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Trump Declares Canada 'Will Be Treated Like a State No Longer' as He Announces 50% Tariffs
(www.ibtimes.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2026
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It doesn't matter because the damage is done and he doesn't pay for the court costs.
It absolutely does matter. That's like saying stopping a murderer from killing more people doesn't matter, because they've already killed someone.
What I'm referring to is a court system that finds a crime and only responds with a judgement, "The Supreme Court has determined that this crime is illegal." That's it. No arrests. No jail time. No fine. Not even, "Don't do it again."
Trumps new tariffs, when his previous tariffs were already shown to be illegal is proof that they didn't stop anything.
That would require these actions to be included in Title 18 of the US Code.
Meaning, there would need to be specific legislation written to describe both the crime and the punishment. This would require an act of Congress to correct, so if you want to see this happen, you'd better elect the right people to represent you in Washington...or at the very least, write or call the ones you currently have, and push them to make this a priority.
Most of what Trump is doing are not criminal violations and so have no direct punishment attached to them. They are simply "not legally allowed" under the conditions outlined by the Constitution.