But now, a group of 43 senators — 29 Republicans and 14 Democrats — wants to implement a law that would make it a felony for Americans to support the international boycott against Israel, which was launched in protest of that country’s decades-old occupation of Palestine. The two primary sponsors of the bill are Democrat Ben Cardin of Maryland and Republican Rob Portman of Ohio. Perhaps the most shocking aspect is the punishment: Anyone guilty of violating the prohibitions will face a minimum civil penalty of $250,000 and a maximum criminal penalty of $1 million and 20 years in prison.
It’s kind of funny that for once the government isn’t banning its citizens from buying something, it’s instead banning its citizens from NOT buying something.
S.720
Cosponsor Date Cosponsored
Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]* 03/23/2017
Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] 03/27/2017
Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] 03/27/2017
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] 03/27/2017
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] 03/27/2017
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] 03/27/2017
Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] 03/28/2017
Sen. Young, Todd C. [R-IN] 03/28/2017
Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] 03/28/2017
Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] 03/28/2017
Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] 03/28/2017
Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] 03/30/2017
Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] 03/30/2017
Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] 03/30/2017
Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] 03/30/2017
Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] 04/04/2017
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] 04/04/2017
Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] 04/04/2017
Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] 04/24/2017
Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] 04/24/2017
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] 04/24/2017
Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] 04/24/2017
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] 04/25/2017
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] 04/26/2017
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] 05/01/2017
Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] 05/01/2017
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] 05/08/2017
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] 05/09/2017
Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] 05/16/2017
Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] 05/17/2017
Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] 05/23/2017
Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] 05/25/2017
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] 06/05/2017
Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] 06/05/2017
Sen. Strange, Luther [R-AL] 06/05/2017
Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] 06/06/2017
Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] 06/12/2017
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] 06/12/2017
Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] 06/15/2017
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] 06/26/2017
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] 07/12/2017
Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] 07/12/2017
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] 07/18/2017
Sen. Tillis, Thom [R-NC] 07/19/2017
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] 07/19/2017
H.R. 1697
Cosponsor Date Cosponsored
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]* 03/23/2017
Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]* 03/23/2017
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]* 03/23/2017
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] 03/24/2017
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] 03/24/2017
Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] 03/27/2017
Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] 03/27/2017
Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] 03/27/2017
Rep. O’Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] 03/27/2017
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] 03/27/2017
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] 03/27/2017
Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] 03/27/2017
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] 03/27/2017
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] 03/27/2017
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] 03/27/2017
Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] 03/28/2017
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] 03/28/2017
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] 03/28/2017
Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] 03/28/2017
Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] 03/28/2017
Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] 03/28/2017
Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] 03/28/2017
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] 03/28/2017
Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] 03/28/2017
Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] 03/28/2017
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] 03/28/2017
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8] 03/28/2017
Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] 03/28/2017
Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] 03/28/2017
Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] 03/28/2017
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] 03/28/2017
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] 03/28/2017
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] 03/28/2017
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] 03/28/2017
Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] 03/28/2017
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] 03/28/2017
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] 03/28/2017
Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2] 03/28/2017
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] 03/28/2017
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] 03/28/2017
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] 03/28/2017
Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] 03/29/2017
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] 03/29/2017
Rep. Marshall, Roger W. [R-KS-1] 03/29/2017
Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] 03/29/2017
Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18] 03/29/2017
Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] 03/29/2017
Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] 03/29/2017
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] 03/29/2017
Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] 03/29/2017
Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] 04/03/2017
Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] 04/03/2017
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] 04/03/2017
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] 04/03/2017
Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] 04/03/2017
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] 04/03/2017
Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] 04/03/2017
Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] 04/03/2017
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] 04/03/2017
Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] 04/03/2017
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] 04/03/2017
Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4] 04/03/2017
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] 04/03/2017
Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] 04/03/2017
Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] 04/03/2017
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] 04/03/2017
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] 04/03/2017
Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] 04/05/2017
Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] 04/05/2017
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] 04/05/2017
Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] 04/05/2017
Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] 04/05/2017
Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] 04/05/2017
Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] 04/05/2017
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] 04/05/2017
Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] 04/05/2017
Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] 04/05/2017
Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] 04/05/2017
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] 04/05/2017
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] 04/05/2017
Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] 04/05/2017
Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] 04/05/2017
Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9] 04/05/2017
Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] 04/05/2017
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] 04/05/2017
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] 04/05/2017
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] 04/06/2017
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] 04/06/2017
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] 04/06/2017
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] 04/06/2017
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] 04/06/2017
Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16] 04/20/2017
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] 04/20/2017
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] 04/20/2017
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] 04/20/2017
