by Rolluplostinspace » Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:10 pm
Cactus Jack wrote:Rolluplostinspace wrote:Democracy?
You're having a laugh.
Is this democracy in the home of the brave land of the free ......
Democrats Join Republicans In Bill Criminalizing Speech Critical Of IsraelI cannot imagine any reason for this egregious offense against the First Amendment except to please AIPAC and their AIPAC associated donors.
With Trump as president, it is easy to forget how utterly hopeless many Congressional Democrats are, including many who look like progressives.
The best indicator of Democratic corruption is its slavishness toward the lobby that is to them what the National Rifle Association is to the GOP: the Israel lobby (the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and its satellite organizations).
The latest evidence of that slavishness comes in the form of growing support among Democrats in both Houses for legislation sponsored by Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) and co-sponsored by Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer that would make it a felony for Americans to support the international boycott against Israel, commonly known as BDS. Anyone guilty of violating the prohibitions will face a minimum civil penalty of $250,000 and a maximum criminal penalty of $1 million and 20 years in prison.
Anyone guilty of violating the prohibitions will face a minimum civil penalty of $250,000 and a maximum criminal penalty of $1 million and 20 years in prison.What the hell is wrong with you Americans?
This is the kind of stuff that is certain to breed anti semitism.
Any other country on the planet you can't criticize?
Americans never stop criticizing other nations even boycotting their economics and trade via sanctions all over the place.
Any of you Yanks on here support this?
Any of you vote for it?
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/de ... ccounter=1
That story is from 2017 and what it suggested never came to pass - wiser heads prevailed it seems
Ahhh that's good.
Thought I'd heard the story before not like me to miss the date.
I think now I might have posted about it at the time ....
[quote="Cactus Jack"][quote="Rolluplostinspace"]Democracy?
You're having a laugh.
Is this democracy in the home of the brave land of the free ...... [size=150] Democrats Join Republicans In Bill Criminalizing Speech Critical Of Israel[/size]
I cannot imagine any reason for this egregious offense against the First Amendment except to please AIPAC and their AIPAC associated donors.
With Trump as president, it is easy to forget how utterly hopeless many Congressional Democrats are, including many who look like progressives.
The best indicator of Democratic corruption is its slavishness toward the lobby that is to them what the National Rifle Association is to the GOP: the Israel lobby (the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and its satellite organizations).
The latest evidence of that slavishness comes in the form of growing support among Democrats in both Houses for legislation sponsored by Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) and co-sponsored by Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer that would make it a felony for Americans to support the international boycott against Israel, commonly known as BDS. Anyone guilty of violating the prohibitions will face a minimum civil penalty of $250,000 and a maximum criminal penalty of $1 million and 20 years in prison.
[size=150]Anyone guilty of violating the prohibitions will face a minimum civil penalty of $250,000 and a maximum criminal penalty of $1 million and 20 years in prison.[/size]
What the hell is wrong with you Americans?
This is the kind of stuff that is certain to breed anti semitism.
Any other country on the planet you can't criticize?
Americans never stop criticizing other nations even boycotting their economics and trade via sanctions all over the place.
Any of you Yanks on here support this?
Any of you vote for it?
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/democrats-join-republicans-in-bill-criminalizing-speech_us_5978bc17e4b0c6616f7ce6d9?fbclid=IwAR2Q2fkwjMd2wJz6rjnevl285z4eZxDJV8H-8wmwMEVc68ARFWlQWRielGE&guccounter=1[/quote]
That story is from 2017 and what it suggested never came to pass - wiser heads prevailed it seems[/quote]
Ahhh that's good.
Thought I'd heard the story before not like me to miss the date.
I think now I might have posted about it at the time .... :gigglesnshit: