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So we're making it clearer and clearer that US is ruled by corporations rather than elected officials. I just hope they keep the same momentum the next time som

by ulucs 5y ago

So we're making it clearer and clearer that US is ruled by corporations rather than elected officials. I just hope they keep the same momentum the next time someone rallies for intervention in Middle East

smoldesu 5y ago
Maybe Texas ought to just host the site themselves if it means so much to them. GoDaddy, AWS and DigitalOcean have no obligation to host your site if they object to the contents of your site, that's been inside the EULA of every VPS distributor since 2005.
- dundarious 5y ago
  I haven’t read any detailed piece on the SCOTUS decision, but I think a big part in why the law is allowed to go ahead for now is that it is: - a civil statute, not criminal - reported/enforced by private individuals/entities, not the state government I suspect the law was crafted specifically to deny the possibility for the government to operate such a site, and that this was the “one weird trick” used to get around the Roe precedent, at least for 5 of the justices. I’m not totally confident in that, so I’d appreciate learning if I’m wrong.
  - PoignardAzur 5y ago
    Well, it sure is too bad that this law meant to bypass constitutional precedent by relying on private individuals to act as DAs might be slightly hampered by other private individuals denying them the use of their platform for this purpose.
    - dundarious 5y ago
      To be clear, I’m massively against the new law. I was just explaining that my understanding is that for its proponents, a workaround such as hosting with the state government wouldn’t work because the legislators are hoist with their own petard.
- rscoots 5y ago
  It is not a government website.
threeseed 5y ago
Companies have the right to operate their service however they choose provided it's not illegal or discriminatory. Consumer have the right to use or not use said service. Been this way for centuries.
- kook_throwaway 5y ago
  Neither of those statements is even close to being true.
smt88 5y ago
GoDaddy refused service, so they immediately went to a competitor. How else do you want it to work? I agree we are ruled by corporations, but this isn't an example of that problem.

by ulucs 5y ago

smoldesu 5y ago

Maybe Texas ought to just host the site themselves if it means so much to them. GoDaddy, AWS and DigitalOcean have no obligation to host your site if they object to the contents of your site, that's been inside the EULA of every VPS distributor since 2005.

dundarious 5y ago
I haven’t read any detailed piece on the SCOTUS decision, but I think a big part in why the law is allowed to go ahead for now is that it is: - a civil statute, not criminal - reported/enforced by private individuals/entities, not the state government I suspect the law was crafted specifically to deny the possibility for the government to operate such a site, and that this was the “one weird trick” used to get around the Roe precedent, at least for 5 of the justices. I’m not totally confident in that, so I’d appreciate learning if I’m wrong.
- PoignardAzur 5y ago
  Well, it sure is too bad that this law meant to bypass constitutional precedent by relying on private individuals to act as DAs might be slightly hampered by other private individuals denying them the use of their platform for this purpose.
  - dundarious 5y ago
    To be clear, I’m massively against the new law. I was just explaining that my understanding is that for its proponents, a workaround such as hosting with the state government wouldn’t work because the legislators are hoist with their own petard.
rscoots 5y ago
It is not a government website.

threeseed 5y ago

Companies have the right to operate their service however they choose provided it's not illegal or discriminatory. Consumer have the right to use or not use said service. Been this way for centuries.

kook_throwaway 5y ago
Neither of those statements is even close to being true.

smt88 5y ago

GoDaddy refused service, so they immediately went to a competitor. How else do you want it to work? I agree we are ruled by corporations, but this isn't an example of that problem.