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Didn’t Citizen’s United make this sort of thing unconstitutional? How is it that political spending is protected by the 1st amendment, but the contrapositive of
by zarzavat 4y ago
Didn’t Citizen’s United make this sort of thing unconstitutional? How is it that political spending is protected by the 1st amendment, but the contrapositive of not spending on something you don’t agree with is not protected speech?
- krapp 4y agoIf I had a nickel for every thread I've opened this year about Texas where the first comment was asking how this thing Texas is doing isn't blatantly unconstitutional, I'd have a surprisingly large pile of nickels.
- lupire 4y agoBecause it's a badly written article. Texas isn't banning these companies, they are choosing not to do business with them for government contracts. Essentially, Texas made fossil fuels a protected class, and won't fund companies that discriminate against them. The Federal government did the same thing for companies that don't follow government guidelines for gender and racial discrimination.
- lesuorac 4y agoI don't think this is an accurate analogy. The federal courts will force you to stop discriminating (or really just keep fining you until you comply). They won't force the government to stop buying your products.