4 ms·
Providers are free who they choose to do business with, or not do business with. Are you arguing that the government should be able to compel a provider to allo
by toomuchtodo 9mo ago
Providers are free who they choose to do business with, or not do business with. Are you arguing that the government should be able to compel a provider to allow their use when it’s well documented the government does not respect nor adhere to the rule of law? I think you misunderstand commerce and contract law.
- alex43578 9mo agoProviders are bound by plenty of laws that alter how they do business or who they do business with. You can’t say “no disabled people at your business”. Hell, you can’t even say “no fake service animals at my restaurant”. Many in America also think you can’t say no girls in the Boy Scouts, or no men in a women’s locker room.
- toomuchtodo 9mo agoWhen Congress makes the law, you will be accurate. At this time, there is no law that enables the US executive branch to achieve their desired outcome of strong arming Anthropic. > Many in America also think you can’t say no girls in the Boy Scouts, or no men in a women’s locker room. Your average American is low functioning, low education, vibe driven with a 6th-8th grade reading level, so this ("What Americans think") is not terribly relevant in my opinion. Provide statute and case law.
- alex43578 9mo agoDefense Production Act.
- toomuchtodo 9mo agoWhich I'm sure will work as well as tariffs. Three years to go, good luck to them, slowing them down as proven exceptionally effective. Their efforts will likely die at midterms. https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/ https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal...
- toomuchtodo 9mo agoAnthropic says it will challenge Pentagon supply chain risk designation in court -https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47189441 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47189441 - February 2026