Continuing this post, I attended a meeting last night wherein the speaker said that the
proposed law penalizing those supporting the boycott of Israel only
applied to international governmental organizations. It does that but it
also states in the bill summary:
"The bill prohibits any U.S. person
engaged [in] interstate or foreign commerce from supporting any request
by a foreign country to impose any boycott against a country that is
friendly to the United States and that is not itself the object of any
form of boycott pursuant to United States law or regulation."
The
ACLU's revised letter dated 3/6/18 on the issue to the Senate clearly states that S. 720 would amend the Export Administration Act and
"would punish Americans who participate in constitutionally protected
political boycotts." Granted this applies only to 'commercial' boycotts
as noted above about those engaged in interstate or foreign business.
'Non-commercial' boycotts are allowed. The ACLU finds that it still
violates the 1st Amendment.
Also
see the Office of Antiboycott Compliance, US. Dept. of Commerce, which
states: "The antiboycott provisions of the Export Administration
Regulations (EAR) apply to the activities of U.S. persons in the
interstate or foreign commerce of the United States." Granted it is
"limited to actions taken with intent to comply with, further, or
support an unsanctioned foreign boycott." I guess such 'intent' wouldn't
be that hard to manufacture in the current political climate. Also note the criminal penalties involved.
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