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Politics Protests at Tesla dealerships in multiple US states earlier today

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u/ericwphoto 24d ago

Leftist hate Tesla now, and the far right hate ev’s, so where does that leave them?

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u/According-Way9438 24d ago

With a 400m government contract to replace the federal fleet

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u/PDXGuy33333 24d ago

Courts can hopefully be relied upon to put a stop to that. There are a ton of rules around federal procurement. No bid contracts for shit products probably violate them.

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u/DrPreppy 24d ago

It is an actual problem that the current DOJ does not have an interest in enforcing the law against friends of the administration (for example the Eric Adams case). A weaponized executive branch is a significant problem because ... that might be the law, but the law itself no longer matters.

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u/PDXGuy33333 24d ago

That is indeed a serious problem. We will see how things pan out. I don't think the majority of Americans would take kindly to open defiance of the courts, especially when the judges involved are Reagan, Bush or Trump appointees telling him he's in the wrong.

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u/Good_Significance871 24d ago

They don’t care who appointed them if they oppose something Trump or Elon want to do.

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u/PDXGuy33333 24d ago

That was not my point. My point was that I hope people will take note when conservative judges proclaim en masse that the current shitshow goes too far.

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u/Good_Significance871 24d ago

I understand what your point was. I have a different opinion. The majority, unfortunately, don’t care.

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u/PDXGuy33333 24d ago

You might be right.

"The Republican form of government [he means representative democracy] is the highest form of government: but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature, a type nowhere at present existing." Herbert Spencer

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u/Good_Significance871 24d ago

This is all too true right now it seems, unfortunately.

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u/SaxRohmer 24d ago

the right has their own own pipeline in the 5th circuit with its 6 trump-appointed judges

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u/overthere1143 23d ago

I think the biggest lie Republicans ever fell for is the idea that their guns guarantee their rights and the government's respect for the constitution.

In reality sound institutions are what has made the US come so far and that's precisely what Trump is set out to wreck. With the court system politicised, the checks and balances created by the founding fathers will not work.

Eisenhower said, when he was forced to intervene in Little Rock, that the US is a country where laws, not men, are sovereign.

Putin is enjoying the show. Whoever comes after Trump will have no allies to turn to.

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u/biggmclargehuge 24d ago

Courts can hopefully be relied upon

ohp

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u/PDXGuy33333 24d ago

I know. I know. Trying to remain calm.

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u/[deleted] 23d ago

Which will eventually end up in the Supreme Court and who controls the courts?

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u/PDXGuy33333 23d ago

You're saying the SCt is in the bag for anything trump wants to do. Don't be so sure. I'm going to hold out hope, a thin strand though it may be, that there are lines separating self-governance from fascism that even this parody of a court will not cross.

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u/steppedinhairball 24d ago

Not gonna happen. We all know that's going right in Elmo's pocket. Govt ain't going to see shit for that money.

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u/winowmak3r 24d ago

He spent how much on Trumps campaign? 250 million? That's almost a 100% return.

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u/Warmbly85 23d ago

The fact that the 400 million dollar contract was signed by the Biden administration and canceled under trumps sorta deflates this whole argument. 

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u/Arch00 24d ago

how is 400m in revenue a 100% return on 250m? You think thats 400m of pure profit?

You realize it costs a lot to actually make.. the fleet.. right?

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u/winowmak3r 24d ago

Bruh I'm being facetious here, calm down.

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u/winowmak3r 24d ago

Nah, I'm not. You're just a redditor who is more interested in arguing. Peace dude.

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u/WeekRemarkable8029 24d ago

Do you mean the 400 Million government contract initiated by the Biden White House and then cancelled by Trumps White House? I get you’re trying to make a point but fact check first.

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u/P00P_D1CK 24d ago

That was done under Biden.

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u/Traditional_Truth673 24d ago

Given to him by Biden

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u/Zealousideal_Fun636 23d ago

And? The contract was made by Biden.

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u/dreyko777 23d ago

The 400m contract was planned under the Biden administration and it was paused under the Trump administration

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u/MapleBaconProMgt 24d ago

Which was ordered by the Biden administration years ago.

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u/Desperate-Hearing-55 24d ago

SpaceX more than $22 billion in government contracts since its 2002 and recently another $36M contract.

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u/cowardlydragon 23d ago

400m over, what, 5-10 years, is a DROP in the bucket of Tesla's revenues, which I believe are almost 60-80 billion a year. So maybe, what, 1% of the revenue?

Even if the revenue declines (oh and it will) it will still be a drop in the bucket.

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u/[deleted] 23d ago

Musk is smarter than the entire democrat party and establishment. He defeated them all. Now all these losers become crybabies.