[hackyhacky]

Even if you believe that unions are uniformly a bad thing, this instance is a case of abusing the law to reward friends of the administration. SpaceX is not a mail carrier and the law was not intended to apply to it in this way. It's clear that Musk wants help with his union problem, and this is the solution.

[Multicomp]

> this instance is a case of abusing the law to reward friends of the administration

I don't think this is an interesting take for anyone, but this reminds me of how the nineteenth century American political system was called the spoils system, and this seems like a twenty first century echo of that.

[hackyhacky]

That is a completely apt comparison, especially in light of a recent SCOTUS decisions that allow the president to appoint loyalists to positions previously supposed to be non-partisan.