Will 2021 prove to be the year that several states finally adopt a right to repair?
Last year witnessed monumental progress for right to repair, including the expansion of an existing Massachusetts law that requires car makers to provide independent mechanics access to the same diagnostic tools used in dealerships. A federal right to repair law was also considered for the first time in US history.
2021 is expected to take the effort to an entirely new level.
This 14 number understates state interest. In 2019, 20 states mulled such initiatives – to no avail (see this 2019 post, which included a map of states then considering adopting some form of a digital right to repair, Nebraska Farmers Lead on Right to Repair). And according to Food Tank, nearly three dozen states have considered right to repair legislation, in Farmers Fight For Right To Repair Their Own Equipment.
Re: budget reconciliation process for passing coronavirus relief bill, The Hill…
Am I missing something? Did we pass a law further limiting the senate? Why does the Hill article state that, “Reconciliation would allow for passing coronavirus relief with just 51 votes
instead of the 60 usually required for legislation”?
Other than avoiding a filibuster is 60 votes now a requirement as opposed to a majority voting yes to advance a bill?
NotTimothyGeithner
No. It’s just a rule that the majority chooses collectively to abide by. They get away with it because civics education is so poor in this country. Federal laws can’t restrict constitutional powers. The filibuster isn’t even a federal law.