A Federalist Society Guy -- And Trump Donor -- Owns "Simplified", A Paper Products Company. He Just Sued Trump, Saying The Tariff "Emergency" Orders Are Unlawful.

Well. . . "We must take pleasure in the little things. . . ."

I do dearly love that it is the owner of the business that shepherded Tangerine 1.0's SCOTUS picks through confirmation that now sues in Northern Florida's federal courts -- saying Trump's tariffs are unlawful. The irony here is. . . delicious.

And the guy is not wrong -- this is another unlawful power grab. One fostered by this same supplicant Federalist Society bigwig. Hilarious. Here's the 29-page complaint, and a bit of it:

. . .If the President is permitted to use the IEEPA [emergency order on tariffs] to bypass the statutory scheme for tariffs, the President will have nearly unlimited authority to commandeer Congress’s power over tariffs. He would be empowered to declare a national emergency based on some long-running national problem, then impose tariffs purportedly in the name of that emergency -- thus sidestepping the detailed constraints Congress has placed on the tariff authority it has granted.

The heavy tariff the President imposed on products from China has inflicted economic and competitive harm on Plaintiff Simplified, a small business that purchases products from sources in China and pays the related tariffs. the China Executive Orders require Simplified to pay significantly more in tariffs, thus inflicting severe competitive injury in the form of higher costs, competitive disadvantage, and lost profits. These Executive Orders also deny Simplified the protection the Constitution promised when it assigned Congress sole control of tariffs and the regulation of commerce with foreign nations.

The tariffs imposed by the China Executive Orders will greatly damage Simplified because it imports material from China each year, from December to March. Simplified has to pay tariffs as orders are received in the United States.

Under current plans, the new tariffs will impose hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs on Simplified. If it moves its manufacturing operations away from China, this would impose further costs. Either course would require Simplified to raise its prices to its customers and either reduce its already small staff or not hire more staff. Any raised prices for Simplified’s products will likely reduce demand for those products. . . .

As I say: delicious! Do stay tuned. This is REALLY going to wax Trump's skis!

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