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blind_boy_grunt

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    Comment #17376270

    > So what happens when a company is acting on behalf of/as an extension of the government? And exactly how close can that relationship get? FYI, the legal term you're looking for i…

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    Comment #17353064

    The same way any other unionized employees do: higher wages, better benefits, collective bargaining, serious representation in the corporate hierarchy, better job security.

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    Comment #17322350

    Unless you've already eliminated them, I would also consider the XPS 13 and Asus ZenBook 3. Both are similar products and both run linux very well.

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    Comment #17299265

    Yes they can, but they probably will not. Otherwise the Assistant AG's statement would have said so. Notice how he danced around it.

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    Comment #17299246

    Judging is the act of applying law (general) to a particular case (specific). Since laws can't anticipate every future situation at their time of writing, no matter what there will…

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    Comment #17299227

    Oral argument is usually just for clarifications/questions over the written briefs. Judge Leon likely later read the written briefs on his own time (that is his job, after all).

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    Comment #17291986

    > I have no more trust in the American government to not spy on its citizens than the Chinese government. This is more than a little hyperbolic. In the US you need a warrant.

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    Comment #17289403

    Yes, and congress could pass a law banning net neutrality. But under current law, the FCC is not able to issue a directive doing the same thing. A law banning NN will never get pas…

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    Comment #17284316

    In Tennessee v. FCC, [1] the FCC, under the authority of §706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, attempted to preempt state laws that prohibit municipalities from building thei…