We hate to admit but I think the judge is right.
Free speech is either applied universally or its not free speech.
Now then, if a PRIVATE company said IT would not do business with companies that boycotted Israel, that would be in THAT company’s free speech rights.
The difference is individuals and private individual units have free speech rights, unlike the government which for the most part has to be neutral else it is imposing speech limitations and not honoring free speech rights.
I agree. I am totally opposed to BDS, but still, having this law makes me uncomfortable. I don’t like states forcing people to follow their beliefs.
“We hate to admit but I think the judge is right.
Free speech is either applied universally or its not free speech.
Now then, if a PRIVATE company said IT would not do business with companies that boycotted Israel, that would be in THAT company’s free speech rights…”
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Except the odds are this same judge would NOT rule the same both ways. So many times it’s ONLY A ONE WAY STREET.