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How does this square with the first amendment? Is there a foreign country exception? Also, its disappointing. The west needs to normalise relations with Iran.
by LatteLazy 5y ago
How does this square with the first amendment? Is there a foreign country exception?
Also, its disappointing. The west needs to normalise relations with Iran. Europe are on it. It's only the US that won't face the facts.
- voltaireodactyl 5y agoThere is a foreign country exception in that the US Constitution, and its accompanying amendments, only apply to the US.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> How does this square with the first amendment? The First Amendment does not prohibit content neutral regulations on trade with foreign states under Congress’s Commerce Clause powers, abd I don’t see an argument that it would prohibit enforcing such regulation by seizure of domains registered by a US entity for an foreign party in violation of those regulations. > Is there a foreign country exception? Yes, the first amendment applies differently to US government actions overseas than domestic actions, but this is a domestic action and the more relevant fact is that “Freedom of the Press” means the government is restrained in regulating what you print with your press, but it doesn't mean that if you are associated with a (notional or genuine) journalistic institution you are immune from content-neutral laws of general applicability.
- LatteLazy 5y agoThanks for your excellent comment, that all makes sense!
- ArkanExplorer 5y agoPlacing sanctions on Iran is good for the planet, since it reduces oil production (Iran's oil exports are down 70% since 2017). Keeping the price of oil high will encourage the transition to EVs.