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It's weird because we're currently trying to use the existing regulatory regime, which was created god knows how many decades ago, to wrangle with new companies
by bilbo0s 2y ago
It's weird because we're currently trying to use the existing regulatory regime, which was created god knows how many decades ago, to wrangle with new companies that clearly don't fit into the existing definitions. Now we're in this embarrassing situation that people are trying to extricate themselves from because they know if this makes it to the Supremes the whole thing will be called out for the legally laughable farce that it is.
This is easy to solve though, just change the laws. Why are we putzing around with courts when we can just change the law? I'll never understand that?
Maybe the politicians see court cases as being able to be seen to be doing something, while at the same time having the comfort of knowing nothing will actually be done? Because they could easily just change the laws. The strategy they're pursuing doesn't make sense right now.
- BryantD 2y agoIt's fairly hard to pass substantial bills these days thanks to polarization -- when a significant portion of your base sees cooperation as a betrayal, the incentives get wonky. (Not pointing that comment at either the left or the right to the exclusion of the other.) The days of Ted Kennedy finding ways to work across the aisle are gone, at least for now.
- alsetmusic 2y ago> This is easy to solve though, just change the laws. When a large subset of people only care about culture war, this isn’t easy.
- mgfist 2y ago> This is easy to solve though, just change the laws. Changing the law for highly politicized situations is damn near impossible today.