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Re:Judge Orders Government to Begin Refunding More Than $130... by suzdude on Thursday March 05, 2026 @11:34AM (#47263774)
courts / SCOTUS let the government roll out a massive and obviously illegal tax on citizens for a long time.

The don't forget about congress. 216 GOP congressional reps voted to handicap congress's ability to halt tariffs. For much of the current session of congress, their calendar wasn't counting days.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/house-republicans-block-con...

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Re:Judge Orders Government to Begin Refunding More Than $130... by pnt12 on Friday March 06, 2026 @03:48AM (#47272579)
This is a tactic I'm seeing more in politics. When it's in the interests of a group for something to pass, but they don't want the blame, they can abstain or defer. It still goes through and if it goes wrong they can argue it's not their fault. Win/win for them.
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