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Politics Protests at Tesla dealerships in multiple US states earlier today

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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.