Elon Musk says he will take legal action after California officials cited his politics when rejecting SpaceX launches

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Source: msn/Business Insider

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Elon Musk threatened to take legal action following reports that a California state commission cited his politics in a decision. The California Coastal Commission on Thursday rejected a request for more-frequent SpaceX launches. The request was filed by the US Space Force, seeking more launches from the state's Central Coast. It was rejected by six votes to four.

Space Force had asked the commission to allow SpaceX to carry out 50 launches a year of its Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Space Force Base, up from 36. In a video of the meeting viewed by Business Insider, the commissioner Gretchen Newsom expressed concerns over Musk's political posts and working conditions at SpaceX.

"Elon Musk is hopping about the country, spewing and tweeting political falsehoods and attacking FEMA while claiming his desire to help the hurricane victims with free Starlink access to the internet," she said before the vote on Thursday.

"It appears that rather than prioritizing the welfare of SpaceX employees and the environment, the focus has been on profit maximization," she added. In response to Newsom's statement, the commission chair, Caryl Hart, said: "You could argue that it's bringing in politics, but this is a political matter to some extent because it involves the US government, it involves the Coastal Commission."

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[JohnSJ]

1. Hey musk you asshole, you didn't want your businesses in California, so take em to Texas. The largest buyers of your

Tesla's I am pretty sure are from the state of California, and I suspect as more and more people become wise to your bullshit, and more competition hits the market, your Tesla sales won't be what they were.

F**K YOU MUSK and your POS twitter.

[Lovie777]

2. Launch from one of the red states you adore.....................

and STFU.

[Freethinker65]

3. Isn't Musk supporting a Presidential candidate campaigning on harassing and using the military against dissenters?

Hasn't Trump promised to punish States, Communities, federal workers, businesses, and individuals that seek to defy and/or ridicule Trump?

[durablend]

4. Fuck off, Elmo

[Johonny]

5. His rockets are potentially an environmental disaster

Waiting to happen.

[CousinIT]

6. HE MOVED HIS BUSINESSES HIMSELF. I remember reading about it.

These billionaires NEVER stop WHINING, do they?

[travelingthrulife]

8. Can we just throw this treacherous immigrant out of the country?

Didn't he have to take some kind of oath when he barged in here?

[Flatrat]

9. Musk is an insufferable immigrant.

[BlueKota]

17. It kills me that people who supposedly hate immigrants so much

Take their marching orders from a South African, an Australian, and a Russian Foreign National dictator. So much for America first. They're all white males however, so I guess that what makes them ok for magats.

💯 percent proof it's not about immigration but racism and misogyny for them.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. Another entitled rich fuck

[Wounded Bear]

11. Vandenburg has it's own priorities...

which don't necessarily include coddling billionaire assholes seeking gov't assistance in making profits.

[Beck23]

12. He needs to get familiar with the rules

He should be careful. The US government has similar rules against contractor political activities.

[travelingthrulife]

13. why do we allow this monster to trample all over this country?

Musk wants. Musk wants. Musk wants. So sick of this entitled man-baby.

[KS Toronado]

14. How dare you call me a liar. I'm the Savior's right hand man!

[dlk]

15. Musk, like Trump, turns to lawsuits when he doesn't get his way

And yet, Musk works overtime to promote fascism and trash our democracy. He wants it both ways.

[ProfessorGAC]

16. There Are Grounds For Legal Action?

What right is being violated?
Political persuasion is not a protected class.

[Miguelito Loveless]

18. The concern is Musk is a pawn of Russian sympathizer

His security clearance should be revoked in no small part due to his chronic drug abuse.

[slightlv]

19. Maybe I'm missing something...

but isn't the commission basically a private entity serving a public good? You can't MAKE a business do anything (supposedly). I mean look at all the bakers and web designers who don't have to do anything about gay marriages!

Mush (purposely misspelled), isn't a "Libertarian"... he's a cry baby who throws a tantrum every time he doesn't get his way. He left CA in a big huff, dreaming of big deals in TX. So... as much as I hate to say it, launch 'em all in Texas, white boy. Oh... doesn't match the distance or transits? Sorry... you'll just have to wait until the planets align more favorably. Might be a little less short term trillions, but hea... We, the People, have OUR libertarian rights, too!

[Jacson6]

20. It's not illegal discrimination to consider someone's politics.

The government can choose not to do business with a Nazi or communist. (Not that I'm saying he is one.)