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Ted Cruz: “The major questions doctrine is a big conservative principle…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cruz Predicts 5–4 Supreme Court Ruling on Trump Tariffs

Published | Video Starts at 22:05

Now, Justice Gorsuch, if you look at his questions, his questions showed a significant degree of skepticism to the administration's position and in particular, focusing on The major questions doctrine is a big conservative principle that limits the power of the executive branch. It's really important. So Gorsuch asked, what is the limiting principle here? And he asked further, if regulate importation includes tariffs, what stops the President from imposing them for any asserted foreign threats? (22:05–22:13)

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Asserts the major questions doctrine is a conservative principle limiting executive power.

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