Public Contract Bill Punishes Israel Boycotters
In AB 2844, What Is a 'Pretext' for Discrimination?
In August, the California Senate Appropriations Committee will decide the fate of AB 2844, a bill coauthored by Santa Barbara Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson to stigmatize supporters of Palestinian rights. The Appropriations Committee will decide whether to pass the bill onto the Senate floor or keep the bill in the suspense file — a purgatory for costly legislation.
Jackson — a champion for labor, women, and the environment — could leverage her stellar reputation to persuade other lawmakers to scuttle this censorship bill.
It could happen. She could make it happen — and might want this headache to just go away.
