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Looking this up, is this [1] the bill? Cuz it turns out this bill was sponsored by a Republican and passed during a Republican controlled House in 2023, by a su

by erentz 2y ago

Looking this up, is this [1] the bill? Cuz it turns out this bill was sponsored by a Republican and passed during a Republican controlled House in 2023, by a supermajority 352 - 65. People always blame Democrats for things that Republicans do. [1] https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7521/all-actions?overview=closed&q=%7B%22roll-call-vote%22%3A%22all%22%7D https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7521...

ok123456 2y ago
AIPAC made sure it had bipartisan support.
- starik36 2y ago
  There is always someone in the thread who wants to blame the Jews. Two in this one.
  - ok123456 2y ago
    There are many Jews who disagree with what AIPAC does in the country and what Israel does. Would we permit a lobby for China to do the same thing?
    - starik36 2y ago
      Because AIPAC is an American organization made up of American citizens funded by American citizens.
  - GordonS 2y ago
    And there is always a Hasbara drone who lies, deflects, and conflates Israel with Jewry so they can insinuate that any criticism of Israel == antisemitism.
    - bitcurious 2y ago
      AIPAC is an organization made up of American Jews, not Israelis.
      - blackoil 2y ago
        "American Israel Public Affairs Committee""
      - GordonS 2y ago
        That's only part of the truth though. AIPAC is funded by Israel, and by it's own description AIPAC is an organisation made up of pro-Israel zionists. Oh, and the "I" in AIPAC stands for "Israel".
        starik36 2y ago
        Lies once again. AIPAC is funded by American Jews. Nice try hiding your hatred.
        talldayo 2y ago
        > Lies once again. Everything they said was true and you did not even attempt to explain why or how they're wrong. > AIPAC is funded by American Jews. No shit. Name a single larger demographic with a protracted interest in defending Israel, I'll wait. > Nice try hiding your hatred. There are two governments on Earth that deny Israel's violation of international law. They are Israel and the United States. It is not hatred to oppose Zionism, it's global consensus.
        starik36 2y ago
        > It is not hatred to oppose Zionism, it's global consensus. I don't care what your global consensus is. Jews are entitled to their homeland, just like any other nationality, like Belguim or Paraguay. To say otherwise is hatred. > AIPAC is funded by American Jews. >> No shit. Name a single larger demographic with a protracted interest in defending Israel Exactly - no shit. Jews do have a protracted interest in defending Israel - so that there is a place to go where they can be protected from genocidal maniacs who are creating this "global consensus" with intent of wiping them out.
  - seanvelasco 2y ago
    this is the sane comment here. the parent comment this comment replies to is the insane one. and yet this one is downvoted and the other is not a reply on this comment even accuse the commenter of being Hasbara HN is the world-upside down. a lot of people here really should just stick to tech
    - ok123456 2y ago
      Let me guess, "it's too complicated."
      - starik36 2y ago
        No. It’s actually pretty simple. You are making the inference.
wcunning 2y ago
It also passed a Democrat controlled Senate and was signed by a Democrat president, who then elected to not even attempt to enforce the law today, his one day to do so. Either of those could have blocked it. It's at the very least bipartisan and the talk at the time of passage was that the Dems could deliver on Rep promises. Neither side seems to want to be the ones holding the unpopular bag.
- Bilal_io 2y ago
  And upheld by the the supreme Court in a unanimous decision
- nickthegreek 2y ago
  You are correct. Our entire government looks like a clown show over this. National security issues that we couldn’t see banned it and now it’s still here. I better see some members of the legislature fight this misappropriation of power that was upheld by the Supreme Court. If a president can come in and hand wave away a law just passed and implemented(by a huge majority mind you), then the rule of law is gone. I hope that Cook and Pichai stand firm and not let these apps back into the store until the government fixes this shit show through the proper channels. Those who flip flop their votes should have their reasons spread across traditional and online media. If our entire government will flip flop on an issue so quickly after the Supreme Court suppressed the 1A a little further, I feel the corpo state has taken us another step towards the cyberpunk dystopia that I prefer to cosplay in my games not reality.
  - anon84873628 2y ago
    Republicans probably love to see Trump ignoring Congress even if it's a law they passed. Now you've essentially got a large chunk of the population (youth especially) cheering that Trump saved the day by acting like a dictator. Gives him opportunity to do more of the same.
- kelnos 2y ago
  > who then elected to not even attempt to enforce the law today, his one day to do so I don't think the US president is exempt from the tendency to avoid hard work on their last day on the job.

