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43 U.S. Senators support bill that would make boycotting Israel a felony
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QuantumBro
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Taking a shot at imaginary posts less than an hour after this news was posted. You sure showed those Nazis.
Wet Bloodfart
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I mean, this won't pass.
andythinkpad
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That just make me want to boycott Israel taht much more.
Id there any Israeli product I can boycott personally?
Id there any Israeli product I can boycott personally?
Snowybreak
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Fuck off. This is straight up lobbiest bullshit. It puts limits on freedom of speech and is unenforceable.
plagiarize
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You don't. This is insane.
Wet Bloodfart
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43 senators won't get anything passed
yeah prettymuch
I think Sabra hummus?
plagiarize
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You've got to figure this is one of those 'I'll support it because it clearly isn't going anywhere and will play well to certain people I want to vote for me' type of things.
Because you can't make boycotting something a felony. Nor can you make publicizing a boycott a felony. It's so clearly unconstitutional that I think we should be able to bill the senator's time put into this from their personal finances to pay back the federal government for the wasted hours.
ErasureAcer
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Ben Cardin doing the work for Republicans. People who see Democrats supporting this are unlikely to volunteer for the Democrats, give money to Democrats, or most importantly vote for the Democrats.
Go fuck yourself Cardin and your buddies.
Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN]
Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
"...including three California House members who have become heroes to Democrats and staples of the cable news circuit: Ted Lieu, Adam Schiff, and Eric Swalwell."
Go fuck yourself Cardin and your buddies.
Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN]
Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
"...including three California House members who have become heroes to Democrats and staples of the cable news circuit: Ted Lieu, Adam Schiff, and Eric Swalwell."
There's 14 democrats in that group too. I guess suppressing free speech crosses party lines, at least when it comes to Israel.
Fuck this, Senator Wyden. Finally, I have something to call and complain to my senator about...
Exactly. I have no real opinion on it cause I'll admit I'm pretty ignorant of the controversy, but this makes me want to boycott them.
How the fuck is this even constitutional... freedom of speech and all that? And how are they going to enforce that, force me to buy stuff from Israel.
Fuck off with this shit.
And I expect this shit from the Republicans sadly cause I've given up on them being decent people but the democrats supporting this should fucking hang their heads.
Wet Bloodfart
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Lieu, Schiff, and McCaskill being in this is really disappointing.
yeah i would definitely appreciate an explanation from wyden about this, considering he seems to be trying to position himself in the spotlight a lot these days
ZiggyPalffyLA
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Schiff and Lieu are part of this? Ugh I feel sick
Kid Kamikaze10
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I have a serious problem with this, my senators are Schumer and Gillibrand. I called to criticize them.
Simple. Engage them when you got a problem.
Simple. Engage them when you got a problem.
UberTag
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If Israel was guilty of the same offenses as Russia is with regards to election tampering, people wouldn't bat an eyelash.
The US is their bitch and always will be. Russia is simply trying to play catch up.
Perhaps in a generation or two they'll be as entrenched as Israel is and they'll have more than just a Rohrabacher or two at their disposal.
GoldenEye 007
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Seems extremely unconstitutional. What is the justification. Those Dems on the list should be ashamed and called out as much as possible. As for the GOP members on there, I expect that.
Unfortunately for me, I don't have a Dem senator here in TX. So little use calling mine as they're both maximum shitlords.
Unfortunately for me, I don't have a Dem senator here in TX. So little use calling mine as they're both maximum shitlords.
I hope you didn't leave a message... because if you did, after this passes that's hard evidence. You will be facing felony charges for inciting support of a boycott of israel.
Imperfected
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It's pretty rough. I did a quick once-over to see if there's anything I own that's visibly related to Israel, and without going to the component level I can't find anything.
Kind of a shame, because it means I can only boycott in spirit. Hey Israel, why don't you export some decent shit so I can not buy it?
Maklershed
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That avatar, that username. As a huge HDTGM fan I love you.
MastaKilla
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Yeah, they're both beholden to AIPAC and their lobby money. Being anything other than an unapologetic Israeli supporter no matter the policy or action is pretty much career suicide for most politicians in the US.
Bullshit is active in New York State under fuhrer Cuomo. Well the state won't do business with you.
We have anti-boycott regulations in place on commerce. Businesses are free to not do business with Israeli companies or goods, but they cannot affirmatively agree to boycott them in writing with entities from boycotting nations. I don't know how this would apply to individuals.
I am pro Isreal but I think that this bill is insaine.
Find me a US politician that doesn't accept lobbying gifts of any kind
Find me a US politician that doesn't accept lobbying gifts of any kind
uncelestial
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This law would last about four seconds until a judge grants an injuction against it pending a lawsuit in the 9th circuit that quickly overturns it. It's a stupid idea that a bunch of Senators can use to draw attention to themselves.
What a dipshit
Spoiled Milk
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nice
Baron von Loathsome
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Fuck off.
Fitting. For a country that was built on genocide.
Atomic Playboy
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Wyden is usually so good, too. Can't fathom why he'd decide to support such an obviously unconstitutional law.
Mr_Antimatter
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How can a citizen or resident of the US be forced to do business with a foreign nation?
it's more like you just cant state your intended opposition to them as a matter of your business practices, afaik
if you want to be really stupid you can compare it to allowing bakeries to say no to gay cakes
but in reality there is a massive difference between something that denies people equal service due to bigotry and something that is a statement against a foreign government
Just called my senator's office. The spin is that this isn't banning a boycott or supporting a boycott against Israel, it's specifically banning support for a boycott imposed by a foreign entity (ie the UN). So it's supposedly a symbolic gesture of US sovereignty, affirming that the UN can't tell us what to do...
...by having the federal government tell individuals that they can't support the UN. Ick. Yeah, the more I think about it the more that "protect US sovereignty" thing seems like such bullshit. Nothing in the bill is protecting US citizens, it's expressly prohibiting them from doing things voluntarily.
This is why I prefer internet communication to phone or in-person: I'm not quick enough on my feet.
...by having the federal government tell individuals that they can't support the UN. Ick. Yeah, the more I think about it the more that "protect US sovereignty" thing seems like such bullshit. Nothing in the bill is protecting US citizens, it's expressly prohibiting them from doing things voluntarily.
This is why I prefer internet communication to phone or in-person: I'm not quick enough on my feet.
This is likely a highly calculated bill that will never pass but give the senators something to say in an ad for their campaigns "supported tough laws that help the nation of Israel " that plays well in communities.
These kind of things are actually pretty common. Supporting amendments on a bill that will never pass, or whatever.
These kind of things are actually pretty common. Supporting amendments on a bill that will never pass, or whatever.
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