Doubt it. In a perfect domino effect world, boycotts work because it puts sufficient Americans out of work or about to be out of work that they can lobby their congressman to vote against such legislation, and that sufficient congressmen will do so. Afterall these voters put the policy-makers there in the first place.
However, the average American worker will simply turn around and lobby for retaliatory measures. Indeed, it is more likely that Congress will simply pre-empt the jobless hordes knocking on their doors and introduce the legislation in the first palce. We saw this in 2003 when the US and the EU came to blows over various tariff issues.
Of course, Capitol Hill does not control foreign policy, the president does and the Americans only vote once in four years for that.
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Date: 2006-10-03 06:07 pm (UTC)However, the average American worker will simply turn around and lobby for retaliatory measures. Indeed, it is more likely that Congress will simply pre-empt the jobless hordes knocking on their doors and introduce the legislation in the first palce. We saw this in 2003 when the US and the EU came to blows over various tariff issues.
Of course, Capitol Hill does not control foreign policy, the president does and the Americans only vote once in four years for that.