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Friend,
Tell your representative to support H.Res.496 -
Affirming that all Americans have the right to participate in boycotts
in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, as protected
by the First Amendment to the Constitution.
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As you know, there are ongoing efforts to stifle political
expression in support of Palestinian human rights, including several
state and national anti-boycott legislations and
resolutions.?Today, Representatives Ilhan Omar, John
Lewis, and Rashida Tlaib introduced?H.Res.496?which affirms the
First Amendment right of all Americans to participate in boycotts in
pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad, and that
includes advocacy for Palestinian human rights.
The Resolution charts the long and proud history of boycotts
in U.S., from the Boston Tea Party to opposing apartheid in South
Africa, and includes the instrumental Civil Rights Era boycotts which
were planned in part by Representative Lewis himself. It not only
affirms our right to boycott, but also opposes efforts to limit the
right to boycott and urges governments and civil rights leaders to
oppose anti-boycott legislation.
Please?contact your member of
Congress?to urge them to join Representatives Omar,
Lewis, and Tlaib in standing up for our First Amendment-protected
right to participate in boycotts.
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AAI Action Alert
http://www.aaiusa.org/
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