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] 04/20/2017
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] 04/20/2017
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] 04/20/2017
Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] 04/20/2017
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] 04/20/2017
Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] 04/20/2017
Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] 04/20/2017
Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] 04/20/2017
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] 04/20/2017
Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] 04/20/2017
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] 04/25/2017
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] 04/25/2017
Rep. Carter, Earl L. “Buddy” [R-GA-1] 04/25/2017
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] 04/25/2017
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] 04/25/2017
Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] 04/25/2017
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] 04/25/2017
Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] 04/25/2017
Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] 04/26/2017
Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] 04/26/2017
Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] 04/26/2017
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] 04/26/2017
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] 04/26/2017
Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] 04/26/2017
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] 04/26/2017
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] 04/28/2017
Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] 04/28/2017
Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] 04/28/2017
Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] 04/28/2017
Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] 04/28/2017
Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29] 04/28/2017
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] 04/28/2017
Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] 04/28/2017
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] 04/28/2017
Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] 05/02/2017
Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] 05/02/2017
Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] 05/02/2017
Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] 05/02/2017
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] 05/04/2017
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] 05/04/2017
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] 05/04/2017
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] 05/16/2017
Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] 05/16/2017
Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] 05/16/2017
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] 05/16/2017
Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] 05/16/2017
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] 05/16/2017
Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] 05/16/2017
Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] 05/16/2017
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] 05/16/2017
Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] 05/16/2017
Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] 05/17/2017
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] 05/17/2017
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] 05/17/2017
Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] 05/17/2017
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] 05/17/2017
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] 05/17/2017
Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] 05/19/2017
Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] 05/19/2017
Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] 05/19/2017
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] 05/22/2017
Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] 05/22/2017
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] 05/22/2017
Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] 05/22/2017
Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] 05/22/2017
Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] 05/22/2017
Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] 05/22/2017
Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] 05/23/2017
Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] 05/23/2017
Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] 05/23/2017
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] 05/23/2017
Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7] 05/23/2017
Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] 05/23/2017
Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. “Chuck” [R-TN-3] 05/23/2017
Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] 05/24/2017
Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] 05/24/2017
Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] 05/24/2017
Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] 05/24/2017
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] 05/24/2017
Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] 05/24/2017
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] 05/24/2017
Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] 05/24/2017
Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] 06/06/2017
Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] 06/06/2017
Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14] 06/06/2017
Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] 06/08/2017
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] 06/08/2017
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] 06/08/2017
Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] 06/08/2017
Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15] 06/08/2017
Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] 06/08/2017
Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] 06/12/2017
Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] 06/12/2017
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] 06/12/2017
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] 06/12/2017
Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] 06/12/2017
Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] 06/12/2017
Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] 06/12/2017
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] 06/12/2017
Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] 06/13/2017
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] 06/13/2017
Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] 06/13/2017
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] 06/13/2017
Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] 06/13/2017
Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] 06/13/2017
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] 06/13/2017
Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] 06/13/2017
Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] 06/13/2017
Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5] 06/13/2017
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] 06/13/2017
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] 06/13/2017
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] 06/15/2017
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] 06/15/2017
Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] 06/15/2017
Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] 06/15/2017
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] 06/15/2017
Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] 06/16/2017
Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] 06/22/2017
Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] 06/22/2017
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] 06/22/2017
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] 06/22/2017
Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] 06/22/2017
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] 06/23/2017
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] 06/23/2017
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] 06/28/2017
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] 06/28/2017
Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11] 06/28/2017
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] 06/28/2017
Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] 06/28/2017
Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] 06/29/2017
Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] 07/13/2017
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] 07/13/2017
Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2] 07/13/2017
Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] 07/13/2017
Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] 07/13/2017
Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] 07/18/2017
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] 07/18/2017
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4] 07/18/2017
Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] 07/18/2017
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] 07/18/2017
Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] 07/18/2017
Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] 07/18/2017
Sen. Hassan Criticized for Co-Sponsoring Israel Anti-Boycott Act
http://www.vnews.com/Israel-Boycott-Bill-In-Congress-11374160
By Rob Wolfe
Valley News Staff Writer
Thursday, July 20, 2017
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CONGRESS ISRAEL MAGGIE HASSAN PALESTINE
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., on Thursday responded to criticism from civil-liberties advocates over her co-sponsorship of the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, a bill that would criminalize support among some Americans for foreign-organized boycotts of Israel.
