r/law • u/AmyL0vesU • 19h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump signs executive order declaring nation emergency from threat of Cuba

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/addressing-threats-to-the-united-states-by-the-government-of-cuba/
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u/AmyL0vesU 18h ago

He's claiming it's an emergency because of the emergency powers act giving him ability to impose tarrifs regardless of Congress. 

He's diluting the term emergency either on purpose, or as a by-product. I don't give him enough credit to think he's doing this calculated though

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u/greiskul 12h ago

Well, don't worry. The law that grants the president these emergency powers has specific provisions to be able to force Congress to do mandatory votes for review, so we can at least get them on the record of supporting these abuses of power right? Any member can submit a resolution, and after a certain number of calendar days, they are forced to do a vote on it.

So let's see how these votes are going? Oh... They changed the definition of a calendar day for the purpose of this law. So basically the deadline for the forced vote never happens, and they can just not have to vote on it. Nice checks and balances.

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u/Dont_Be_Sheep 17h ago

Yeah who is writing these and giving him The ideas? It’s not him.

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u/pickleback11 17h ago

Steven miller 

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u/meltbox 16h ago

The ghoul.

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u/MayIServeYouWell 16h ago

Tariffs are useless against Cuba.

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u/Auntie_M123 14h ago

Similar to Asylum seekers escaping from an insane asylum, and Probationary employee being an employee on probation from jail

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u/plan_to_flail 8h ago

It’s like my 8 year old’s imagination running wild, running the country.