#FirstAmendment
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances...
Critics railed against a bill recently passed in the U.S. House intended to crack down on antisemitism, asserting that it goes too far and will result in a violation of all Americans’ free speech rights.
The bill, dubbed the Antisemitism Awareness Act, passed in the House on Wednesday by a 320-91 vote, with overwhelming bipartisan support from lawmakers.
The bill, which comes as anti-Israel demonstrations roil university campuses nationwide, would mandate that the Department of Education legally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when enforcing anti-discrimination rules.
However, the bill’s bipartisan critics argued that this new standard of anti-discrimination violates the First Amendment..."
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances...
Critics railed against a bill recently passed in the U.S. House intended to crack down on antisemitism, asserting that it goes too far and will result in a violation of all Americans’ free speech rights.
The bill, dubbed the Antisemitism Awareness Act, passed in the House on Wednesday by a 320-91 vote, with overwhelming bipartisan support from lawmakers.
The bill, which comes as anti-Israel demonstrations roil university campuses nationwide, would mandate that the Department of Education legally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when enforcing anti-discrimination rules.
However, the bill’s bipartisan critics argued that this new standard of anti-discrimination violates the First Amendment..."
House-passed antisemitism bill may violate First Amendment warn critics: 'Misguided and harmful' | Fox News
Some commentators and lawmakers condemned the new Antisemitism Awareness Act that just overwhelmingly passed in the U.S. House, claiming it violates free speech rights.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/house-passed-antisemitism-bill-violate-first-amendment-warn-critics-misguided-harmful
16 days ago
