It’s Time to Reaffirm Our First Amendment Right to Boycott

Re:It’s Time to Reaffirm Our First Amendment Right to Boycott by luckylion on Sunday November 27, 2022 @11:26AM (#33764099)

And as far as I understand the policies, you don't need to be minority-owned. You need to have some diversity quota filled and/or promise to get it filled. Like a pledge to do something.

> Yes that quote is political speech/belief. But it's the expression of the legislature on policy, that is democratically determined, whether you agree with it or not.

The same applies to this case, where the democratically elected legislature says you don't get contracts if you say "don't buy from Jews" and passes laws to that effect.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:It’s Time to Reaffirm Our First Amendment Right to Boycott by crazygringo on Monday November 28, 2022 @09:27AM (#33773969)

I'm sorry but you're continuing to spread pure misinformation, in case anybody else sees this.

Whether it's minority ownership or affirmative action in its workforce is irrelevant. Employment policy is policy around protected classes, it's not speech.

While your case of 'you don't get contracts if you say "don't buy from Jews"' makes contracts dependent upon speech. Which contradicts the first amendment.

The distinction is not complicated here. You might not like it, but the distinction exists.

[ Parent | on HN ]