It's sound and fury, signifying nothing. Something for the ACLU to do if they get bored. (Reply #33)

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Thu Jul 20, 2017, 07:17 PM

McCamy Taylor (19,240 posts)

33. It's sound and fury, signifying nothing. Something for the ACLU to do if they get bored.

Gotta love Congress. Making more work for news reporters and lawyers.

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69 replies	Author	Time	Post
I am not pro or anti Israel...but [View all]	freddyvh	Jul 2017	OP
I truly believe democracy is on the wane world wide. I was so hopeful	sinkingfeeling	Jul 2017	#1
I don't think certain western powers wanted an Arab Spring.	defacto7	Jul 2017	#2
I think that's a vast oversimplification, if not a total misrepresentation of what happened.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#13
It very well may be oversimplified...	defacto7	Jul 2017	#16
You, too	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#22
Glenn Greenwald, huh?	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#3
here is the text of the law	freddyvh	Jul 2017	#6
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
My post was about the current anti-boycott laws.	tammywammy	Jul 2017	#15
Here you go.	atreides1	Jul 2017	#58
An actual answer	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#61
I don't trust Greenwald either, but the ACLU is another matter.	Crunchy Frog	Jul 2017	#38
Hmmm.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#41
You mean How can it be legal, right?	Iggo	Jul 2017	#4
It already is in cases	Bradical79	Jul 2017	#5
after reading your link	freddyvh	Jul 2017	#7
Claim it is a business decision...	uriel1972	Jul 2017	#9
How much who loves business?	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#12
I am very sorry I didn't even think about that...	uriel1972	Jul 2017	#18
but what does the GOP have to do with this ?	JI7	Jul 2017	#20
Aren't they the people who enforce things these days?	uriel1972	Jul 2017	#21
Got it. FWIW, I wasn't making any assumptions, just looking for clarification.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#23
Please see post 10.	tammywammy	Jul 2017	#14
"we all know how much they love business."	JI7	Jul 2017	#17
14 Democrats	HarmonyRockets	Jul 2017	#19
What, specifically, is disturbing about it?	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#24
This isn't about Glenn Greenwald one way or the other	HarmonyRockets	Jul 2017	#25
Oh, yeah, I'm totally against free speech. You've got my number right there.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#27
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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
Exactly.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#28
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
You appear confused by posters simply unwilling to choose A or B	LanternWaste	Jul 2017	#57
Wow.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#60
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
"it plays well in NY"	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#32
They are both from the state of new York	La Lioness Priyanka	Jul 2017	#37
Most Democrats support Israel nationwide.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#40
I bet if you polled it would be higher here	La Lioness Priyanka	Jul 2017	#45
Why would that be?	grossproffit	Jul 2017	#49
A large Jewish population and people who are allies to the principles of liberal democracy	La Lioness Priyanka	Jul 2017	#52
to be fair, nobody's THAT smart.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#65
Doesn't stop you from trying though.	La Lioness Priyanka	Jul 2017	#66
If I was as smart as I think I am	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#67
Are you a constitutional lawyer?	grossproffit	Jul 2017	#47
No, but I understand the first amendment just fine	La Lioness Priyanka	Jul 2017	#50
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
Oh, and who let a thread on Israel out of the Israel forum?	McCamy Taylor	Jul 2017	#35
This is a thread about proposed American legislation.	Crunchy Frog	Jul 2017	#39
It is refreshing to see such concern for the 1st Amendment, here.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#42
They are going to use this to throw BDS activists in jail.	DemocraticWing	Jul 2017	#43
14 Democratic Senators co-sponsored, incl. Wyden, Schumer, and Gillibrand	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#44
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Why are you posting hate group propaganda on DU?	DemocraticWing	Jul 2017	#59
As someone Jewish	EllieBC	Jul 2017	#64
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
Possibly. The exception is a conviction of treason.	no_hypocrisy	Jul 2017	#55
This is ridiculous! Can we then make it illegal to	Duppers	Jul 2017	#62
J street doesn't support BDS.	Warren DeMontague	Jul 2017	#63

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