Probably a great decision, but why/how can it be decided at a local level by a m...

phyzome · 2026-07-11T02:35:57 1783737357

Any jurisdiction can pass a law unless there's a law against doing so.

For example, you couldn't do this in Massachusetts. A city would first have to petition the state for a new law allowing the city to pass such a local law.

woodruffw · 2026-07-10T21:08:15 1783717695

I don’t think it would be a federal concern, but a state one.

However, in this case it’s because NYC law is typically allowed under NY state law to be stronger (but not weaker) than any corresponding state law.

nonethewiser · 2026-07-10T23:49:32 1783727372

NY law already requires easy cancellation https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GBS/527-A?utm_sour...

woodruffw · 2026-07-11T04:19:53 1783743593

Yeah, this is why I highlighted “stricter, but never weaker.”

ezfe · 2026-07-10T21:08:02 1783717682

why: because the federal level is not doing it

how: by declaring it a law in that area

readthenotes1 · 2026-07-10T21:34:02 1783719242

And yet an executive action is not a law. It's a dictate.

Course, one should never underestimate the value of a benevolent dictator...

ezfe · 2026-07-11T17:08:36 1783789716

okay, I apologize for using the word law. However, that doesn't mean they cannot ban it by executive action.