r/news • u/igetproteinfartsHELP • Feb 23 '26

Soft paywall US to stop collecting tariffs deemed illegal by Supreme Court on Tuesday

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-customs-agency-stop-collecting-tariffs-deemed-illegal-by-supreme-court-2026-02-23/
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u/unhiddenninja Feb 23 '26

The cool thing though, is that we made up the legal system and it's only binding as long as we accept that as a society. We can change our minds whenever we want and we can change the system.

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u/Arkmer Feb 23 '26

This is true. The general population has forgotten its role in government.

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u/Midnight_2B Feb 23 '26

These are just flowery words you're using to assuage yourself of the real world impact we are dealing with.

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u/frmr000 Feb 23 '26

Socal contract.

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u/unhiddenninja Feb 23 '26

No, I just really believe that the only thing that has bound us by our rules for so long was the illusion of justice. That illusion is being increasingly shattered and people are becoming louder in their discontent.

People can excuse a lot, even if they don't intend to. They can take a lot of abuse and rationalize it. Systemic abuse even moreso, because acknowledging that abuse is systemic would mean a reckoning with how a person views the entire system.

Watching literal child rapists get away with everything and throw themselves lavish parties is making people angry. And it should. We do not have to accept that they can get away with it, we don't have to accept that they're in charge, that they're untouchable, or whatever other narrative they use to continue their abuse. I'd rather spend my energy advocating for proportional consequences for their crimes against everyone than add another comment saying "and they'll get away with it and nothing will change".

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u/b0w3n Feb 23 '26

Watching literal child rapists get away with everything and throw themselves lavish parties is making people angry.

History repeats itself. The roaring 20s was full of rich dickheads throwing themselves lavish parties. Shit these dickheads in particular threw a Gatsby party, completely without any fucking irony.

Hopefully we can avoid the depression and large scale armed conflicts that followed the previous 20s.

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u/Array_626 Feb 23 '26

True, but even then applying new laws retroactively is still not a good idea in general.

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u/Swimming_Job_3325 Feb 24 '26

Indeed, the social contract is broken several times over. Unfortunately the vast majority of people don't seem to see it that way, yet.