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Nevada governor proposes giving tech firms power to govern
Microsoft News ^ | Feb. 27, 2021 | Sam Metz

Posted on 02/27/2021 2:08:18 AM PST by Rennes Templar

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's governor on Friday unveiled a proposal that would allow technology companies to establish jurisdictions with powers similar to those of county governments, arguing the state needed to be bold to diversify its economy and pushing back against those who have likened the idea to company towns.

“This proposal is an exciting, unprecedented concept that has a potential to position Nevada as a global center of advanced technology and innovation, while helping to create immediate positive economic impact and shape the economy of the future,” Gov. Steve Sisolak said of his Innovation Zones idea. “As we’ve learned in the past, an emergency requires us to throw out the tried-and-true, discard the ‘How We’ve Always Done It’ manual and move on.”

Under the proposal, companies developing cutting-edge technologies that have at least 50,000 acres (200 sq. kilometers) of land and promise to invest $1.25 billion could establish “Innovation Zones." The zones would be governed by a board responsible for overseeing zoning, taxation, law enforcement and other government functions on their land. It would override local county regulations.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: ai; autonomousvehicles; bigtech; companytowns; corruption; fascism; innovationzones; lacosanostra; lasvegas; mafia; nevada; nevda; publicprivatepartner; sidebarabuse; stevesisolak; technotyranny; totalitarianism; twitter; tyranny; unconstitutional
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To: Rennes Templar

If Sisolak proposed this, stay as far away from this as you can. #RecallSisolak


21 posted on 02/27/2021 3:55:39 AM PST by WWG1WWA (Beware the fury of a patient man. -John Dryden )
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To: EBH

Since most bitcoins are made in China where power is cheap, the CCP will love this extension of their power and wealth


22 posted on 02/27/2021 4:04:51 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Rennes Templar
I think we know where this is headed:


23 posted on 02/27/2021 4:21:49 AM PST by rarestia (Repeal the 17th Amendment and ratify Article the First to give the power back to the people!)
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To: MCF

Correct, smaller, less populated, no peasants


24 posted on 02/27/2021 4:33:33 AM PST by EBH (Deer in the headlights get killed)
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To: Rennes Templar
“This proposal is an exciting, unprecedented concept that has a potential to position Nevada as a global center of advanced technology and innovation, while helping to create immediate positive economic impact and shape the economy of the future.”

Quick, somebody call the whitecoats.....

25 posted on 02/27/2021 4:40:00 AM PST by unread (A REPUBLIC..! If you can keep it....)
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To: Jonty30
"Will they have company stores as well with scrip money?"

"Make America Gutted Again"


26 posted on 02/27/2021 4:43:36 AM PST by moovova (Yo GOP....we won't forget.)
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To: Rennes Templar
Nevada governor proposes giving tech firms power to govern

Article IV Section 4 says otherwise.

-PJ

27 posted on 02/27/2021 4:43:45 AM PST by Political Junkie Too (Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
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To: Rennes Templar

Inverse fascism.


28 posted on 02/27/2021 4:45:45 AM PST by Lazamataz (I feel like it is 1937 Germany, and my last name is Feinberg.)
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To: Rennes Templar

Sounds like the Godzilla of Home Owners Associations.


29 posted on 02/27/2021 4:54:01 AM PST by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
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To: Rennes Templar

So does this power extend to the ability to kill? Government is force; eventually you will run into someone who doesn’t care if they are fined and isn’t impressed with legal actions.

If the State has to contently monitor all legal actions of these companies, then that power extended to those companies shouldn’t exist in the first place.

Once this machine is put into motion, the State will not be able to check the rapidity of actions. The first moving power will have its way, and with other companies, will overwhelm any checking action.

Thomas Paine wrote an entire pamphlet around this idea (Common Sense) only he called it ‘Monarchy’.


30 posted on 02/27/2021 5:21:26 AM PST by VetoBill
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To: Jonty30

And their own private armies...ala the British East India Company


31 posted on 02/27/2021 5:27:51 AM PST by nhbob1
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To: Rennes Templar

What could possibly go wrong?


32 posted on 02/27/2021 5:28:39 AM PST by CheneyClone
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To: Rennes Templar

Marsh v. Alabama, 326 U.S. 501 (1946), was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court, in which it ruled that a state trespassing statute could not be used to prevent the distribution of religious materials on a town’s sidewalk, even though the sidewalk was part of a privately owned company town. The Court based its ruling on the provisions of the First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment.


33 posted on 02/27/2021 5:31:29 AM PST by WellyP (question!)
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To: nhbob1
And their own private armies...ala the British East India Company

One of the first things I thought as well.

35 posted on 02/27/2021 5:36:43 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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Nevada governor proposes giving tech firms power to govern


36 posted on 02/27/2021 5:44:25 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Rennes Templar

Gee whiz....How much $$$ landed in the governor’s wallet.

Such a deal.


37 posted on 02/27/2021 5:47:47 AM PST by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: Rennes Templar

Coming soon, Corporate Wars.


38 posted on 02/27/2021 5:48:29 AM PST by The Louiswu (....................................................................................................)
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To: erkelly
Oh goody! I get to be ruled by Elon Musk!

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39 posted on 02/27/2021 5:50:40 AM PST by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: Rennes Templar

https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_recall_in_Nevada

Nevada, you know what to do.


40 posted on 02/27/2021 6:09:22 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds. )
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