WaPo 05.08.2025
Washington Post Opinion: I was a GOP governor. I’m supporting a lawsuit against Trump’s tariffs.
WaPo – I was a GOP governor. I’m supporting a lawsuit against Trump’s tariffs – PDF
“Unilateral decrees by a president or governor without restraint are contrary to the foundational constitutional principles that underpin our republic. Trump’s imposition of emergency import taxes is equally objectionable. These executive actions, just like the pandemic-era dictates, did not arise from legislation or law, and most were not debated by elected and empowered legislators.
Thus, in good conscience and principle, I signed on to the well-reasoned legal challenge to this unconstitutional presidential taxation in an amicus brief in the V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump case.” – George Allen, a Republican, served as governor of Virginia and represented Virginia in the U.S. Senate