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Five@slrpnk.net to Texas@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Texas power plants have no responsibility to provide electricity in emergencies, judges rule

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Texas power plants have no responsibility to provide electricity in emergencies, judges rule

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Five@slrpnk.net to Texas@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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A panel of judges has said that big power companies cannot be held liable for failure to provide electricity during the 2021 blackout. The reason is Texas’ deregulated energy market.
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    Lol they’ll condemn your house and take it. Something something laws bind you, but not corporations something something… /S

    IMHO more power to you

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      Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

      – Frank Wilhoit

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      “I thought you said the law is powerless.”
      “Powerless to help you. not punish you.”

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      power to you

      I see what you did there.

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