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>Yeah, they are unenforceable in other states Yes there are other states that have similar limits, and many other states that don't. >and in all of them if th

>Yeah, they are unenforceable in other states Yes there are other states that have similar limits, and many other states that don't. >and in all of them if they are determined to be unreasonable in court That's a tautology. A court can refuse to enforce any contract for many reasons. The problem is that what may be considered unreasonable in California might not be in Georgia. It's also not super helpful for someone who can't afford a lawyer to fight it. Or for someone who can't find another job because companies don't want to deal with the hassle.

WalterBright 6y ago
Courts tend to take a dim view of well-monied people bullying the not-monied in courts. Larger companies are well aware of this, so are their employees, and the companies get sued constantly by those employees, and the companies usually settle because it's cheaper. I personally know of many, many cases of this.
- learc83 6y ago
  >Courts tend to take a dim view of well-monied people bullying the not-monied in courts Even if this is true in theory, it's so completely untrue from a practical perspective that it's pointless to debate.
  - WalterBright 6y ago
    > it's so completely untrue from a practical perspective Poor people successfully sue businesses ALL THE TIME. Besides, just last week a friend of mine told me that the former boss of one of his employees threatened a lawsuit over a non-compete agreement. He simply told the former boss "see ya in court and you'll be paying my legal bill". That was the end of that. Not only are most of these just bluster, it's not profitable to sue poor people, since poor people don't have money.
    - learc83 6y ago
      There's really no point in debating someone like you. No matter what I say you'll just quote some unverifiable anecdote and declare victory. I'll leave you with some advice that helped me find my way out of libertarian ideology when I was younger. Stop and think for a second. Why the "proper functions of government" just happen to line up exactly with the functions that directly benefit you.
  - Frondo 6y ago
    Don't worry, it isn't true in theory either. Courts don't give a shit about that sort of high-minded honorableness. Why, the existence of anti-SLAPP laws comes directly out of courts not caring how they're weaponized by well-monied people bullying not-monied people. That's literally the point of anti-SLAPP laws. GP's claim makes no sense with even the dimmest awareness of the court system.

WalterBright 6y ago

Courts tend to take a dim view of well-monied people bullying the not-monied in courts. Larger companies are well aware of this, so are their employees, and the companies get sued constantly by those employees, and the companies usually settle because it's cheaper. I personally know of many, many cases of this.

learc83 6y ago
>Courts tend to take a dim view of well-monied people bullying the not-monied in courts Even if this is true in theory, it's so completely untrue from a practical perspective that it's pointless to debate.
- WalterBright 6y ago
  > it's so completely untrue from a practical perspective Poor people successfully sue businesses ALL THE TIME. Besides, just last week a friend of mine told me that the former boss of one of his employees threatened a lawsuit over a non-compete agreement. He simply told the former boss "see ya in court and you'll be paying my legal bill". That was the end of that. Not only are most of these just bluster, it's not profitable to sue poor people, since poor people don't have money.
  - learc83 6y ago
    There's really no point in debating someone like you. No matter what I say you'll just quote some unverifiable anecdote and declare victory. I'll leave you with some advice that helped me find my way out of libertarian ideology when I was younger. Stop and think for a second. Why the "proper functions of government" just happen to line up exactly with the functions that directly benefit you.
- Frondo 6y ago
  Don't worry, it isn't true in theory either. Courts don't give a shit about that sort of high-minded honorableness. Why, the existence of anti-SLAPP laws comes directly out of courts not caring how they're weaponized by well-monied people bullying not-monied people. That's literally the point of anti-SLAPP laws. GP's claim makes no sense with even the dimmest awareness of the court system.