NY Sabotages Right to Repair Bill [video]
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Re: NY Sabotages Right to Repair Bill [video]
#2tl;dr Kathy Hochul sabotaged the version of the bill passed by the state legislature so that it requires only what Apple and Samsung are already doing
The version that came out of the legislature would have required OEMs to sell individual components instead of only larger assemblies. For example, if something on a macbook board breaks they have to sell the individual component. Currently Apple/Samsung require you to buy the whole board for several hundred dollars
reading between the lines here it's likely that Hochul was lobbied by the listed OEMs and NY law allows the governor to make sweeping changes to a bill before signing it (for some reason?? doesn't seem very pro-democracy to me). Video title should be "Kathy Hochul Sabotages Right to Repair Bill"
Re: NY Sabotages Right to Repair Bill [video]
#3tl;dr Kathy Hochul sabotaged the version of the bill passed by the state legislature so that it requires only what Apple and Samsung are already doing The version that came out of the legislature would have required OEMs to sell individual components instead of only larger assemblies. For example, if something on a macbook board breaks they have to sell the individual component. Currently Apple/Samsung require you to…
>(for some reason?? doesn't seem very pro-democracy to me).
Pretty sure that the legislature agreed to the amendment. So the blame should be equally shared by everyone. And democrats wonder why they lose seats in NY.
Re: NY Sabotages Right to Repair Bill [video]
#4It seems like ballot measures are the only way a real R2R bill will pass. The incentives will never allow it to pass through the usual legislative route.
Re: NY Sabotages Right to Repair Bill [video]
#5tl;dr Kathy Hochul sabotaged the version of the bill passed by the state legislature so that it requires only what Apple and Samsung are already doing The version that came out of the legislature would have required OEMs to sell individual components instead of only larger assemblies. For example, if something on a macbook board breaks they have to sell the individual component. Currently Apple/Samsung require you to…
>(for some reason?? doesn't seem very pro-democracy to me). Pretty sure that the legislature agreed to the amendment. So the blame should be equally shared by everyone. And democrats wonder why they lose seats in NY.
Corruption is a bipartisan endeavor, particularly in New York and Chicago. But it must be said that it was made wholly legal by W Supreme Court appointees.
Re: NY Sabotages Right to Repair Bill [video]
#6tl;dr Kathy Hochul sabotaged the version of the bill passed by the state legislature so that it requires only what Apple and Samsung are already doing The version that came out of the legislature would have required OEMs to sell individual components instead of only larger assemblies. For example, if something on a macbook board breaks they have to sell the individual component. Currently Apple/Samsung require you to…
>(for some reason?? doesn't seem very pro-democracy to me). Pretty sure that the legislature agreed to the amendment. So the blame should be equally shared by everyone. And democrats wonder why they lose seats in NY.
They lost them because of massive population loss over the last few years.
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Re: NY Sabotages Right to Repair Bill [video]
#8There are manufacturers that explicitly encourage repairability, right? Lenovo? Any others?
Re: NY Sabotages Right to Repair Bill [video]
#9tl;dr Kathy Hochul sabotaged the version of the bill passed by the state legislature so that it requires only what Apple and Samsung are already doing The version that came out of the legislature would have required OEMs to sell individual components instead of only larger assemblies. For example, if something on a macbook board breaks they have to sell the individual component. Currently Apple/Samsung require you to…
Mind-blowing that you can have a rare nearly-unanimous decision be reached at a time when agreement is hard to come by, and it still won't get through.
Re: NY Sabotages Right to Repair Bill [video]
#10"Albany is where good legislation goes to die." -- Quote from a personal friend
It's takes decades to change policy, enact legislation. A very readable intro is the Waxman Report. https://www.amazon.com/Waxman-Report-Congress-Really-Works/d...
My unsolicited advice is:
- Convert this outrage into action. Do fund raising.
- Set up an organization that can run a marathon. Burnout for activists is very high.
- Someone, somewhere will pass this legislation. Find them. Even if it's just for virtue signaling. Like a city, which can't enforce such laws, passes a measure, to build awareness and demonstrate support for a policy.
- Get politicians on record. Create a candidate questionnaire. Send it out to all campaigns. Publish the answers.
- Encourage various local political parties (congressional districts, state level legislative districts, etc) to include your questionnaire (as part of their endorsement processes).
- Get various parties to include your policy in their platforms. Again, builds aweness and demonstrates support.