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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by JumpCrisscross on Friday January 05, 2018 @08:39AM (#16078437)
> DeBlasio is entrenched because he was elected by a majority of his constituents

The majority of New Yorkers did not appear to support his views in respect of taxis. That is why Uber was able to organise a grassroots opposition.

> What gave him the right?

The Constitution and culture of civil society that gives the EFF “the right” to organise constituencies of grassroots support.

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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by forapurpose on Friday January 05, 2018 @07:05PM (#16082878)
> The majority of New Yorkers did not appear to support his views in respect of taxis.

Under the law, which is how every modern society is governed, the mayor makes these decisions irrespective of majorities (if they exists) on particular issues; that's on purpose.

> EFF

The EFF does not violate laws and claims no right to do so. It does claim a right to organize people and speak about issues; Uber has that right too. Uber does not have the right to break laws it doesn't like.

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