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by carradjm 2671 days ago
She represents them to the federal government. She has no legal authority and really shouldn't have any political authority to override or influence decisions that state and city officials make. She is a federal officer, and the deal with Amazon was a city / state initiative.

Her speaking out against Amazon was her speaking out against something that is not within her sphere of competence or within her elected sphere of influence.

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> She has no legal authority and really shouldn't have any political authority to override or influence decisions that state and city officials make.

She's a citizen of the state and city and, as such, should indeed have “political authority” to influence decisions state and city officials make.