re: Pledge allegiance to Israel before you can get an Arkansas state contract?

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You live to like Fuentes and hate Israel. Knock yourself out and change it... or move to one of these States, or Qatar with Tucker.

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Man, I hate when people can't have a rational conversation about how stupid Something like this is so they have to resort to the dumbest, most extreme counterargument.

Louisiana contracts have the same wording.

I'll take that as a "no"

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All it says is the contractor/supplier does not boycott Israel, but if it does, it must notify the public contracting agency.

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You left out a huge part of what happens if they notify the contracting agency.

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If a contractor notifies an Arkansas public agency in writing that they are beginning a boycott of Israel, they are officially triggering a change in status that invalidates their original compliance pledge.

According to Arkansas Code § 25-1-503, the state cannot maintain a contract with a company actively engaging in a boycott.

Once that written notification is received, the agency must take immediate action.

Immediate Next Steps for the Contracting Agency

Contract Termination: The state agency will initiate formal procedures to terminate the agreement because the contractor is no longer compliant with mandatory state procurement laws.

The 20% Price Renegotiation (Alternative): If the contractor is providing an absolute necessity or wants to keep the contract, they must immediately restructure the pricing. The law allows the contract to survive only if the company slashes its pricing to be at least 20% lower than the next lowest certifying business.

Procurement Blacklisting: The contractor’s updated status is logged with the Office of State Procurement. They will be flagged as an uncertified vendor, blocking them from bidding on any future state or local public contracts valued at $1,000 or more unless they offer the mandatory 20% discount upfront.

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It being mandatory sure sounds like pledging loyalty to

ETA: Telling the company to slash its price by 20% is the most Jew thing they could do.


Looks like in LA it means no contract for you:

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Core Requirements in Louisiana

Written Certification: Vendors must submit a signed statement confirming they do not participate in a boycott of Israel when submitting a bid or signing a contract.

Contract Duration: Vendors must agree not to boycott Israel while the public contract remains active.

Contract Termination: The state maintains the legal right to cancel agreements if a vendor starts a boycott during the term.

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Your thread title is inaccurate, how does it contribute to meaningful discussion? You don't want discussion, you want outrage. you will get a little outrage, but dream on for meaningful discussion.

Cut the crap on meaningful discussion around here.

GreatlLakes admitted his affinity on here for Fuentes, and general disdain for Israel . So I will call him out every time he posts his whataboutisms, whether you like it or not.

He doesn't need white knighted.

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The fact that you didnt know he was being obviously sarcastic because it could pass as a legitimate response from the people that he was satirizing....

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Yea it's hard to know these days and sarcasm can be hard to convey on a message bord

Like father like daughter I suppose. Whole family of bootlickers

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Yea it's hard to know these days and sarcasm can be hard to convey on a message bord

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You hurt my feelings bro

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How the frick is that law "pledging allegiance to Israel"?

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Arkansas law specifically says it is mandatory or you lose the contract.

Tomato...Tomahto I guess

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According to Arkansas Code § 25-1-503, the state cannot maintain a contract with a company actively engaging in a boycott.

Once that written notification is received, the agency must take immediate action.

Immediate Next Steps for the Contracting Agency

Contract Termination: The state agency will initiate formal procedures to terminate the agreement because the contractor is no longer compliant with mandatory state procurement laws.

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Except none of that is in the law. Here is a link to the actual text of the law:

LINK

Again, I am not advocating that this is a good or bad thing. I am simply saying that the rhetoric in the OP is disingenuous. Personally, I can see some merits in it but it's also a slippery slope politicizing government contracts. HOWEVER, i tend to think this has more to do with Arkansas (and other states) Pension fund investments, rather than Billy Joe Bob, Inc kissing the wailing wall in Little Rock. That is why the firearm, ammo, fossil fuel stuff was added as well.