Dallas – The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas has filed a lawsuit against the state’s attorney general and others over a law requiring contractors to certify they do not boycott Israel.
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The federal suit filed Tuesday argues the law forces people to choose between their First Amendment rights and their livelihoods. State Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with two school districts and two universities, are listed as defendants.
The suit asserts that the parties bringing the suit have either lost “contracting opportunities” because they declined to sign the certification or signed “at the expense” of their Frist Amendment rights. It says the law went into effect last year and requires contractors to certify that they do not boycott Israel or Israel-controlled territories.
The litigation asks the court to declare that the requirement violates the Fourteenth and First Amendments.
ACLU (90% Jewish money and membership, and Staff), sure! But how come the Neturei Karta legal fund hasn’t joined in? I see today’s NY Times has an Editorial by the Editorial Board attacking a proposed Federal anti BDS law. Who needs Goyim when we are our own worst enemies?
Why is the anti-BDS law any more unconstitutional than all the other anti-racist laws?
People are allowed to spend their money as they like Texas has no business telling people who they must buy from or invest in.