Colorado sues Trump administration over plans to relocate US Space Command to Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’; Colorado AG says the move is illegal and motivated by politics
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/colorado-sues-trump-administration-over-plans-to-relocate-us-space-command-to-alabamas-rocket-city
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How do we know it’s motivated by politics and not by a sincere and deeply held desire to destroy America’s spaceflight capabilities?
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Of course a political decision is motivated by politics.
Pretty sure they aren’t legally required to have an HQ in Colorado. HQs get moved all the time.
They don’t even do math in Alabama they’re all just doing meth which I’ve heard is not a healthy alternative.
Such a bad move.
Interesting, is Colorado trying to imply that Politics is not the motivator for decisions made by Politicians?
Bold Strategy Cotton, lets see how it pans out for them…
Even if Colorado’s suit is successful, does anyone believe this administration would abide by it? And when they don’t, will any consequence come from it? SC(R)OTUS has already given him immunity, and who’s going to actually enforce their ruling if they grow a pair and tell him no?
It’s always about politics. There’s a nuclear sub base in Georgia (for Jimmy Carter). Space command is in Houston for Johnson. They built an airport in Arkansas for Clinton. The list goes on and on.
I mean, to Alabama isn’t completely out of no where considering the industry surrounding it. It at least makes SOME sense logically, which is a big leap forward compared to normal
They’re going to systematically ensure all spending is done in red states.
It isn’t a government anymore, its a regime with a patronage network.
> the move is illegal and motivated by politics
Have they been paying attention? That description applies to nearly every single thing Trump has done since taking office. I mean good luck with the law suit and all but this is a drop in the ocean…
They could relocate at York supreme but nooo it has to be rocket city the worst place on super earth, York supreme would have better funding and be safer for all.
D’uh, everything Trump does is illegal and motivated by politics ~~and Russian money~~
Something that I’m sure is going to be lost in this thread is the fact that Huntsville was determined to be the preferred location by a DoD selection process originally. That was reviewed and they found no issues with the process, and then the Biden admin kept it in Colorado.
Something that’s also clearly lost is the fact that Huntsville is a highly educated city that’s consistently ranked among the top places to live in the US. But that’s just getting ignored because “haha Alabama!” which is possibly one of the most misinformed things people say
Ahh I’m turn because I love huntsville AL. Great place.
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What government spending isn’t motivated by politics? One person’s pork, is another persons bonanza.
Cheyenne mountain complex is insanely defensible and strategically located to ensure effective US air command continues to exist in the event of a serious war. It’s a source of American strength.
Moving the HQ to a worse location for political bribery rather than strategic sensibility is exactly the same reason why Russia couldn’t even defeat Ukraine despite overwhelming force. When you sabotage your own military to line your coffers or reward your supporters eventually it will come back to bite you in the ass when you actually need your military.
Why would you not want US space command to be in the biggest shithole state in the country?
Which is the law that states that US Space Command can never be relocated?
I don’t think it’s illegal to be motivated by politics. I wanted Biden to threaten to move a military installation out of West Virginia to pressure Manchin on his BBB bill.
It’s all rolling under Space Force eventually.
I wonder how Destin from Smarter Every Day will spin this. He’s from AL and often gets funding from the government to make propaganda. Don’t get me wrong, I like his content, but I’d be interested in his thoughts on the matter.
I don’t understand why Trump is doing this, it’s so unbelievably unnecessary and is a huge waste of government money. It’s indefensible to waste money in this way especially when ordinary Americans are struggling, leave it where it is, where it’s always been
Colorado will lose. The federal has sole discretion where they place bases.
“The Constitution does not permit the Executive Branch to punish or retaliate against states for lawfully exercising powers reserved for them, such as the power to regulate elections,” Weiser added, according to Reuters.”
Guess what else the constitution doesn’t allow! For the federal government to run something called “US Space Command”
Add this to list of thousands of other things the federal government has zero authority to administer.
Boils down to Trump trying to hurt a blue state. That is all it is.
Has anyone tried crying and stomping their feet about this weeks thing Trump does?
Yes? Oh, well, maybe it’ll work next time!
3 years and 2 more months, Reddit. He’s going to break you if you aren’t already 😀
Space programs need constant good weather which neither state has in spades. I’m surprised in the history of the US why AZ, NM, or NV weren’t selected. You’d figure having rain only a few days a year would be a golden opportunity