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    6 months ago

    Well sure, that’s probably the real reason… But with how moustache-twirlingly evil these fuckers seem to delight in being these days, can you say for certain it’s the only reason? 🧐

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      6 months ago

      probably the real reason

      That reason might be pretty significant as regards these laws, like the Florida one, holding up in court in that states have some constraints on what they can do to create protectionist laws that disrupt interstate trade.

      Like, if you’re a big beef-producing state, the beef producers can’t say “okay, we’re gonna block out-of-state competition and keep our state as a protected market against beef producers who operate in more-urban areas”.

      I commented the other day on the potential of a Dormant Commerce Clause case challenging them.

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        6 months ago

        Oh, I was just being facetious for a laugh. I know these sorts of decisions are just functionally evil driven by financial motivations, rather than outright intentional malice for the sake of it.