Why Abby Martin's Law Suit is Important?

Last week, filmmaker, journalist and activist, Abby Martin filed a lawsuit against the State of Georgia over a law requiring she sign a document, showing her allegiance to Israel, and pledge she will not partake in BDS – Boycott Divest Sanction – a movement protesting Israel's illegal settlements, and their brutal treatment of the Palestinian people.

Martin and her lawyers claim that the States refusal to allow her to speak at a state college, because she refused to sign this #ANTIBDS document, is a direct contravention of her First Amendment Rights under the US Constitution.

As of January 2019, a grand total of 27 states have passed various anti-BDS measures; this legislation prohibits individuals or companies from doing business with the government or institutions within the state.

Martin was scheduled to speak at a Georgia state college on the subject of the media, (topic was not Israel) and was presented with the legislative document to sign, which she refused.

Of course, for any American or citizen of a democratic country, this legislation, is a flagrant

law against free speech, and begs the question: how does a foreign government like Israel, have so much sway in American State law making, flying the face of a citizens Constitutional rights?

AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, is likely to be one of the most powerful lobby groups in DC. So powerful, it seems, they can influence individual State legislation.

As an observer of Geo-politics, AIPAC has much more influence in the halls of power in Washington DC, than ever realised before. So much so, that in 27 states and rising, American citizens must go against their constitutional rights, their right to free speech, if they desire to work in a US Government institution. This is undemocratic on so many levels. So how do they get away with it?

Unfortunately, understanding the extent of Israeli influence in the United States, is a topic for a later discussion. That said, these anti-BDS laws go against the core of our democratic rights.

Why Abby Martin's lawsuit is so important, is it throws a spotlight on Israeli influence in the United States. It reveals the extent that politicians will go for $, and foreign ideas, anathema to the core of American values.

For your information, States with anti-BDS legislation: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin.

For a in-depth understanding of Martin's lawsuit, see press conference at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEMGvl0TfH0