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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • This isn’t an issue of ideological debates, it’s literally just not understanding the difference in terms properly.

    The United States has a form of government best described as a Representative Democracy. It is structured as a Republic, with Representatives elected through Democratic processes.

    Trying to dismiss improper usage of the terms is not what an “emotional meltdown” is. That would actually be closer to what the OP is doing, trying to assert the incorrect usage of the terms in an attempt to be correct.

    I get you’re not actually interested in discussing this shit but please don’t align yourself with the confidently incorrect ones.





  • A couple details this article fails to consider:

    • The law does not directly require a “kill switch”. Just the tech to add and talk to devices that monitor blood alcohol content. Calling it that is just fearmongering, and this capability has been modified into cars for literal decades now. This law simply requires a standard be built around the installation of a device.
    • The law gives no access or control capabilities to law enforcement or government officials
    • There is to date still no mechanism for this device to measure blood alcohol content, which would have to be standardized by EOY for this to make the 2026 date where the earliest vehicles with this requirement can enter the market, because automakers need at least 2-3 years to implement the tech.
    • 18 Republicans voted for this, which was required to pass this bill in the first place. If you have a beef, I suggest taking it up with them.

    This is a shitty law, but it’s not as doom and gloomy as the source makes it out to be.