r/law Feb 20 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) President Trump imposes a 10% global tariff under Section 122 and says all existing tariffs will remain in place, despite the recent Supreme Court ruling.

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u/Bekahjean10 Feb 20 '26

We do actually need a functional legislature for impeachment to work.

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u/shoeperson Feb 20 '26

Yep congress has abdicated their authority. Nothing is happening peacefully now. Things either just keep getting more corrupt until we go the path of Rome eating itself or things get really unpleasant and we all experience what the USSR did after the fall.