Comment by _alternator_
1 day ago
This should come as no surprise. The administration has no tolerance for anyone with “values” or “scruples” that challenge their power. They fired Judge Advocate Generals (military lawyers) that refused to authorize strikes on civilian boats, for one recent example. If you say ‘no’ for any reason, they fire you.
I think it has also been pretty clear from the beginning of his current term that the primary principle of this administration is to pass whatever has been paid for. E.g. the literally hundreds of executive orders that he started signing en masse the moment he got elected, none of which were written in his style or pen or even possible to write in such volume for a single person in a single day.
The administration has no tolerance for anyone...who refuses to get their knees dirty.
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No other administration has used the "supply chain risk" designation against an American company. This is unprecedented.
It's done worse in this area. Biden administration refused contracts with any company that didn't require all in-person employees to get the covid19 vaccine, so the firing extended down to the employees. The courts stopped this when boosters got added to the requirement.
because it is a big fucking risk if the tool you rely on can refuse to function at a critical moment, and the vendor publicly brags about refusing to eliminate such refusals. ta-ta, see you in 3 years.
Why (the fuck) would a government of the people, believe they have the rights over free enterprise tools, to take them and use them for nefarious purposes
Have you paid attention during any of the Administrations? In this post-Snowden era we have no excuse for not knowing the "government of the people" has been doing this to companies for a long time. AT&T for example. This Administration just does it out in the open.
Should humans tolerate contracts that say “you may not use this thing in this particular way”
That's exactly what the Terms of Service are that you agree to for every service you've ever paid for
We do, it’s called the law and applies to a lot of things.
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Russia got a deal of a rube