JUburton wrote:Trump tweets the 401k contrib limits wont be changing.

Not that I ever believed that they would be.

pacino wrote:

@Yamiche
Myeshia Johnson, widow of Sgt. Johnson, backs @RepWilson: “Whatever Ms. Wilson said was not fabricated. What she said was 100% correct.”

@Yamiche
Myeshia Johnson, widow of Sgt. Johnson, when asked if she has anything to say to President Trump: “I don’t have nothing to say to him.”

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Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sgt. La David T. Johnson, says she wants to see her husband's body but officials have refused let her see him

Sadly, the President wrote:I had a very respectful conversation with the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, and spoke his name from beginning, without hesitation!

pacino wrote:

pacino wrote:he's going to attack the widow

He said she took it wrong

thephan wrote:Well, when I asked why would HE attack the widow, and the response was sort of 'just wait a minute, its coming' or 'why not, have you been paying attention?', I had hoped it was something between cynicism, and that maybe someone @1600 would do something vaguely reflecting something like the right thing.

The first case happened in Kansas, where a local teacher was denied a work contract with the state because she refused to sign a form stating that she opposes boycotts of Israel. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit on behalf of the teacher, who claims to support such a boycott because of her Christian religious beliefs.

The second case took place this weekend in Dickinson, Texas, where local residents had to sign a form stating that they don't boycott Israel, in order to receive aid relief following Hurricane Harvey. The Texas state lawmaker, who authored the local anti-BDS bill, told Haaretz in an interview that the incident was a misunderstanding, and that the recently-approved bill has nothing to do with the kind of situation that emerged in Dickinson.

Still, some people who strongly support the wave of anti-BDS laws admitted over the weekend that when a headline of this kind emerges into the national discussion, the damage for Israel is significant.

Gilad Katz, Israel's consul general in Houston, told Haaretz that Israel supports Texas' anti-BDS law, and that the event in Dickinson is a result of a "wrong interpretation" of the law. "This law strengthens our relationship with Texas and shows our shared values. There was a local misinterpretation of the law in Dickinson, because the law addresses taxpayer money and over there, the story was about private funds." 

Jewish groups in the United States were not quick to comment on the incident, partly because it took place over the weekend. On Saturday night, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) sent Haaretz a short statement, explaining that while the organization continues to support anti-BDS legislation, it is concerned about local officials interpreting it in ways that are "misguided."

"We were deeply troubled to learn that the city of Dickinson, Texas is requiring applicants for hurricane relief to promise not to boycott Israel as a prerequisite for receiving aid," the statement said. "This requirement is misguided and constitutionally problematic, and reveals an unanticipated and unfortunate consequence of a well-intentioned state anti-BDS law that needs further consideration."

"ADL is deeply engaged in opposing the boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaign against Israel and believes that the founding goals of the BDS movement and many of the strategies employed in BDS campaigns are anti-Semitic. That is why we have worked to promote state resolutions opposing BDS, as well as judicious, constitutionally sound legislative initiatives at the federal level."

"BDS exists, and we're fighting against it on college campuses, but the reality is that some of these laws are a solution in search of a problem," Lerner added. "There is no phenomenon in the United States of companies boycotting Israel en-masse. This is mostly about organizations that want to flex their muscles and turn this into a bigger issue than it really is, mostly so they can show their donors that they are doing something about it."

Lerner said that "the most troubling piece of this strategy is that it puts support for Israel on the opposite side of free speech, which is terrible. You should never want to put Israel in such a situation, where people associate it with attempts to limit free speech. The best way to fight against BDS is to do outreach to progressives, and advancing laws like this certainly doesn't help that kind of outreach - it does the exact opposite."

JUburton wrote:Trump tweets the 401k contrib limits wont be changing.

Not that I ever believed that they would be.

Bucky wrote:

JUburton wrote:Trump tweets the 401k contrib limits wont be changing.

Not that I ever believed that they would be.

was there any talk that they would be??

Bucky wrote:

JUburton wrote:Trump tweets the 401k contrib limits wont be changing.

Not that I ever believed that they would be.

was there any talk that they would be??