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1. iamdelirium · 1790353251 · focus · HN ↗

   I wonder if this is going start being abused soon.

   If I was Palantir or any other GOP aligned company, I would be completely against this. What's to stop a Democratic president from doing the same thing and destroying them?

   1. doctorwho42 · 1790353897 · focus · HN ↗

      Because the modern Democrats are primarily a corporate dominated party. They haven't really had any hard hitting legislation nor legal regulation/rulings on corporations in easily the last 30 years.

      I doubt that is going to change anytime soon. They are a private entity, so they can manage and change their primary system any way they want.

      1. autoexec · 1790358851 · focus · HN ↗

         A few things I can remember them doing are net neutrality, banning non-compete agreements for employees, a DMCA exception for allowing 3rd party repairs to McDonald's ice cream machines, and blocking the Albertsons/Kroger merger.

         1. alex_sf · 1790358989 · focus · HN ↗

            Nothing that is really landmark legislation. Dem legislators also didn't do anything about net neutrality. They deferred entirely to the FCC (which is largely why the rules were subsequently struck down).

            1. nutjob2 · 1790361841 · focus · HN ↗

               You write like the senate and its filibuster doesn't exist. They can't pass legislation without GOP votes. Of course they use the FCC given that fact.

               1. spencerflem · 1790364964 · focus · HN ↗

                  The filibuster exists as a convenient excuse to not do anything without offending constituents

                  1. autoexec · 1790369930 · focus · HN ↗

                     If the filibuster is used to stop something that would benefit the people, that's actively doing something and the people should hold the obstructionists accountable for that.

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