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Senate Overrides Obama’s Veto of Bill Allowing Terror Victims to Sue Foreign Governments
WSJ ^ | 9/28 | peterson

Posted on 09/28/2016 9:36:26 AM PDT by RummyChick

WASHINGTON—The Senate voted Wednesday to override President Barack Obama’s veto of legislation that would allow Americans to sue foreign governments over terrorist attacks, the first time the chamber has delivered such a rebuke to the president since he took office.

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KEYWORDS: democrats; liberalfascism; obama; terrorists; usefulidiots
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To: RummyChick

I admit I do not know what the full ramifications of this might be. Should families of 911 victims be able to go after the big pockets that supported/financed the attacks? Yes.

What I am hearing is that we are setting a precedent that now allows other nations to further use our courts to sue US entities in likely frivolous redistribution schemes. If congress was to grow a pair, I am not sure this was the best place to start.

I welcome informed comments to educate me on the long term impacts of this.


41 posted on 09/28/2016 10:01:32 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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To: RummyChick
Sole no vote

42 posted on 09/28/2016 10:01:36 AM PDT by RummyChick ("...Americans think Trump is running 2 help America &Hillary is running 2 help Hillary" ~Ben Shapiro)
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To: RummyChick

Hope these legal actions don’t affect George and Jeb Bush’s jobs in the House of Saud Royal Massage Tent.


43 posted on 09/28/2016 10:01:46 AM PDT by Dagnabitt (Trump - Because countries without Islamic immigration are countries without Islamic terrorism.)
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To: Magnum44
Alan Farley ‏@msttrader Giving 9/11 victims the right to sue Saudi Arabia opens Pandora's box, allowing 190+ countries to sue the USA..
44 posted on 09/28/2016 10:02:18 AM PDT by RummyChick ("...Americans think Trump is running 2 help America &Hillary is running 2 help Hillary" ~Ben Shapiro)
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To: RummyChick

Found it, yeah: wow. 97-1 is a good result.


45 posted on 09/28/2016 10:02:38 AM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: PGR88

Why? I simply don’t understand this. I know several 9/11 widows personally including the one that is one of the biggest sponsors of this bill vocally.

It’s expected to be overriden in the house too. But to what point and purpose? Do the widows plan to sue? and even if that’s true, what will they ever collect? I know they’re unbelievably grief stricken and justifiably so, but I just don’t understand the motive here.

They will never collect a penny from the Saudis.


46 posted on 09/28/2016 10:02:41 AM PDT by TangledUpInBlue
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To: RummyChick

You raise a good point. Somehow I doubt this would be happening if Trump weren’t gaining on them in the rear-view mirror.


47 posted on 09/28/2016 10:03:13 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: pepsionice

It’s all fine and dandy until ISIS or al-Qaeda shows up in the World Court — or, better yet, in a U.S. courtroom with an American legal team — to sue the U.S. government for a bazillion dollars over our “decades of American terrorism” in the Middle East.


48 posted on 09/28/2016 10:03:59 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Go ahead, bite the Big Apple ... don't mind the maggots.")
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To: RummyChick
Jennifer Bendery Verified account ‏@jbendery The 2 senators who didn't vote at all on this veto override: Tim Kaine (Clinton's VP) and Bernie Sanders (Clinton's runner-up).
49 posted on 09/28/2016 10:04:18 AM PDT by RummyChick ("...Americans think Trump is running 2 help America &Hillary is running 2 help Hillary" ~Ben Shapiro)
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To: thoughtomator
Testicles in the Senate. What gives?

Election coming up. I hope the HOR votes the override ASAP before the elitists figure out some way to stop them from doing so.

50 posted on 09/28/2016 10:04:39 AM PDT by grania (I'm Deplorable)
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To: RummyChick

He’s probably bitter that he can’t even successfully sue the manufacturer of the exercise machine that allegedly beat the sh!t out of him.


51 posted on 09/28/2016 10:05:05 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Go ahead, bite the Big Apple ... don't mind the maggots.")
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To: RummyChick

I forgot their were more than one branch of government..the obama branch.


52 posted on 09/28/2016 10:05:14 AM PDT by Leep (Just say no to half dead hillary and wrong lane kaine!)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

The families could certainly request seizure of Saudi properties/assets in the US.


53 posted on 09/28/2016 10:05:15 AM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: Alberta's Child

Oh, I’m waiting for the Syrians to come and sue over how the weapons were brought into Syria and given to ISIS. They ought to sue for hundreds of billions.


54 posted on 09/28/2016 10:05:47 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: RummyChick

edit:

I forgot there was more than one branch of government..the obama branch.


55 posted on 09/28/2016 10:06:07 AM PDT by Leep (Just say no to half dead hillary and wrong lane kaine!)
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To: RummyChick
Is Harry trying to look cool or just cover his damaged in an exercise accident eye?

56 posted on 09/28/2016 10:06:11 AM PDT by RummyChick ("...Americans think Trump is running 2 help America &Hillary is running 2 help Hillary" ~Ben Shapiro)
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To: RummyChick

This seems like a “feel good” decision, not a thought out one.


57 posted on 09/28/2016 10:06:32 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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To: thoughtomator

If I had to guess it would be to help Hillary apparently she did not agree with Obamas stance which is a first.
Probably a setup from the beginning.


58 posted on 09/28/2016 10:06:42 AM PDT by funfan
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To: RummyChick

I’m sure both of those guys are on the campaign trail, and it would have been pointless to go back to Washington to cast the 98th and 99th votes on any measure.


59 posted on 09/28/2016 10:06:50 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Go ahead, bite the Big Apple ... don't mind the maggots.")
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To: RummyChick
50 Points Ahead ‏@UndefinedIndex #Obama's #VetoOverride? Yes please. I was starting to think he was King of the United States of America.
60 posted on 09/28/2016 10:07:44 AM PDT by RummyChick ("...Americans think Trump is running 2 help America &Hillary is running 2 help Hillary" ~Ben Shapiro)
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