United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

[Free-Stater 101]

Law Will Install Kill Switches In All New Cars (msn.com)

So kill switches in all new cars? Who thought this was a good idea? Also, it will determine what 'impaired' driving is. Yeah, I forsee the car companies being sued over this especially once the thing is hacked.

I don't like the possibility of people being able to stop a car electronically, besides the obvious abuse by the police and the moral questions it causes, what's to stop a stalker or somebody who has been cassing you for a robbery or worse decides to use the tech to kill your engine suddenly in a remote place with no one around?

What's to stop businesses such as auto shops from hacking into this tech and shutting a car down every once and awhile for 'expensive repairs' when the money gets low?

It just seems another way for the powerful to control the powerless in the name of safety.

 

[Rocinante]

@Cherico you need to empty your PM box or something. it says you cannot receive new PMs due to exceeding your quota

This is a bug, happens to me a lot of times when I PM people. Usually the message goes through anyways

 

[Sergeant Foley]

I see Biden is planning on going to one of the border checkpoints in El Paso next week.

 

[Free-Stater 101]

I see Biden is planning on going to one of the border checkpoints in El Paso next week.

Why? So he has more wide open space to stare into?

 

[Bacle]

Why? So he has more wide open space to stare into?

ALMO arrest El Chapo's son to impress Biden during this visit, which has set off massive amounts of cartel violence by the Sinaloa and friends.

So even if Biden doesn't visit, he's already had an effect.

 

[Bassoe]

ALMO arrest El Chapo's son to impress Biden during this visit, which has set off massive amounts of cartel violence by the Sinaloa and friends.

So even if Biden doesn't visit, he's already had an effect.

So, maximum hypothetical disaster scenario, Biden gets caught up in it and we end up invading Mexico in retaliation?

Goddammit, I thought this year would stop ripping off cheesy technothriller plotlines.

 

[Zachowon]

Hey.
We get more land and can have Mexico be where we put all the immigrants

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Hey.
We get more land and can have Mexico be where we put all the immigrants

DeSantis upping the ante even further against Disney by having a statewide board overseeing it.

 

[Rocinante]

DeSantis upping the ante even further against Disney by having a statewide board overseeing it.

How is this related to the thread or the post you quoted?

 

[Abhorsen]

This thread is about Biden's actions, not DeSantis'. Please stay on topic.

 

[Bacle]

 

[Typhonis]

Sounds like the FBI needs to raid that think tank. They had them raid Trump for documents he had.

 

[Rocinante]

Sounds like the FBI needs to raid that think tank. They had them raid Trump for documents he had.

Yeah like that will ever happen lol

Every past president/VP has done stuff like this, and no one cared until Trump, and they still don't care unless it's Trump.

 

[Typhonis]

Yeah like that will ever happen lol

Every past president/VP has done stuff like this, and no one cared until Trump, and they still don't care unless it's Trump.

The problem is the precedent is set. That horse is loose and not returning to the stable.

 

[Rocinante]

The problem is the precedent is set. That horse is loose and not returning to the stable.

I wish that was true. But it isn't.

It's a standard that will only be applied to right wingers.

 

[Blasterbot]

I wish that was true. But it isn't.

It's a standard that will only be applied to right wingers.

and that is why they need the standard applied to them. either it is acceptable and they will be hoist by their own petards, or it isn't and the same defenses apply to trump. win either way.

 

[Rocinante]

and that is why they need the standard applied to them. either it is acceptable and they will be hoist by their own petards, or it isn't and the same defenses apply to trump. win either way.

Okay, and over here in reality, Trump is likely going to get charged for this, and no democrat who has done the same ever will.

 

[Cherico]

The problem is the precedent is set. That horse is loose and not returning to the stable.

Should we be thankful that our enemies are such open hippocrits?

 

[DarthOne]

Should we be thankful that our enemies are such open hippocrits?

Not if it doesn’t help us beat them.

 

[Captain X]

Naturally there will be no consequences for this blatant violation of the Constitution.