Stalin
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Anyone here think a $1 million fine for supporting a boycott of the racist apartheid state currently killing thousands of women and children is ok ?
For once, the massive bribes paid by the zionist settler project has failed to deliver the desired result.
"...A sweeping pro-Israel bill backed by Republican leadership and American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the leading Israel lobby, collapsed this week after a rare revolt by right-wing lawmakers who argued it posed a direct threat to Americans’ First Amendment rights.
The bill, H.R. 867 — known as the IGO [International Government Organizations] Anti-Boycott Act — would have imposed up to $1 million in fines and prison terms of up to 20 years on Americans who support international boycotts of Israel, even those led by the United Nations.
The bill had been scheduled for a vote Monday but was abruptly pulled from the House calendar following backlash from a broad coalition of critics, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and conservative firebrands like Rep. Thomas Massie, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Rep. Matt Gaetz.
While pro-Israel legislation typically enjoys broad bipartisan support, this rare fracture among Republicans helped stall what would have been the most extreme escalation yet of anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) laws in the United States.
CAIR issued a public call urging Congress to reject the legislation “over the threat it poses to First Amendment free speech rights.” That pressure campaign came as social media posts expressing concern about its potential impact on free speech helped mobilize conservative voters and right-wing influencers against the bill — culminating in House leadership scrapping the scheduled vote.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stated, “I will be voting NO. It is my job to defend Americans’ rights to buy or boycott whomever they choose without the government harshly fining them or imprisoning them.”
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The legislation’s lead sponsor, Rep. Mike Lawler, received more than $634,000 in donations from pro-Israel political action committees during the 2023–2024 cycle, according to campaign finance records. Critics argue that H.R. 867 was crafted as a direct extension of earlier efforts to outlaw participation in international boycotts of Israel — a tactic often used by human rights groups and multilateral bodies.
consortiumnews.com
comrade stalin
gaza is still the issue
For once, the massive bribes paid by the zionist settler project has failed to deliver the desired result.
"...A sweeping pro-Israel bill backed by Republican leadership and American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the leading Israel lobby, collapsed this week after a rare revolt by right-wing lawmakers who argued it posed a direct threat to Americans’ First Amendment rights.
The bill, H.R. 867 — known as the IGO [International Government Organizations] Anti-Boycott Act — would have imposed up to $1 million in fines and prison terms of up to 20 years on Americans who support international boycotts of Israel, even those led by the United Nations.
The bill had been scheduled for a vote Monday but was abruptly pulled from the House calendar following backlash from a broad coalition of critics, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and conservative firebrands like Rep. Thomas Massie, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Rep. Matt Gaetz.
While pro-Israel legislation typically enjoys broad bipartisan support, this rare fracture among Republicans helped stall what would have been the most extreme escalation yet of anti-BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) laws in the United States.
CAIR issued a public call urging Congress to reject the legislation “over the threat it poses to First Amendment free speech rights.” That pressure campaign came as social media posts expressing concern about its potential impact on free speech helped mobilize conservative voters and right-wing influencers against the bill — culminating in House leadership scrapping the scheduled vote.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stated, “I will be voting NO. It is my job to defend Americans’ rights to buy or boycott whomever they choose without the government harshly fining them or imprisoning them.”
..
The legislation’s lead sponsor, Rep. Mike Lawler, received more than $634,000 in donations from pro-Israel political action committees during the 2023–2024 cycle, according to campaign finance records. Critics argue that H.R. 867 was crafted as a direct extension of earlier efforts to outlaw participation in international boycotts of Israel — a tactic often used by human rights groups and multilateral bodies.
US House Stops Bill Imprisoning Boycotters of Israel
A rare fracture among Republicans helped stall what would have been the most extreme escalation yet of anti-BDS laws in the U.S., Robert Inlakesh reports. By Robert Inlakesh MintPress News A sweeping pro-Israel bill backed by Republican leadership and American Israel Public Affairs Committe
consortiumnews.com
comrade stalin
gaza is still the issue
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