CURRENT EVENTS April 7- 14
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A bill of attainder is a law that imposes a punishment on a specific person or group of people without first going through a trial, something the Constitution explicitly forbids not once, but twice. Judge Howell’s simple question was: Are President Trump’s executive orders targeting specific law firms forbidden because they are essentially bills of attainder? The Trump administration’s lawyer responded that, “as a pure constitutional matter, . . . the bill of attainder restriction is only on Article I and not on Article II [of the Constitution], and so it doesn’t apply to the president.”
To be sure, Article I sets out the structures and powers of Congress, while Article II announces the powers of the president. But the government’s suggestion that the constitutional prohibition on attainder only applies to Article I represents a dangerous formalism that ignores separation of powers principles and contradicts clear historical practice.
The original constitutional meaning of the Bill of Attainder clauses—as revealed by text, structure, and history—all show that the president cannot issue bills of attainder. Apart from their other constitutional defects, the unprecedented Trump orders targeting individuals and organizations plainly function as bills of attainder. On their face, they are prohibited by the Constitution and repugnant to its separation of powers.
… The history books are littered with examples of English kings using bills of attainder to target their political enemies, cursorily blessed by the approval of more compliant parliaments. From Jack Cade of Kent (1450), to Thomas Cromwell(1540), to the Earl of Strafford (1641), many famous enemies of the Crown were condemned by attainder. But even if legislative approval merely gave the kingly act “political cover,” no king dared to dispense with it entirely. In short, for the 300 years leading up to the American Revolution, no British monarch acted without the “consent of lords and commons.” As far as we can tell, unilateral action was never even proposed.
… Throughout English history, bills of attainder were invariably a joint exercise—the weapon of both king and parliament working in concert. When the Framers drafted the Constitution’s prohibitions against bills of attainder, they did so with this complete historical picture in mind. The attainder was the king’s instrument as much as Parliament’s, and the Framers understood it as an abuse of governmental power broadly conceived, not merely a legislative excess.
Thus, America’s president, with powers “much inferior to” those of the British Crown, cannot claim a power even the king did not possess. …”
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I guess no one here wants to mention that the consumer price index fell by .1 percent compared with the previous month after climbing each month since July 2022. Economists had predicted that prices would rise by .1 percent.
Energy prices fell by 2.4 percent in the month, led by a 6.3 percent decline in gas prices.
Promises kept: "Starting on day one, we will end inflation and make America affordable again to bring down the prices of all goods."
Energy prices fell by 2.4 percent in the month, led by a 6.3 percent decline in gas prices.
Promises kept: "Starting on day one, we will end inflation and make America affordable again to bring down the prices of all goods."
lawtig02
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Link?
1moretimeagain
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Any idea what drove down gas prices?
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There is literally a thread dedicated to this sort of economic news & and today’s CPI announcement was covered there:
Also, please share the link for your data. Thanks!
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Futures fell because hints of a massive recession from orangeturd Trade wars
OPEC jacked output-presumably to suck Orangeturds ego
I understand you likely know this 1moretimeagin
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Inflation Eased in March, but Tariffs Threaten to Stoke Price Pressures
Gasoline prices fall steeply; consumer prices unexpectedly decline from a month earlierConsumer prices declined month-over-month in March for the first time in nearly five years, a welcome development for inflation-weary consumers but one that economists said is likely to be short-lived due to new trade tariffs.
The consumer-price index fell 0.1% in March, the Labor Department said Thursday, the first time it recorded a month-over-month decline since May 2020.
Year-over-year inflation cooled sharply to a 2.4% increase in the CPI, below the 2.6% rise that economists expected. A steep decline in gasoline prices last month helped pull that number lower.
Prices excluding food and energy categories—the so-called core measure economists watch in an effort to better capture inflation’s underlying trend—rose 2.8%, below forecasts for a 3% increase. That was the smallest increase in the core measure since March 2021.
Normally, a slowdown in year-over-year price increases would be welcome news for consumers, who have faced years of high inflation, and the Federal Reserve, which has been struggling to bring down price pressures. But this time, it will be hard for investors, policymakers and businesses to read too much into the March data.
President Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement of sweeping new tariffs didn’t happen until April 2, which means their direct effect won’t show up until the next consumer-price report a month from now.
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Where the fuck is DOGE?!
ChileG
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I mean, if they were should t they just get pardons like everyone else?
ChileG
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Several people have commented on this, including myself.
lawtig02
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Ram's out smoking a doobie with his buddy Ray Smith after he was "exonerated" via the election. Let's give him some grace to rejoin the real world after he comes down from that months-long high.
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"Promises made, promises kept!"
Absolutely SHAMEFUL how Trump is using his podium to continue to spread LIES about the 2020 election beign rigged, and threatening persecution on anyone who tells the TRUTH. No, Dotard, the 2020 election was NOT rigged. You're LYING to the American people. How is this not gross weaponization of the executive branch of our federal government?
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