Both topics are related so the thread is to discuss either.
A bunch of state governments thought it would be a great idea to require contractors doing business with the state to sign a pledge not to join the boycott of Israel (the same way South Africa was boycotted to end Apartheid).
It's a no-brainer violation of the First Amendment, the government suppressing free speech, and has been found so by the courts. Not all of these no-boycott pledge laws have been ended.
Now comes Rubio (think he wants jewish money for his next POTUS run? :rolleyes:) trying to introduce federal legislation allowing this practice. His rationale: the citizen has a free speech right to boycott and the government should have the free speech right to counter-protest.
Yes folks Rubio is that stupid.
Times of Israel: Progressive groups rage against Rubio’s anti-BDS bill
Combined with the Trump/GOP government, this stuff is a tad scary.
A bunch of state governments thought it would be a great idea to require contractors doing business with the state to sign a pledge not to join the boycott of Israel (the same way South Africa was boycotted to end Apartheid).
It's a no-brainer violation of the First Amendment, the government suppressing free speech, and has been found so by the courts. Not all of these no-boycott pledge laws have been ended.
Now comes Rubio (think he wants jewish money for his next POTUS run? :rolleyes:) trying to introduce federal legislation allowing this practice. His rationale: the citizen has a free speech right to boycott and the government should have the free speech right to counter-protest.
Yes folks Rubio is that stupid.
Times of Israel: Progressive groups rage against Rubio’s anti-BDS bill
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As US senator tries to push through legislation during shutdown, J Street and ACLU cast bill as ‘outrageous’ and unconstitutional... WASHINGTON — Progressive advocacy groups have railed against an attempt by US senators to push through a bill that would protect states that penalize Israel boycotters, with one Jewish organization labeling it a “farce.” Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Idaho Senator James Risch, both Republicans, introduced the first bill last week to be considered in the GOP-controlled Senate, which combined several bills that died in the last Congress. |
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“The legislation, like the unconstitutional state anti-boycott laws it condones, sends a message to Americans that they will be penalized if they dare to disagree with their government,” said ACLU Senior Legislative Counsel Kathleen Ruane. “We therefore urge senators to vote no on the Combatting BDS Act next week.” More than 25 states have passed measures that target BDS adherents. Those laws have already been challenged in the courts. In September, an Arizona judge ruled that the state’s law that required state contractors to certify that they are not participating in boycotts of Israel didn’t hold constitutional muster. |
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