Anti-paywall link: https://www.wired.com/story/ftc-sues-john-deere-over-repairability/
Today the US Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against farming equipment manufacturer Deere & Company—makers of the iconic green John Deere tractors, harvesters, and mowers—citing its longtime reluctance to keep its customers from fixing their own machines.
“Farmers rely on their agricultural equipment to earn a living and feed their families,” FTC chair Lina Khan wrote in a statement alongside the full complaint. “Unfair repair restrictions can mean farmers face unnecessary delays during tight planting and harvest windows.”
There are several republican members who were once farmers so I hope this doesn’t get dropped.
You seem to forget, American politics, especially Republicans, are governed by the age old law of “Fuck you, I got mine”.