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> Formally exempting overseas territories like Puerto Rico seems to me a reasonable compromise. If you're going to exempt Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, etc. then
by chimeracoder 4y ago
> Formally exempting overseas territories like Puerto Rico seems to me a reasonable compromise.
If you're going to exempt Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, etc. then why not just repeal it entirely? At that point it doesn't really do anything.
- notch656a 4y agoHawaii isn't a territory and represents significant Jones act related commerce. While I'm not pro jones act it's worth noting Hawaii/Alaska have congressional participation in the democratic process so you can say it's kind of 'their fault' because they're held to the 'social contract' of the majority vote, to whatever weight that validates following laws. Territories do not have congressional representation and thus cannot be faulted for failures of democratic federal decision making. I think even from the pro-jones act perspective there's a compelling argument to exempt territories.