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Showing Original Post only (View all)I am not pro or anti Israel...but [View all]
Last edited Wed Jul 19, 2017, 06:00 PM - Edit history (1)
How can a law banning joining a boycott against Israel be legal?
Wouldn't that infringe upon the 1st Amendment?
Perhaps the most shocking aspect is the punishment: anyone guilty of violating its prohibitions will face a minimum civil penalty of $250,000, and a maximum criminal penalty of $1 million and 20 years in prison.
https://theintercept.com/2017/07/19/u-s-lawmakers-seek-to-criminally-outlaw-support-for-boycott-campaign-against-israel/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
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I think that's a vast oversimplification, if not a total misrepresentation of what happened.
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2017
#13
fine, those are the penalties. And what specifically constitutes an unlawful act under section 8(a)?
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2017
#8
Anti-boycott legislation isn't about companies that personally boycott Israel.
tammywammy
Jul 2017
#10
Thanks. It seems I was right about Greenwald misrepresenting this legislation, then.
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2017
#11
Got it. FWIW, I wasn't making any assumptions, just looking for clarification.
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2017
#23
Oh, yeah, I'm totally against free speech. You've got my number right there.
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2017
#27
So by extrapolation, how would you characterize Senator Ron Wyden, co-sponsor of this legislation?
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2017
#69
As I understand the law it prohibits corporations from blackballing Israel.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2017
#26
Although Israel blackballs many companies in many countries. You just don't know it.
nikibatts
Jul 2017
#30
So I take it you disagree with Senators Wyden, Gillibrand, Schumer, etc then?
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2017
#31
Who is blackballing Israel? You can hurt them more by naming them than by fining them.
McCamy Taylor
Jul 2017
#34
it's def not legal, i think it plays well in NY so they are trying it on for size
La Lioness Priyanka
Jul 2017
#29
A large Jewish population and people who are allies to the principles of liberal democracy
La Lioness Priyanka
Jul 2017
#52
The ACLU also supports Linda Sarsour. I don't have much faith in them any longer.
grossproffit
Jul 2017
#54
just because they dont support your political views, does not negate their understanding of law
La Lioness Priyanka
Jul 2017
#56
It's sound and fury, signifying nothing. Something for the ACLU to do if they get bored.
McCamy Taylor
Jul 2017
#33
It might relate to the ACLU if the law actually did what Greenwald is claiming.
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2017
#36
14 Democratic Senators co-sponsored, incl. Wyden, Schumer, and Gillibrand
Warren DeMontague
Jul 2017
#44
Good. Anti-Zionism is the new face of antisemitism. Actually, it's not new.
grossproffit
Jul 2017
#46
AND . . . in addition to incarceratin and a big financial penalty, as a felon you
no_hypocrisy
Jul 2017
#51
This isn't true. Once your probation ends you are able to reregister to vote.
grossproffit
Jul 2017
#53