04-03-2021, 08:28 PM
(04-03-2021, 05:48 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I see what you're driving at, but it's not a direct comparison. The gun industry lobbies for itself, like every other industry on the planet. Now, if they called for a boycott of California due to CA's ridiculous gun laws then you'd have a more direct comparison. I am not personally aware of that type of situation. Even if one existed specific to one company, why would that then negate protections for other manufacturers not engaged in that activity?
Why is getting involved in politics one way okay but another isn’t? One is actually making business decisions that can be influenced by politically sensitive topics, but still business decisions,the other is directly getting involved in politics via large sums of money lobbying congressman to cater to them.
It would seem a business has more of a right to make their business decisions based off whatever is good for their business over trying to buy political favors. Also, the extortion piece of this shouldn’t be dismissed. You have a politician essentially using the power of the government to threaten a private business over their protected speech. They are attempting to attack an unrelated aspect of the business because they said/did something they didn’t like. As someone (you) who always talks about protected speech, I am surprised you want the government attacking private businesses for their personal beliefs.
