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The 'engrossed' NDAA, AKA 'Indefinite Citizen Imprisonment w/o Trial Act' has apparently not been signed by BHO yet (  http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/pending-legislation   ).   The offending portions are still in place.    While there is still time, Please ask BHO  to veto the H.R.1540 AKA NDAA & 'Indefinite Citizen Imprisonment w/o Trial Act'   legislation for cause of its provisions not pursuant to our US Constitution in :"Subtitle D. SEC. 1021 (c)(1)Detention under the law of war without trial until the end of the hostilities authorized by the Authorization for the Use of Military Force"where covered persons are defined by the administration's assignment of guilty status not by properly sufficient evidence in a proper civilian court...

President Obama will veto an attempt to repeal the Federal Communications Commission’s net-neutrality rules if it passes the Senate, the White House said in a news release Tuesday. “The Administration strongly opposes Senate passage of S.J. Res. 6, which would undermine a fundamental part of the nation’s Open Internet and innovation strategy — an enforceable, effective but flexible policy for keeping the Internet free and open,” the White House said. The House approved a resolution to repeal the rules in April. The Senate version is sponsored by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) and has an additional 42 Republican co-sponsors. It...

Obama Threatens to Veto Bill For No Abortion $ in Obamacare Washington, DC -- The Obama administration released a Statement of Administration Policy today threatening to veto a bill the House plans to vote on tomorrow that ensures no federal taxpayer funding for abortions under Obamacare. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/10/12/obama-threatens-to-veto-bill-for-no-abortion-in-obamacare/

Obama Threatens to Veto Bill For No Abortion $ in Obamacare Washington, DC -- The Obama administration released a Statement of Administration Policy today threatening to veto a bill the House plans to vote on tomorrow that ensures no federal taxpayer funding for abortions under Obamacare. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/10/12/obama-threatens-to-veto-bill-for-no-abortion-in-obamacare/

U.S. laboring to avoid veto of Palestinian statehood bid at UN, sources say Speaking on the possible outcome of a Security Council vote, U.S. envoy to UN there may be several council members who are 'skeptical about the timeliness' of the Palestinian move. By Natasha Mozgovaya and Haaretz The United States is working to gather enough United Nations Security Council members to resist a planned Palestinian statehood bid so as to avoid having to use its veto power, Israeli and U.S. sources said on Saturday. American officials, including U.S. President Barack Obama, have been outspoken in their objection to a...

CONCORD, N.H. -- Despite objections from law enforcement and a governor's veto, the New Hampshire House has passed a bill into law that allows people to use deadly force to defend themselves any place they have a right to be. The 251-111 vote Wednesday comes a week after the Senate voted to override Gov. John Lynch's veto. The deadly force bill is based on the Castle Doctrine, which says a person does not have to retreat from intruders at home before using deadly force. The bill expands that principle to public places, anywhere a person has a right to be....

Gov. Jerry Brown today fired a warning shot to state lawmakers, essentially telling them the legislation they have worked on for months is not likely to become law. "I'm going to veto a lot of bills over the next 30 days," Brown told reporters after an event to reward schools with high physical fitness achievements. "So I have to say to some, fasten your seat belt cause this is going to be a rough ride. They've given me 600 bills and there's not 600 problems that we need those solutions for," he said. The Legislature wrapped up its yearly session...

CONCORD – Rep. Al Baldasaro today released the following in reaction to the Governor’s statement attacking SB 88, which ensures the right for New Hampshire citizens to defend themselves. Baldasaro is a sponsor of the legislation. Rep. Al Baldasaro, Chairman State and Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs: “Gov. Lynch has placed special interests ahead of protecting ourselves and our families. People should have their constitutional right to protect themselves. New Hampshire citizens should not have to run and hide when their lives are being threatened.”

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Women seeking an abortion in North Carolina will have to wait 24 hours and be presented with an ultrasound image of the fetus under an informed consent law passed on Thursday. Democratic Governor Beverly Perdue had vetoed the measure, but the state Senate voted on Thursday to override the veto, two days after the lower chamber took similar action, which means the bill is now law and will take effect in October. North Carolina joins 25 other U.S. states that require pre-abortion counseling that goes beyond basic medical "informed consent," according to Elizabeth Nash, public...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid warned Tuesday that Republicans' deficit-reduction bill is "dead on arrival" in his chamber, as the Obama administration issued a formal veto threat and pushed lawmakers to reach a "compromise." White House officials appeared to hold back earlier Tuesday when asked whether President Obama would veto the GOP bill, which could be voted on in the House as early as Wednesday. But the administration issued what's known as a "statement of administration policy" Tuesday afternoon saying the president's advisers "would recommend that he veto this bill" should it clear Congress.

