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House passes GOP antisemitism bill amid college unrest

• racional 2y ago
  To help understand this particularly insidious piece of legislation, here's text of the bill itself: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6090/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6090... And of the IHRA Working Definition which it effectively enshrines as law: https://holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definition-antisemitism https://holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitio... Fortunately many of the bullet points are clearly in violation the First Amendment (according to most interpretations), and quite likely the Vagueness Doctrine as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagueness_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagueness_doctrine So let's hope the judicial challenges against it are swift and decisive.
  • cempaka 2y ago
    In particular this criminalizes calling the state of Israel a "racist state" in case there are any doubts about what a sham this is.
    • racional 2y ago
      Imagine filing a Title VI complaint against someone because they "required of Belgium or Canada a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation."
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• hasselhoftd 2y ago
  Thank you, US Gov, for painting the lines so clearly. You're on that side, where you will stay. Don't worry, we will come to you.