Nevada governor proposes giving tech firms power to govern

Microsoft News ^ | Feb. 27, 2021 | Sam Metz

[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.

[WWG1WWA]

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

[PIF]

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

[rarestia]

I think we know where this is headed:

[EBH]

Correct, smaller, less populated, no peasants

[unread]

“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.....

[moovova]

"Will they have company stores as well with scrip money?"

"Make America Gutted Again"

[Political Junkie Too]

Nevada governor proposes giving tech firms power to govern

Article IV Section 4 says otherwise.

-PJ

[Lazamataz]

Inverse fascism.

[Islander7]

Sounds like the Godzilla of Home Owners Associations.

[VetoBill]

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’.

[nhbob1]

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

[CheneyClone]

What could possibly go wrong?

[WellyP]

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.

[Sirius Lee]

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

One of the first things I thought as well.

[Elsie]

Nevada governor proposes giving tech firms power to govern

[ptsal]

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

Such a deal.

[The Louiswu]

Coming soon, Corporate Wars.

[ptsal]

Oh goody! I get to be ruled by Elon Musk!

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The supporters of Bill Gates will be depopulating your block and replacing the vacant houses with more compliant worker bees. /s

[mewzilla]

https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_recall_in_Nevada

Nevada, you know what to do.