[esseph]

The latter. They effectively get exclusivity if they want.

[whatshisface]

How does that work?

[churchill]

Texas requires contractors to certify that they're not boycotting Israel; Florida maintains a public list of companies that boycott Israel and prohibits state investment in them; in Arkansas, the law has been upheld in federal court after a challenge.

[actionfromafar]

It's funny how state rights are so important, but only for certain kinds of rights. The extreme rights.

[esseph]

Ah, this may require digging into the local politics of your US state and the particular law.

Here's the thing, fighting this in court would be extremely politically inconvenient for a lot of people.