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In the town of Dickinson, Texas people filling out applications for relief funds for damage done by Hurricane Harvey, must vow not to boycott Israel...WTF?!?
To get Harvey relief funds, residents of Dickinson must vow not to boycott Israel | Harvey | Dallas News
To get Harvey relief funds, residents of Dickinson must vow not to boycott Israel | Harvey | Dallas News
ACLU of Texas Legal Director Andre Segura called the requirement "an egregious violation of the First Amendment" and said it was reminiscent of "McCarthy-era loyalty oaths requiring Americans to disavow membership in the Communist Party and other forms of 'subversive' activity."
"The First Amendment protects Americans' right to boycott, and the government cannot condition hurricane relief or any other public benefit on a commitment to refrain from protected political expression," Segura said in a written statement.
When he signed the bill into law in May he said that "any anti-Israel policy is an anti-Texas policy."
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