• SarcasticMan@lemmy.world
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    A better plan of attack would be to make Musk’s business life a living hell by finding a way to tighten FAA safety regulations and then fine and revoke their licenses when they inevitably fail to meet the new requirements. It would tie him up in courts for a good long time, but that’s a pipe dream because the Demecrats are too chicken shit to do anything that would actually help fight this. Also they don’t have the numbers so puff puff pass.

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      it would be, but they are the minority party in the federal legislature. They can’t do the things you’re suggesting on their own. Obstructionism is the best course of action. You’re asking for things they literally can’t do, instead of things they choose not to like normal.

      FAA is run by the executive branch. They are subject to laws that have to pass the republican legislature. Not a reasonable option at this point unless republicans start to turn on musk.

      Those who could craft or enforce laws against musk right now are the states. If a state could charge musk with a crime and arrest him for it it could stick. The presidential pardon only extends to federal crimes.

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        So, states need to grind every business of his to a halt by revoking all low level approvals for anything, pending review that may never actually happen (or requires scheduling with an extremely understaffed review board thats booked solid for the next several years?)

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            7 hours ago

            … To get to the other side! /s

            cheap and/or illegal labor that can be easily threatened