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by hermitcrab 326 days ago
Someone from the Texas state government wanted to buy a $75 licence for my event planning software. Fine. Then they told me I had to sign an agreement that I wouldn't boycot Israel. Ridiculous. It's none of their business. I refused to sign it and didn't get the sale.
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Arizona has a similar law regarding the Uyghurs. Every contact needs a clause that says no Uyghur "forced labor" was used.
That seems a rather different sort of declaration though? "I did not participate in this harm" vs "I will not speak against this group".
That is very different though.

The Texas example is: promise not to boycott a country that is currently committing genocide.

The Arizona example is: promise that you aren't benefitting from a current genocide.