I would prefer to mark it a bit differently rather than add to the philosophy of positive rights that the government can take away if you're a bad little boy.
Perhaps a law that makes the closure of bank accounts not legal for non-transaction related behaviors; or, at the very least, make banks required to disclose that they intend to engage in political discrimination as part of their terms and conditions before opening an account.
That way we create some procedural fairness without establishing it as a 'right' within the law.
Perhaps a law that makes the closure of bank accounts not legal for non-transaction related behaviors
I think the only reason they should be allowed any choice in the matter is conviction of major financial crimes, as in the only thing remotely relevant to them.
Banks are riddled with federal and legal protections from basically everything, they should not get to pretend to be a "business" with any right to choice or discriminatory actions. They have an absurd amount of legal rights granted to them.
So if they wish to act like discriminatory agents that have all the rights granted to private businesses, then they must forfeit all the protections the federal government grants them that allows no competition to exist, no recourse from any wrong customers, and full bailouts if they fuck up.
I would prefer to mark it a bit differently rather than add to the philosophy of positive rights that the government can take away if you're a bad little boy.
Perhaps a law that makes the closure of bank accounts not legal for non-transaction related behaviors; or, at the very least, make banks required to disclose that they intend to engage in political discrimination as part of their terms and conditions before opening an account.
That way we create some procedural fairness without establishing it as a 'right' within the law.
I think the only reason they should be allowed any choice in the matter is conviction of major financial crimes, as in the only thing remotely relevant to them.
Banks are riddled with federal and legal protections from basically everything, they should not get to pretend to be a "business" with any right to choice or discriminatory actions. They have an absurd amount of legal rights granted to them.
So if they wish to act like discriminatory agents that have all the rights granted to private businesses, then they must forfeit all the protections the federal government grants them that allows no competition to exist, no recourse from any wrong customers, and full bailouts if they fuck up.