Source: Orange County Register
by Ben Bayer
“Donald Trump’s April 2 tariffs paralyzed businesses that rely on international trade, wreaked havoc with financial markets, and injected new economic uncertainty into everyone’s life. Far from offering ‘liberation,’ Trump’s executive orders embody an arbitrary lawlessness that threatens the individual liberties of the entrepreneurs who create goods and services so many of us depend upon. In an effort to stand up for the rights of aggrieved small businesses, two recent lawsuits argue that the executive orders lack statutory authority. … It may be prudent for businesses facing closure to seek relief from these tariffs by asking the courts to overturn the executive orders as lawless. But in truth, the IEEPA itself is lawless at its heart. Its key provisions are ripe for the abuse of tyrants opposed to individual freedom.” (04/24/25)