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> But the (b|tr)illionare class? I'd assume they have access to enough legal services to make even the government careful of trampling their first amendment rig
by ben_w 4d ago
> But the (b|tr)illionare class? I'd assume they have access to enough legal services to make even the government careful of trampling their first amendment rights. Is the national security gag order process so strong that the government doesn't have to worry about motivated, well-resourced actors buying really good lawyers and blowing up their favorite tool?
Hard to hire a lawyer after being struck with a missile as an "emergency executive order after intelligence sources indicated they were in the process of endangering the nation", or however the executive of the day wishes to phrase it.
When something is genuinely national security, and "national security" isn't just an excuse, that is not off the table.
- iamnothere 3d agoIn the US, this would likely lead to the immediate launch of a new Business Plot, if the government weren’t already captured by those same interests. (Which also explains why your hypothetical won’t happen.)
- ben_w 3d agoThere's a lot of ways it might go. Won't be too surprised if the next Democrat leadership throws the book at Musk; and give how unpopular Data Centres are generally (and how uninterested Republicans seem to be in EVs), only mildly surprised if the next Republican after Trump likewise.