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BumRushDaShow

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6. That's basically what it boils down to.

Reply to thesquanderer (Reply #5)

Thu May 22, 2025, 10:01 AM

May 22

It's just like what happened when TX first passed the law allowing "bounty hunters" to go after people providing assistance to others to cross state lines to get an abortion and people/organizations sued.

Their cases were thrown out with the judge indicating that "no one had used the law yet" so at that point in time, "no harm, no foul".

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US states mount court challenge to Trump's tariffs [View all] BumRushDaShow May 21 OP

These tariffs are clearly illegal LetMyPeopleVote May 21 #1

Nor is there one to justify anything else this administration has done. It's ridiculous that a president can declare a Karasu May 21 #2

I wonder what took them so long! (n/t) thesquanderer May 21 #3

They have to clearly show "harm" to themselves BumRushDaShow May 22 #4

Ah. It is a flaw in our system that something that will clearly cause harm can't be adjudicated... thesquanderer May 22 #5

That's basically what it boils down to. BumRushDaShow May 22 #6

A provision in the proposed budget bill could limit the ability Emile May 22 #7