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If the amendment is passed still titled as the "Uber Amendment," would the law be considered a Bill of Attainder against Uber? ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B
by gpcz 14y ago
If the amendment is passed still titled as the "Uber Amendment," would the law be considered a Bill of Attainder against Uber? ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_attainder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_attainder )
- rprasad 14y agoNo. A bill of attainder refers to legislative bill declaring someone guilty of a crime. The Amemdment merely prohibits Uber X's planned business model. UberX would not be guilty of anything unless it went ahead with its planned business model. What is it with the armchair lawyers on HN today?
- gpcz 14y agoI freely admit that I'm not a lawyer, which is why I asked a question instead of making a statement. I thank you for your insight, though, as I see you are a lawyer.
- rprasad 14y agoSorry about my statement about the armchair lawyer bit. On other threads today, commenters have been making assertions of the law that have no basis in reality, so my fuse was a little short and I misinterpreted your comment.