free enterprise system is bound to prove inimical to prosperity and liberty

The language of the ruling was as lapidary as it was persuasive. “President asserts the extraordinary power to unilaterally impose tariffs of unlimited amount, duration and scope,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the 6-3 opinion. “In light of the breadth, history and constitutional context of that asserted authority, he must identify clear congressional authorization to exercise it.”........

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