The Supreme Court grew a backbone
The Supreme Court struck down Trump's sweeping tariffs in a 6–3 decision, ruling he didn't have the authority to unilaterally slap taxes on imports under emergency powers.
Let's call tariffs what they are: taxes.
And when those taxes go up, so do prices — on groceries, hardware, school supplies, farm equipment. Working families were footing the bill.
The Court said you don't get to rewrite trade policy by executive fiat.
But here's the even bigger part:
Trump isn't backing off. He's already signaling he'll pursue a flat-rate tariff scheme and other workarounds — arguing he doesn't need Congress to reshape the global economy.
That's the real issue.
This was never just about one tariff order. It's about a president who believes limits are optional. Who treats Congress like a suggestion. Who tests how far he can stretch emergency powers before someone stops him.
Hundreds of billions in tariff revenue now hang in the balance — including potential refunds owed to businesses and families who paid more because of this overreach. That money isn't a political slush fund. It belongs to the people who earned it.
You don't strengthen America by making life more expensive and calling it a strategy. You strengthen America by lowering costs, raising wages, and respecting the Constitution.
If Trump can't do it one way, he'll try another. Congress must reclaim its authority over trade — clearly, firmly, and permanently. No more outsourcing constitutional power to whoever happens to sit in the Oval Office. Will you chip in $3 as we end this month to help continue this fight for our constitutional guardrails?
Democracy doesn't run on autopilot. It runs because people pay attention.
I'm paying attention. I know you are too,
Jim
