Comment: Anti #BDS Legislation

The most disturbing federal legislative action to come out of Washington, since congress passed a bill to further Surveillance Powers for the Deep State to spy on its citizens and abroad, (2017) is Marco Rubio's bill to make it illegal for any company working for the government, that support #BDS. That is, Boycott, Divest and Sanction Israel for their human rights violations on the Palestinian people.

Bottom line, this legislation is blatantly unconstitutional, a violation of free speech, but also goes against what America stands for...the right of individual opinion, and the right to boycott, a right to protest an idea, law or authoritarian entity. In fact, the American revolution began with a boycott of British tea, and the taxes the Crown imposed on the colonies. As a friend told me, “American's have the right to criticize their own government, but are now deemed criminals if they criticize a foreign power.” The pure irony of this goes beyond even the absurd. However, on a state level, there are currently 26 States that have anti #BDS legislation. This includes my home state of Colorado.

AIPAC, The American Public Affairs Committee, is more than likely the most powerful Lobbying group in Washington. There are stories that once elected to office, you are summoned by AIPAC, to state your views on Israel, and what you can do while in office for the “State” of Israel. There is vast amounts of money sent to Israel, (just last week 29 billion) and monies that funnels back to the US by various means. The relationship between the US and Israel has many unknown aspects, but the Zionist influence runs from the federal level, to the states, and even to local communities. To be crude, Israel has the US by the balls in more ways than one. Therefore, it is not surprising that 26 states has anti#BDS legislation in force.

As I write this, have discovered that this legislation has not passed, revealing that a number of democrats actually back #BDS. This is great news. It is great news on a number of levels – no greater than the fact this law flies directly in the face of the United States Constitution.

(AIPAC has yet to comment)

The Human Rights violations by Israel on the Palestinian people is devastating. The settlements are continuing to expand, children are imprisoned without violating any laws. Israel is so corrupt

murdering journalists has become the norm...and the world turns a blind eye.

Another Apartheid State, South Africa, was sanctioned to the point where actual change occurred. 

The #BDS movement must continue with Israel before the Palestinians are oppressed out of existence.