Those who sued to have them declared illegal decided not to petition for refunds so the SCOTUS did not address it. However, the tariffs thus being proclaimed illegal, the collection of which is thusly illegal, hence to retain the illegally acquired tariffs/taxes is also illegal and akin to theft. Also, all during the course of litigation regarding same, the government stated repetitively that it was A-okay to collect the tariffs/taxes because the government would refund them if they were declared illegal. So it's time for the government to pay up -- with interest -- as the government swore repeatedly in multiple pleadings (on paper) in courts all over America (including the SCOTUS) that it would refund said collected tariffs should they be deemed illegal.

Trump now hell-bent on imposing the same tariffs using different laws, and the deals made with other countries also up in the air, nobody has any clue what is going to come next.

As we've discussed on this blog, there are multiple ways Trump can tax Americans via tariffs that are questionably legal, however definitely temporary.

I have a clue that the same people who sued Trump and the United States to have the taxes declared illegal will now be suing Trump and the United States to hold them to their multiple and repeated sworn statements that those tariffs/taxes would be refunded if they were declared unconstitutional.

since you're having trouble lately finding Democrats to be disappointed in, may i suggest Joel Klein, former NYC schools chancellor, for his supporting role in the Epstein files. Joel Klein, exploiting children's suffering for his own financial and political gain? color me shocked.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/us/how-former-nyc-schools-chief-joel-klein-became-friendly-with-epstein.html

This feels very much like the days prior to Shrub's disastrous invasion of Iraq, with the difference that the Stable Genius isn't even trying to invent a "weapons of mass destruction" excuse for invading a sovereign country that has NOT attacked the U.S.

On that day, the U.S. ceded the moral high ground in the eyes of many countries about human rights and international law. When we bomb Tehran, the U.S. will have become the equivalent of Putin-led Russia and Iran will be Ukraine.

The only difference will be that many stupid Americans who abhorred Trump's horrible actions until today will feel compelled by "patriotism" to defend "the troops".

Wag the Dog indeed.

Republican watchers have cited an even earlier deadline for when many House Republicans suddenly grow a spine: the filing deadline for their primaries. If a Republican in a "safe" seat can avoid a Trump-endorsed primary opponent, s/he will presumably glide to easy reelection in November. And Trump will not be on the ballot in 2028 (many wags were already calling him a "lame-duck President" after the November 2025 Democratic "wave"), so his influence will also presumably be in decline.

Every Republican after the "all clear" day can be as rebellious as Rep. Massey.