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As a wave of anti-boycott legislation has swept through the country, so has a counter-wave in defense of freedom of speech. Everyday Americans are challenging these laws for their constitutionality in a nation-wide battle likely to go all the way to the Supreme Court.
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00:01There are a number of examples of how boycotts have been used effectively, where people withhold
00:07their money, withhold their labor, withhold their time, until things change.
00:12And to have a proliferation of bills that are criminalizing or penalizing that is really,
00:18really troubling and problematic.
00:21I was just opening my annual contract from the state of Arizona, and I was rather shocked
00:26to see this.
00:29In order to get our money, we have to pledge not to boycott Israel.
00:33Like, what does the state of Israel have to do with Texas and elementary school?
00:37Basically, all it says is a contractor warrants he does not and will not participate in a boycott
00:42of Israel as defined by, and it gives the law a number.
00:46When people actually understand what the state is doing here, they would be absolutely horrified
00:50and appalled that it would be trading away Americans' First Amendment rights so easily.
00:57God has chosen to bless us because we protect Israel.
01:00I'm going to continue to do on a state level all that I can to support that.
01:04I have the right to boycott anyone I want to, and the state has no business getting involved
01:09in that.
01:10Luckily, we live in a country that they get their day in court and we'll see what the
01:13courts decide.
01:15You may not care about Israel-Palestine, but you should care if it's being used as a hook
01:19to legislate against free speech.
01:22How many words would I have to change in this legislation to use it to quash free speech
01:27of anyone who, say, supports Black Lives Matter or is involved in protesting for environmental
01:34reasons?
01:34And it's like 10 words.
01:37It's a template.
01:39I regret not knowing more about the issue when I voted.
01:43I'm looking forward for my day in court.
01:45Whenever you see injustice, regardless of what faith or gender, what's going on, you speak
01:50up.
01:51You have to say something.
01:52That's all everything.
01:52That's all everything.
01:53That's all.
01:54I hope you like this.
01:55What's all.
01:55The Book of Jesus.
01:57Yeah.
01:57It's like you're right.
01:57an amazing thing.
01:57It's like you're right.
01:57So, what's all.
01:57Here we go.
01:58You do that cat – yes I Have cevsogee.

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