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0 pointszahlman8mo ago0 comments

> Is "Israel" a race or a country? Should a Canadian not be allowed to boycott the US?

The legislation described does not prevent boycotts, except by government contractors who have a duty to government policy and thus do not necessarily enjoy those protections (https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R47986):

> Speech restrictions imposed by private entities, and government limits on its own speech, usually do not implicate the First Amendment.

As for public investment funds: you'll need to explain to me how saying that X may not invest in Y because Y is refusing to buy things from Z, causes Y to stop being able to refuse to buy things from Z (i.e., compels Y to buy things from Z).

If you want to not buy things from Israel, then... just don't. You don't need my money, or a private investment firm's, in order to achieve that.

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anonymars8mo ago

> Speech restrictions imposed by private entities, and government limits on its own speech, usually do not implicate the First Amendment

How does this apply to the matter at hand? The restrictions on doing business are being imposed on (not by) a private entity, by (not on) the government. The government is free to do business with Israel if it so chooses

As a private entity doing business with the government, why is it permissible to boycott other countries or entities, but not Israel?

Moreover, why is this a state matter? What relevance is it to Kansas whether one boycotts a foreign country?

zahlmanOP8mo ago

>How does this apply to the matter at hand? The restrictions on doing business are being imposed on (not by) a private entity, by (not on) the government.

>requiring government contractors to promise that they are not boycotting Israel

anonymars8mo ago

I'm aware of what the law says. How does that justify such a law?

I don't really see any responses to any of the questions I have raised.

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0 pointszahlman8mo ago0 comments

> Is "Israel" a race or a country? Should a Canadian not be allowed to boycott the US?

> Speech restrictions imposed by private entities, and government limits on its own speech, usually do not implicate the First Amendment.

If you want to not buy things from Israel, then... just don't. You don't need my money, or a private investment firm's, in order to achieve that.

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anonymars8mo ago

> Speech restrictions imposed by private entities, and government limits on its own speech, usually do not implicate the First Amendment

As a private entity doing business with the government, why is it permissible to boycott other countries or entities, but not Israel?

Moreover, why is this a state matter? What relevance is it to Kansas whether one boycotts a foreign country?

zahlmanOP8mo ago

>How does this apply to the matter at hand? The restrictions on doing business are being imposed on (not by) a private entity, by (not on) the government.

>requiring government contractors to promise that they are not boycotting Israel

anonymars8mo ago

I'm aware of what the law says. How does that justify such a law?

I don't really see any responses to any of the questions I have raised.

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