On August 25, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman enjoyed a Texas law that requires anyone who contracts to do any work for any governmental entity in the state to pledge that he or she does not support an economic boycott of Israel. Here is the decision in Amawi v Pflugerville Independent School District, w.d., 1:18cv-1091. The First Amendment protects the right of individuals to speak, and also the right of individuals not to be compelled to speak.
This is not an election law decision, but it is a free speech decision, and the connection between free speech and election law is strong, and ought to be even stronger. Thanks to the Institute for Free Speech for the link.
Let’s see… South Africa pre-Nelson Mandela’s presidency… boycott good. Israel today with somewhat different rules for apartheid… boycott bad. What’s the difference?
The government forcing people to be part of, or forbidding people to be a part of, a boycott. That’s what’s wrong
ALL statist regimes for 6,000 plus years —
pro some faction(s)
anti some faction(s).
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How many ballot access laws in States in 1789-1791 ???
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Mini-history —
see on/off Jefferson/Madison Brit/French boycott stuff in USA before War of 1812 – part of Napoleonic Wars era.
The War of 1812 generation would barely hold the USA together thru the 1852 election.
Then the 1854-1865 slavery showdown and Civil WAR —
about 750,000-1,000,000 DEAD — including blacks starved to death in 1865-1866.
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Alarm bells ringing nonstop since 2016 election day.
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