NY Dem's Latest Move Is a Blatant Attempt to Ruin Tesla Solely Because of Elon Musk's Ties to Trump

New York state Sen. Patricia Fahy (D) has introduced legislation that would effectively ban Tesla’s five in-person sales locations in the Empire State.
Why? Because of Elon Musk's association with the Trump administration.
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“No matter what we do, we’ve got to take this from Elon Musk,” Fahy said, according to Politico. “He’s part of an effort to go backwards.”
Senate Bill S6894, introduced on March 26th, seeks to maintain the number of in-person sales locations at five but "provides that certificates issued prior to 1/1/25 shall not be eligible for renewal."
Former Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo issued those certificates to Tesla through a brokered deal in 2014 that grandfathered them in. At the time, Cuomo hailed the agreement as a means to ensure New York "remains a leader in spurring innovative businesses and encouraging zero-emissions vehicle sales."
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Is there anything more tyrannical than purposely trying to destroy a business simply because you don't like the politics of their CEO? This goes well beyond boycotting and taking your money somewhere else in protest.
It's trying to ruin a genuine American company because your feelings have been hurt. You're also yanking sales prospects from one business and handing them to others.
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Under Fahy's bill, other electric vehicle (EV) dealerships would be allowed to compete for the permits that would be ripped from Tesla.
Free market be damned. Free speech, as well, for that matter. The Democrat's proposal would lay the groundwork for any business in New York to be attacked by the government if their leadership does not align with left-wing ideology.
Again, I ask, is there anything more un-American?
State Assemblyman Bobby Carroll (D/WF-Brooklyn) would like to join Fahy in her attempt to sink Tesla. He has called for an outright ban on Tesla's direct sales.
Carroll said he wanted to close the "Tesla loophole" by adding, "We should never have done this for Elon Musk in the first place."
Remarkably, they're not even trying to mask this as some sort of move to create economic competition in the state. They're just flat-out admitting, 'Hey, we kind of want to ruin Musk because he gives us a case of the sads.'
“The bottom line is, Tesla has lost their right to promote these when they’re part of an administration that wants to go backwards,” Fahy claimed. “Elon Musk was handed a privilege here.”
Fahy wasn't always blinded by Musk Derangement Syndrome when it comes to EVs and the environment. In 2022, she sponsored legislation that sought to expand direct sale locations for electric vehicles in New York. There was no mention that Tesla must be stripped of their locations, nor did it seek to ban them from any expansion sites.
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