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Assuming this is true, why does that make it a federal issue?
by bogositosius 9y ago
Assuming this is true, why does that make it a federal issue?
- ubernostrum 9y agoBecause the federal government has jurisdiction over many things that cross state lines. Even if you personally never cross a state line, if you're coordinating people in multiple states to break laws, and sending information to them about what to do and how, there's a good chance you're on the wrong side of some federal laws.
- bogositosius 9y agoYes, but for evading city taxi regulators?!?
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoNationwide? Yes (at least arguably). At that point, it's a nationwide conspiracy. (Note: I do not know if this probe is about more than one city. If it's only about Portland, my argument does not hold.)
- bogositosius 9y agoThe mafia-like, protectionist taxi regulations should be considered the true conspiracy, IMHO.
- nebabyte 9y agoIsn't that up to the cities?
- bogositosius 9y agoSure. And that's why the feds should stay out of it.
- nebabyte 9y ago> Cities make laws that are up to them > Company seemingly undergoes systemic effort to break such laws in cities across state lines > Fed gets involved to investigate possibility of racketeering Not seeing the problem here...?
- bogositosius 9y ago>Not seeing the problem here...? Nope. Let the cities enforce their own laws.
- memmcgee 9y agoThe taxi cabs aren't all one company though. Most taxi cab companies operate in one city. Additionally, lobbying is not a federal crime.