That would be easier to swallow if there was an equivalent USA made option. I'm no big fan of China, but I keep wondering how they got so far ahead of us with drone technology.
Why would a US company "step up?" Because they believe the government is plowing thru and paving the way for a US company to swoop in and take up the market where DJI has been boxed out? The reality is no real company can put any faith in that tactic and they know you'll never succeed by having your own government wipe out the competition and hand you the spoils; any company that takes that is ridiculous if they think it will last and the government won't one day come for them. And consumers don't fall for that nonsense. Any company that drops into a market that has been decimated by the government, we already know that company is substandard and useless otherwise they wouldn't have succeed without a government handout. Without serious competition like DJI, your US drone company will be late, buggy, half-baked, overpriced, and super non-responsive to customers. You'll be lucky to get even *one* software update in the first year. Look, that's not how great America companies are made, by the government making up false narratives, passing silly legislation, and squeezing out the competition so an American company can have the space all to themselves. I get the idea is they'll learn and grow and eventually thrive but that's a fantasy, it never happens that way when it's forced. It will take a US company 25 years to get where DJI was 2 years ago.
I have no doubt the US could easily surpass the likes of a DJI drone in 5 years if they put their minds and resources to it. It would take a move similar to way other American companies have done which means you may have to live with foreign suppliers and foreign factories for a bit but first....you have to want it. America doesn't want it. That's my opinion. They don't want consumer drones.
IANAL, but the courts have supported the government when the "taking" will increase the general public welfare.
Source: takings
Have you see the front page of the news today? Something that was banned and taken away from the American people without compensation was ruled unconstitutional by SCOTUS.
If you are referring to the bump stock ban that was just overturned, then the compensation part is a bit misleading. The reason that the ban was ruled unconstitutional by the court was that the President did not have the regulatory authority to institute the ban. If Congress had passed a law with the same language, the Supreme Court would have allowed it. That was in Judge Alito's opinion. He voted in the majority but issued a second opinion.Have you see the front page of the news today? Something that was banned and taken away from the American people without compensation was ruled unconstitutional by SCOTUS.
I would prefer not to get in the details of how this happen since honestly, I know all about it and exactly what happened. My point was I had to destroy my property and I never received a penny for it and I'm trying to convey the message to folks here that this "takings clause" or whatever you want to call it isn't exactly what it means. There is no grandfathering assured or expected. Sure that ban and this ban are not exactly the same but there are lots of similarities for the impact on the American citizen and there are almost as many people impacted in both cases. My biggest point is there's a way to fight and there's a way to win and we in the drone community need to take a page out of their book when it comes to tactics, rallying around the cause, and pushing back on government. In another forum, we can cover all the differences if you wish but the fact remains, most of this fight centers around the ability to rally around the cause and come together as a community.