Although the legislation has bipartisan support from 280 members of the U.S. House and Senate, the American Civil Liberties Union this week said it contained severe penalties and had the potential to restrict free speech.
The bill, which goes by H.R. 1697 and S. 720, would prohibit American businesses or individuals engaged in interstate or foreign commerce from “supporting any boycott fostered or imposed by an international organization, or requesting imposition of any such boycott, against Israel,” according to a congressional summary.
Proponents say the legislation would aid the U.S.’s foreign-policy efforts in Israel and the Middle East, but the ACLU on Monday asked lawmakers not to support the bill, citing free-speech concerns and harsh punishments for violators: a minimum civil penalty of $250,000 and a maximum criminal penalty of $1 million and 20 years in prison.
“We urge you to refrain from co-sponsoring the legislation because it would punish individuals for no reason other than their political beliefs,” the ACLU said in a July 17 letter, later alleging that the proposed legislation would be “in direct violation of the First Amendment.”
A spokeswoman for Hassan said the senator believes boycotts hamper the United States’ efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and denied that the bill could limit free speech as protected under the First Amendment.
“Senator Hassan strongly opposes the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel and believes that it harms efforts to secure enduring peace through bilateral negotiations toward a two-state solution,” Ricki Eshman, Sen. Hassan’s press secretary, said in a statement.
BDS is an international movement that aims to pressure the Israeli government over settlements and alleged human-rights abuses. The Palestinian government sponsors the campaign.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobby group, in March identified the Israel Anti-Boycott Act as a priority for this legislative season.
Eshman in the statement said that the bill “simply builds on existing law,” namely the 1979 Export Administration Act, which forbids participation in foreign-sponsored boycotts against U.S. allies.
“Nothing in this bill infringes upon the constitutionally protected right to free speech,” Eshman said.
Hassan’s staff said the senator’s schedule could not accommodate an interview on Thursday.
Her representatives also shared a response to the ACLU letter from the bill’s prime sponsors, Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, who said their proposal would only prohibit compliance with boycotts imposed by “foreign countries” and “international governmental organizations such as United Nations agencies or the European Union.”
“The bill does not prohibit U.S. companies and individuals from expressing their points of view, speaking in favor of boycott, divestment, or sanctions (BDS) activities, or being critical of Israel,” Cardin and Portman said in their response on Thursday.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., said through a spokesman that she opposed boycotts of Israel but was considering the concerns raised about the legislation.
“I remain opposed to any boycott of Israel, and it is critical that the United States continue to stand in support of one of our closest international allies,” Shaheen said. “While I am still reviewing the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, I am aware of the legal questions and concerns surrounding the bill. I will keep those considerations in mind as I continue to study this legislation.”
Spokespeople for the five other members of New Hampshire and Vermont’s congressional delegations did not respond to requests for comment or declined to offer on-the-record comments.
Dartmouth College saw a similar controversy this spring, when an appointee for dean of the faculty of arts and sciences, Native American studies professor Bruce Duthu, declined the position amid criticism from some scholars for his past participation in a letter advocating boycotts of Israeli academics.
Udi Greenberg, an associate professor of history at Dartmouth who serves in the Jewish Studies Program, defended Duthu at the time.
Greenberg, an Israeli-born academic who earned his credentials in Jerusalem, said Duthu had proven himself a friend of Israeli scholars and denied that criticism of the majority-Jewish country was anti-Semitic, as some critics claimed.
On Thursday, Greenberg expressed a similar view regarding the proposed legislation.
“On this matter, I believe that the ACLU is right,” he said in an email. “While I personally do not support boycotting Israeli institutions and companies, it is one’s right to choose to do so. Boycotts are rarely productive and often are destructive, but they are a legitimate form of social and political action, which people should have the right to use if they see fit. I believe that trying to criminalize them is both morally wrong and politically counterproductive. I very much hope that Senator Hassan drops this misguided effort.”
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