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Posted on 01/28/2019 4:59:55 PM PST by jazusamo
After weeks of a shutdown-inspired filibuster, some Senate Democrats relented Monday and joined Republicans to advance a bill to give state and local governments a green light to penalize companies that boycott Israel.
The Senate voted 74-19 to head off an initial blockade and clear the path for the bill to reach the chamber floor later this week. The vote also signals that barring a major dust-up, the legislation likely has enough support to pass.
Democrats had been filibustering for weeks, with some objecting to the bill on policy grounds and others arguing they didn’t want to deal with any other issues as long as government was partially closed.
Now that the shutdown is over, those latter objections disappeared.
Republicans called the bill a major piece of “pro-Israel” legislation.
“At its core, the linchpin of it is helping Israel defend itself,” said Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, who sponsored the legislation.
The bill would reaffirm defense cooperation with Jordan, provide humanitarian assistance to allies in the Middle East dealing with the fallout of the Syrian civil war, and authorize military defense and loan guarantees to Israel.
“It tells our ally Israel that our commitment to its security is ironclad. It tells our partners in Jordan that we have their backs as they grapple with the flow of refugees and other ongoing effects of the Syrian crisis,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the chamber floor.
“And it makes a crystal clear statement to the Syrian regime and those who abet it, your brutality needs to end,” the Kentucky Republican added.
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Dumb.
Its a states rights issue i they want to do dumb stuff like this. Dont need fedgov’s permission.
Bernie is apoplectic about this Bill. So are other leftists statists.
<< “ to give the states the ability to penalize and to not do business with companies promoting a boycott of Israel”. >>
Pretty fuzzy on the word “ability”.
Pretty meddling federal activity, into state affairs.
Pretty “penal” and heavy handed.
First of all, states should already have the liberty and “ability” to do business with whomever they choose, whenever its based on some state criteria that pleases the voting populace. THAT is an exercise in basic Free Speech and Assembly and Commerce, right?
The Feds poking into state political action is pretty rich.
If the Federal Boot should ever land on some Conservative State’s political action..... such as stricter abortion laws, illegal immigration measures, etc., right?
The Feds poking in PENAL measures to force company compliance which seems to infringe on the exercise of their Free Speech, Assembly and Commerce, right?
A nasty little precedent to set that will bite conservative states, on political action, in the future, right?
Bet this gem can’t fly, but I could be misinformed.
Seems far more statist to me for companies to be persecuted by the government for their political opinions.
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This bill would violate the First Amendment. We should not force people to bake sodomite wedding cakes or force them to do business with other nations.
This can’t be Constitutional. (can it?)
“a bill to give state and local governments a green light to penalize companies that boycott Israel.”
So it allows states to penalize foreign and domestic companies who boycott Israel in their jurisdiction but it does not mandate penalties.
It prevents federal courts from interfering with states and other local jurisdictions that have laws that penalize businesses that boycott Israel.
...”joined Republicans...”. Just... wow...
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Yes, Federal anti-boycott legislation has been on the books since the 1970s. It’s the mirror image of the US requiring adherence to approved boycotts, like Cuba and Iran.
Frankly I don’t see how ANY Jewish people liberal or otherwise see what happen to Sone by Mueller the other night not be frightened beyond belief!! It is so amazing to me how people just seem to forget, just like 9/11!!!!!
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