The headline you’ve written is factually inaccurate. They prevent the state from doing business with contractors who boycott Israel. It’s a very different thing. The state of Texas also prohibits its state employees from doing the same.
YSK that in several US States, it's illegal to boycott Israel
Submitted 19 hours ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to youshouldknow@lemmy.world
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TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
K1nsey6@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Texas takes it several steps further. Victims of Hurricane Harvey had to sign antiBDS statements. Flooding a few months ago added a disclaimer that you recognize the right for Israel to exist
K1nsey6@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
It’s not just Arkansas, most states have antiBDS laws in place. Many of them do not allow contracting with the state, state employment, or receiving state disaster assistance if you hold BDS ideology. Stars in purple have active antiBDS laws in place
someguy3@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
BDS?
BaldManGoomba@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Fuck Israel, genocidal scum!
Nemo@slrpnk.net 18 hours ago
Whether or not a boycott is protected speech is one thing (though I would think it is) but forcing someone to sign a pledge is absolutely compelled speech and a violation of the First Amendment. And from the dissent opinion on this most recent decision, it sounds like the law is ill-formed and overbroad.
If the government of Arkansas wants to not do business with contractors who boycott Israel, perhaps that’s their right. Forcing a pledge is not.
Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 17 hours ago
So if deliberately not buying Israeli stuff is illegal, does that imply everyone has to buy a minimum of Israeli stuff? Or can they continue to not buy Israeli stuff, as long as it’s without mens rea?
FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 18 hours ago
How can it be illegal to boycott something? You’re required by law to buy things from Israel?
postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
So the state forces you to buy from Israel?
What a country.
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Hardly surprising from people whose family tree looks more like a circle.
K1nsey6@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
California and New York have similar laws as do most states. Those in purple have anti BDS laws in place
TwiddleTwaddle@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 hours ago
That’s a really fucked up thing to say. I get it’s a joke, but holy hell.
Maeve@kbin.earth 18 hours ago
38 states to the best of my knowledge.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
You should know, that’s unconstitutional.
KindnessisPunk@piefed.ca 18 hours ago
They basically just ruled that piracy is legal for meta in their case about scraping Anna's archieve for their AI.
The class divide is very literally getting baked into our legal framework. I know it's always been there, in an unspoken manner, but it's making strides in being letter of the law now.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
A big joint labeled “AIPAC” that got passed to them in a Federalist Society blunt rotation.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
You can ban imports, you cannot dictate that I buy products from fucking Walmart.
hector@lemmy.today 13 hours ago
Well also keep in mind that the Israelis have our politicians compromised, not just on the Epstein stuff, probably a range of issues, and seemingly our CIA and FBI did nothing to stop it if not more likely helped them do it.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
i really really wish that were true. were it, i’d have the medicines i need.
AlexLost@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
*States
Fixed it for you. You are welcome.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Minnesota is in the same appeals circuit and deserves better.