Subj : Re: NRA 1st Amendment Cas
To   : AARON THOMAS
From : Mike Powell
Date : Thu Dec 21 2023 09:12:00

>  MP> "Vullo said in court papers her statements encouraging financial
>  MP> institutions to examine their ties to pro-gun organizations following
>  MP> the Parkland shooting had not 'crossed the line between permissible
>  MP> persuasion and unconstitutional coercion.'

> A couple questions about this:

> 1) What's "permissible persuasion?" It sounds ridiculous. Can I permissibly pe
> uade the banks to boycott people who have donated to Democrats?

You probably could because you do not hold any office where you could
punish financial institutions for not going along with your persuasion.  I
think that is what is at question here.

> 2) I pay taxes in NY. How is it that revenue from my tax money is getting wast
>  on paying people to "persuade banks" to treat my buddies (the NRA) like garba
> ? I'd rather pay to have more cops patrolling the increasingly dangerous stree
> .

If you go to the link, it includes some additional info on things that
Vullo's office did to disuade financial institutions from doing business
with the NRA.  I would agree, money was potentially being wasted that could
have been used to go after institutions that were actually violating the
law.


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