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SCOTUS is going to smack down California eventually on the extra-territorial impact of its laws. There's a case pending about the impact of their recent legisl
by golemotron 4y ago
SCOTUS is going to smack down California eventually on the extra-territorial impact of its laws.
There's a case pending about the impact of their recent legislation on humane livestock handling for meat sold in California. Regardless, of how people feel about the livestock issue, single states should not be able create legislation that forces entire national and international industries to re-tool.
If you want to do that you should be a country, not a state.
- Bud 4y agoNobody is "forcing" anything, here. Obviously. California has substantial market power. It is entirely within its rights to dictate how things will be done within California. If that means that some companies then feel some financial inventive to do it that way in general because it's easier, then that's just too bad.
- golemotron 4y agoBrush up on the history of the Commerce Clause in the Constitution. It's likely that it will be in the news when SCOTUS considers the pork case next year.
- Bud 4y agoBrush up on California's emission standards for cars. And the history of its standards for gasoline. BTW, arguing that the current joke of a SCOTUS might rule against California isn't a real argument.
- golemotron 4y agoBe careful what you wish for. Extra-territoriality is a useful concept for Blue states defending themselves from commercial effects of laws passed in Red states too. You can have federalism while being a good neighbor.
- idontpost 4y agoFunny how fascists only care about this when it's California doing it, and not Texas.
- golemotron 4y agoIt's bad regardless of who does it.