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The latter. They effectively get exclusivity if they want.


How does that work?


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.


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


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.




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