Commentary: Congress, not the president, has power over tariffs
by Charles C.W. Cooke, Los Angeles Times
Jul 27, 2018
3 minutes
Intoxicated by talk of "co-equal branches," and blinded by our monomaniacal focus on the White House, many Americans could be forgiven for forgetting that it is Congress, not the presidency, in which the Constitution invests most of the power.
Not only does Congress enjoy the capacity to remove officers from the other two branches, while remaining untouchable itself, it also bears responsibility for the gravest decisions that a government may be called upon to make. Congress decides whether or not
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