In a 77-23 vote on Tuesday, the Senate passed the anti-BDS bill, which combines several bills
that are generally being presented within the body as “pro-Israel.”
This includes US military aid to Israel, sanctions on Syria, allowing
states to punish those that boycott Israel, and cooperating with Jordan.
This is also the bill to which yesterday’s McConnell Amendment is attached. The amendment condemns plans to withdraw from Syria and Afghanistan, though it is non-binding in doing so.
The focus, however, was intended to be the BDS movement. Israel’s
far-right government is aggressively hostile toward any hint of BDS
support, and has lobbied heavy for the “Combating BDS Act,” which seeks
to punish any pro-BDS organizations.
The bill’s author, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), argues that
the First Amendment does not apply to boycotting Israel, saying it is
“discriminatory economic warfare” against Israel, and contrary to US
policy.
Rubio has been a lapdog for Israel forever. Politicians like Rubio despise the first amendment and human rights. Every American should oppose such draconian measures by these enemies of the American people.
Rubio’s a simple (in the worst ways) guy with a complicated problem.
When he ran for president, he announced he wouldn’t seek re-election to his Senate seat.
When he realized that 1) he wasn’t going to get the GOP nomination, and 2) he wasn’t going to start the Trump era as a Trump “insider,” he reneged on his Senate abdication and jumped back into that race.
In order to remain in the Senate — and to keep himself continually “relevant” and in the public mind preparatory to his NEXT presidential run — he’s had to prostitute himself harder and faster than even most of his congressional comrades.
If he thought it might get him some money or camera time, he’d put his old Chippendale’s outfit back on and dance half-naked for Adelson or anyone else with a checkbook or camera who wanted him to.
The reason for that is a billionaire named Norman Braman. Former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles and car dealership mogul in Florida. He’s yet another frothing one-eyed zionist with Scrooge McDuck money.
Good test to see how political the SC has gotten. If this thing stands up, it’s final proof of the demise of the rule of law and the constitution.
Little Marco Rubio’s head is shoved up so far…
77 Senators voted for it. And most of the other 23 would have as well had AIPAC ordered them to.
Treasonous bastards !
Far-left groups are aggressively hostile towards any hint of support for Israel, and have lobbied heavy for “BDS” which seeks to punish any pro-Israel organizations.
Rubio? That tool doesn’t know his ass from a hole in the ground. Citizen’s United affirmed that money equals free speech, so Rubio can go suck an egg.
i refuse to kowtow to a foreign apartheid state of bs
Just another nail in the coffin lid of the ‘dead letter’ constitution’s bill of rights.
RR, not so fast………………
All is right with that ‘Whorehouse on the Hill.’ The bought continue to stay bought, and the owners of this country government continue to exercise their hegemony. Of course, the US Constitution offers no bulwark and can always be ignored and not allowed to obstruct the on going betrayal of the American sheeple.
Where does it say in the US Constitution that First Amendment Rights do not apply to the boycotting of Israel? Has anyone seen the word “Israel” anywhere in the Constitution?
Of course not, Steve, the US Constitution was drawn up in 1787 and the Bill of Rights were added a few years later. The Zionist Entity of Israel didn’t exist until 1948.
BTW, boycotting’s part of the 1st Amendment.
Eileen… I was being facetious… 🙂
The Bill of Rights just got circumcised
Like the rest of us.
Nope. Castrated.
It’s not like the US would engage in ‘discriminatory economic warfare’ against any other nation- especially not Iran- because we don’t do that sort of thing. Ever.
“Congress shall make NO LAW…”
What’s new? Both parties are in power because they are willing to lick zionist boots.
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Rubio is such a PUKE!!!! Rubio,,,move to Israel, you are a traitor to our Bill Of Rights! I will boycott Israel any time I feel like it, and I do it often when I do not buy their products!
Our elected representatives are doing a great job representing those that DIDN’T elect them and DON’T live in their states or districts.