And so tariffs are at the intersection of laying, collecting taxes, duties, imposts and excises, in other words, taxing and regulating commerce with foreign nations. Historically, tariffs have been a traditional tool for regulating imports and international trade. On the other hand, Tariffs are literally taxes, their duties. It's the oldest and most classic taxation. And so the dispute is whether Congress, when it used the language in ipa, which is a statute, to giving the President the power to regulate imports, whether it clearly and constitutionally delegated tariff authority to the executive. (04:46–04:54)
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Asserts that tariffs are a form of taxation and are among the oldest forms of taxation.
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