by erentz 2y ago

ok123456 2y ago

AIPAC made sure it had bipartisan support.

starik36 2y ago
There is always someone in the thread who wants to blame the Jews. Two in this one.
- ok123456 2y ago
  There are many Jews who disagree with what AIPAC does in the country and what Israel does. Would we permit a lobby for China to do the same thing?
  - starik36 2y ago
    Because AIPAC is an American organization made up of American citizens funded by American citizens.
- GordonS 2y ago
  And there is always a Hasbara drone who lies, deflects, and conflates Israel with Jewry so they can insinuate that any criticism of Israel == antisemitism.
  - bitcurious 2y ago
    AIPAC is an organization made up of American Jews, not Israelis.
    - blackoil 2y ago
      "American Israel Public Affairs Committee""
    - GordonS 2y ago
      That's only part of the truth though. AIPAC is funded by Israel, and by it's own description AIPAC is an organisation made up of pro-Israel zionists. Oh, and the "I" in AIPAC stands for "Israel".
      - starik36 2y ago
        Lies once again. AIPAC is funded by American Jews. Nice try hiding your hatred.
        talldayo 2y ago
        > Lies once again. Everything they said was true and you did not even attempt to explain why or how they're wrong. > AIPAC is funded by American Jews. No shit. Name a single larger demographic with a protracted interest in defending Israel, I'll wait. > Nice try hiding your hatred. There are two governments on Earth that deny Israel's violation of international law. They are Israel and the United States. It is not hatred to oppose Zionism, it's global consensus.
        starik36 2y ago
        > It is not hatred to oppose Zionism, it's global consensus. I don't care what your global consensus is. Jews are entitled to their homeland, just like any other nationality, like Belguim or Paraguay. To say otherwise is hatred. > AIPAC is funded by American Jews. >> No shit. Name a single larger demographic with a protracted interest in defending Israel Exactly - no shit. Jews do have a protracted interest in defending Israel - so that there is a place to go where they can be protected from genocidal maniacs who are creating this "global consensus" with intent of wiping them out.
- seanvelasco 2y ago
  this is the sane comment here. the parent comment this comment replies to is the insane one. and yet this one is downvoted and the other is not a reply on this comment even accuse the commenter of being Hasbara HN is the world-upside down. a lot of people here really should just stick to tech
  - ok123456 2y ago
    Let me guess, "it's too complicated."
    - starik36 2y ago
      No. It’s actually pretty simple. You are making the inference.

wcunning 2y ago

It also passed a Democrat controlled Senate and was signed by a Democrat president, who then elected to not even attempt to enforce the law today, his one day to do so. Either of those could have blocked it. It's at the very least bipartisan and the talk at the time of passage was that the Dems could deliver on Rep promises. Neither side seems to want to be the ones holding the unpopular bag.

Bilal_io 2y ago
And upheld by the the supreme Court in a unanimous decision
nickthegreek 2y ago
You are correct. Our entire government looks like a clown show over this. National security issues that we couldn’t see banned it and now it’s still here. I better see some members of the legislature fight this misappropriation of power that was upheld by the Supreme Court. If a president can come in and hand wave away a law just passed and implemented(by a huge majority mind you), then the rule of law is gone. I hope that Cook and Pichai stand firm and not let these apps back into the store until the government fixes this shit show through the proper channels. Those who flip flop their votes should have their reasons spread across traditional and online media. If our entire government will flip flop on an issue so quickly after the Supreme Court suppressed the 1A a little further, I feel the corpo state has taken us another step towards the cyberpunk dystopia that I prefer to cosplay in my games not reality.
- anon84873628 2y ago
  Republicans probably love to see Trump ignoring Congress even if it's a law they passed. Now you've essentially got a large chunk of the population (youth especially) cheering that Trump saved the day by acting like a dictator. Gives him opportunity to do more of the same.
kelnos 2y ago
> who then elected to not even attempt to enforce the law today, his one day to do so I don't think the US president is exempt from the tendency to avoid hard work on their last day on the job.