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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.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


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

Insanity does indeed reign supreme.


41 posted on 02/27/2021 6:09:54 AM PST by lakecumberlandvet (Appeasement never works.)
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To: Rennes Templar

They already control the flow of information, which controls peoples’ thoughts, which influence outcomes in elections. So what would change?

Government has already farmed out to big tech the job of eliminating freedom of thought, while hiding behind the Constitution saying “I didn’t do it!”

Google/facebook/twitter/ have already changed the direction of this country by suppressing truth and promoting fake news. So nothing would change.


42 posted on 02/27/2021 6:14:56 AM PST by I want the USA back (The nation is in the grips of incurable hysterical insanity, as usual.)
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To: Rennes Templar

By the way... this pretty much happens anyway... with the largest companies pretty much owning local government.

Now that American principles of representation have been educated OUT of the people, bringing oligarchy out into the open is the next logical step.


43 posted on 02/27/2021 6:17:47 AM PST by Safrguns
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To: Rennes Templar

What has happened to this country?? Have we totally gone stupid!!???!! Now we want to allow non elected people and groups to determine how we are to live, think, eat, drink and s&%#!!! America is no longer the land of the free. We simply have become a gulag nation, ruled by tyrants, the very tyrants we fought so many times to remain free. The only thing is, this time, THEY are inside our borders, not in a foreign country. I am so damned glad that my life is near the end of its cycle. I don’t think I could live in this nation and survive to be my current age. I am so glad that I retired from the military nearly 30 years ago. I would never make it today, I’d end up courts-martialed. Our nation is stinking to the core. I fear for the very young. My grand children and the coming great grandchildren. They are going to have to live in this nation of thugs. There are simply more of them than there are of us. I pray to GOD that they can hang in and take the nation back.


44 posted on 02/27/2021 6:19:00 AM PST by RetiredArmy (Free Will. GOD gives you the choice I accept or reject Him! Choose Him. It depends on you.)
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To: RetiredArmy

I hear ya. I don’t have any grandchildren yet but all of my brothers are sisters are liberal with lots of kids. Whatever I say falls on deaf ears. They chant in unison, we are a much more open and loving country now. They’re all going to have a rude awakening.


45 posted on 02/27/2021 6:24:31 AM PST by Rennes Templar (Heaven has a wall and gates. Hell has open borders.)
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To: Rennes Templar

“Nevada governor proposes giving tech firms power to govern”

I hate to tell him this but they already have that power because they effectively elected Biden to the Presidency.


46 posted on 02/27/2021 6:38:10 AM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: RetiredArmy
What has happened to this country?? Have we totally gone stupid!!???!!
Self government is hard. Peasantry is easy.

Nowadays most people would rather follow instructions than solve problems.

The perfect formula for tyrants.

47 posted on 02/27/2021 6:46:17 AM PST by Bratch
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To: Paleo Pete

Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak

48 posted on 02/27/2021 6:57:08 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: Rennes Templar

I did a quick scan of the article on msn and found no mention of the Gov’s political leaning. Suffice it to say he is NOT a conservative.


49 posted on 02/27/2021 7:08:19 AM PST by upchuck (When it absolutely, positively has to get there, choose something other than USPS.)
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To: EBH
The U.S. economy grew at an anuualized rate of about 33% in the 3rd Quarter of last year, as most states started opening back up. However, this will be the reason why our economy doesn't recover any further:


50 posted on 02/27/2021 7:12:47 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (GOP-free since 10/9/20)
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To: C19fan; EBH

Bit Tech version of Rollerball.


51 posted on 02/27/2021 7:13:29 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (GOP-free since 10/9/20)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Big Tech, not Bit Tech.


52 posted on 02/27/2021 7:18:26 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (GOP-free since 10/9/20)
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To: Jonty30

Mined 16 tons and whatta you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.


53 posted on 02/27/2021 7:20:51 AM PST by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: Rennes Templar

And lets turn over control of the power grid to China while we’re at it...


54 posted on 02/27/2021 7:29:05 AM PST by Amish with an attitude
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To: Rennes Templar

What could go wrong? 🙄


55 posted on 02/27/2021 7:37:53 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Rennes Templar

Howe, what’s going on?


56 posted on 02/27/2021 8:25:55 AM PST by TribalPrincess2U
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To: Rennes Templar

Lazy politicians want to be paid & not work???


57 posted on 02/27/2021 8:32:59 AM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: Rennes Templar

50,000 acres is over 78 SQUARE MILES......


58 posted on 02/27/2021 8:34:19 AM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: EBH

50,000 acres is 78 ++ SQUARE MILES.

Anything that large here in Nevada would be under FEDERAL control. They already control over 87% of the entire state land mass.


59 posted on 02/27/2021 8:36:08 AM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: Rennes Templar

Anthropomorphize it. Robots! With Asimov’s three prime directives.


60 posted on 02/27/2021 9:39:25 AM PST by Eleutheria5 ("The impossible happens all the time. You just have to believe." Will Robinson)
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