This is the Cato Daily Podcast for Thursday, June 9, 2016.

I'm Caleb Brown.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has taken two stabs at the First Amendment in the same week.

He's taken a hard line on Amendment in the same week.

He's taken a hard line on behalf of the Empire State against businesses that would

dare refuse to do business with Israel, and he's offered some confusing clarification

on the state's campaign finance system.

David Keating of the Center for Competitive Politics offers his thoughts.

Andrew Cuomo of New York has essentially ordered agencies under his control to divest themselves of companies

that are aligned with so-called the BDS movement which is boycott, divest, sanction.

And these are companies that are essentially aligned with people who oppose many of the actions that Israel takes.

And as you noted before we started recording, his Cuomo's words on this were a lot stronger than the

executive order.

So what did he order them to do?

Well, first I'd like to quote his words because they're pretty amazing when you think about it and it says

Today I'm going to sign an executive order that says very clearly we are against the BDS movement

And it's very simple.

If you boycott against Israel, New York will boycott you.

If you divert revenues from Israel,

New York will divert revenues from you.

If you sanction Israel, New York will sanction you, period.

Thank you.

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