The ACLU also supports Linda Sarsour. I don't have much faith in them any longer. (Reply #54)

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grossproffit (5,591 posts)

54. The ACLU also supports Linda Sarsour. I don't have much faith in them any longer.

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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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