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Civil Liberties

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5. So if it's illegal, it can't be protected by the first amendment?

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 11:08 AM

Jan 2019

That's.. a strange interpretation.

The ACLU (and me) think that it's unconstitutional.

https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech/rights-protesters/new-israel-anti-boycott-act-still-unconstitutional

Who I choose to refuse to do business with is none of the government's fucking business. How I choose to spend my money is protected expression.

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ACLU sues Texas over law that says government contractors can't boycott Israel [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 OP

You're right. It's in the first sentence of the text too. Done. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 #2

So if it's illegal, it can't be protected by the first amendment? X_Digger Jan 2019 #5

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