Did Justice Gorsuch Help Save Us from a “Climate Emergency”?
Posted by freedomforall 6 hours, 37 minutes ago to Government
Excerpt:
"Justice Neil Gorsuch is facing the ire of the right (including President Trump) for joining the 6–3 majority that—correctly—ruled that President Trump cannot invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose a range of tariffs by executive fiat. This decision reversed the administration’s ability to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China based on a declared fentanyl emergency and much of the rest of the world based on a declared trade deficit emergency.
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Crucially, Gorsuch’s principled approach would prevent a future administration from unilaterally imposing arbitrary carbon tariffs upon declaring a climate emergency under the National Emergencies Act. This policy would have little chance of being authorized by Congress, based on an AP-NORC poll in 2025 that found that less than half of Americans support paying any amount to combat climate change.
Gorsuch was not the only conservative Justice to join the majority; he was not even the only Trump appointee, but the right has seen him as a reliable upholder of Trump’s policies and a block to Biden. However, in the newly decided case, Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, he proves himself an ardent defender of the separation of powers and of limits on executive overreach. "
"Justice Neil Gorsuch is facing the ire of the right (including President Trump) for joining the 6–3 majority that—correctly—ruled that President Trump cannot invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose a range of tariffs by executive fiat. This decision reversed the administration’s ability to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China based on a declared fentanyl emergency and much of the rest of the world based on a declared trade deficit emergency.
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Crucially, Gorsuch’s principled approach would prevent a future administration from unilaterally imposing arbitrary carbon tariffs upon declaring a climate emergency under the National Emergencies Act. This policy would have little chance of being authorized by Congress, based on an AP-NORC poll in 2025 that found that less than half of Americans support paying any amount to combat climate change.
Gorsuch was not the only conservative Justice to join the majority; he was not even the only Trump appointee, but the right has seen him as a reliable upholder of Trump’s policies and a block to Biden. However, in the newly decided case, Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, he proves himself an ardent defender of the separation of powers and of limits on executive overreach. "
