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Call, Email, and Tweet Subcommittee members to vote against HB1161

Dear Email,

Republican Delegate John McGuire who represents the 56th District in the House of Delegates is carrying HB1161 Virginia Public Procurement Act; required contract provisions, prohibition. This bill  forces businesses and their subcontractors to sign contracts that they will not “engage in a boycott of Israel, its instrumentalities, or any of its territories.” The ACLU of Virginia states that “as introduced, this bill targets core political speech and infringes on the freedom of business owners to express their political beliefs.”

Our right to boycott, divest and sanction Israel, its products, and its enablers for the sake of initiating political and social change is our First Amendment right as Americans.

AJP Action and the Virginia Coalition for Human Rights (VCHR) OPPOSE HB1161 and we are asking for your urgent help to defeat this unconstitutional bill.

HB1161 is currently in the General Laws Subcommittee #4. The Subcommittee meets on Tuesdays so it is urgent that we contact members of the subcommittee to vote NO on this bill immediately!

Thank you for taking action for Palestine, we can’t stop until it’s free. 

 

Sincerely,

Ayah Ziyadeh

Advocacy Director, AJP Action

 

PS: Here are some helpful resources via the Virginian Coalition for Human Rights 

Note: ONLY VA constituents within the subcommittee members' districts will be able to use our action tool today. All other supporters can tweet using these sample tweets:

Tweet #1
URGENT: Delegate McGuire is targeting Virginia businesses who boycott Israel. The First Amendment protects all people (including business owners) expressing their political beliefs. Tell @vahousegop @VAHouseDems to #VoteNOHB1161 #VAleg

Tweet #2
From the Montgomery Bus Boycotts to Apartheid South Africa, our country has a long history of engaging in boycotts to influence policy. HB1161 violates protected First Amendment political speech in Virginia! I ask @vahousegop @VAHouseDems to #VoteNOHB1161 #VAleg

Tweet #3 
Denying business owners' contracts because of political opinions violates our First Amendment right to free speech. @vahousegop @VAHouseDems need to stand together on this infringement of our constitutional rights. #VoteNOHB1161 #VAleg
 

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