Earlier today Obama threatened he would veto the Cut, Cap, and Balance bill if it reaches his desk. Levin says the only problem with this is that, while he can veto the Cut and Cap part, if the Balanced Budget Amendment passes both the House and the Senate it goes to the states, not Obama. He’s got nothing to do with it. One would expect a brilliant, ivy league Constitutional Law Professor to know these things:

The White House on Monday warned President Obama will veto GOP legislation to “Cut, Cap and Balance” spending and the budget. In a statement of administration policy, the White House Office of Management and Budget labeled the GOP bill as an “empty political statement.” The House Rules Committee is expected to take up the measure on Monday, and it is likely to receive a floor vote on Tuesday. The measure would cut spending in Fiscal Year 2012 by $111 billion, cap future spending at 18 percent of gross domestic product and approve a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. It...

With the House poised to vote on a debt-ceiling increase tomorrow, the White House has released a threat to veto the bill if it reaches the President’s desk. This statement was just released by e-mail, emphasis in the original: The Administration strongly opposes H.R. 2560, the “Cut, Cap and Balance Act of 2011.” Neither setting arbitrary spending levels nor amending the Constitution is necessary to restore fiscal responsibility. Increasing the Federal debt limit, which is needed to avoid a Federal government default on its obligations and a severe blow to the economy, should not be conditioned on taking these actions....

N.C. Senate overrides all 6 vetoesAction against Perdue may be just a message. There's no guarantee the House will do the same. By Craig Jarvis and Lynn Bonner Staff Writers Posted: Thursday, Jul. 14, 2011 RALEIGH In quick order and with little debate, the state Senate overrode all six vetoes of its bills on Wednesday, sending Gov. Bev Perdue a clear - if not necessarily effective - message. Although the Republican-controlled Senate flexed its muscles, successful overrides aren't guaranteed in the House and so might amount to no more than an opportunity to make a political statement. After the votes,...

The London-based Al-Sharq al-Awsat reported Friday that Hamas's military wing vetoed a 'good deal' offered by Israel. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Friday for the release of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit. Schalit has been held by Hamas for five years without visits from international bodies such as the Red Cross. Sources from Merkel's office said a draft of a final agreement for Shalit's release prompted the joint statement. German mediators in the Shalit deal reportedly visited Gaza two months ago. According to the sources a thousand Palestinian prisoners would be handed over in exchange for...

How to remove $5 billion from the federal deficit in one fell swoop? Eliminate the $5 billion-a-year subsidy given to oil refiners for blending ethanol into gasoline. The Senate voted Thursday to do just that, and even though the amendment is attached to a bill that probably won’t pass, the 73-27 vote sends a message that many Democrats and Republicans are behind an idea supported by an odd coalition that ranges from Tea Partyers to the Sierra Club. Thirty-three Republicans joined 40 Democrats in voting to eliminate the subsidy. Provided in the form of tax credits, the subsidy gives 45...

SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown will likely ramp up his talks with Republicans next week to see if they can work out a budget deal on taxes, pension rollbacks and a spending cap. But, he also has to repair some fractured souls among his own Democratic allies as the fallout of his historic budget veto Thursday continues to descend from the left. A day after Brown vetoed a budget he suggested was too gimmicky, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, halted all confirmation hearings on the governor's appointments. One lawmaker announced she is unlikely to consider concessions on reforms...

NC House Coalition Overrides Perdue's Budget VetoUpdated: 7:38 am EDT June 15, 2011 The North Carolina House voted early Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue's historic veto of the state government budget for the next two years, completing the key step needed for the Republican majority to cancel her objections and enact the plan. A coalition of Republicans and a handful of Democrats approved the override by a 73-46 vote. That's just enough to meet the three-fifths majority required to overturn her veto Sunday of the budget that spends nearly $19.7 billion for the year beginning July 1. It...

Although the massive gambling bill passed the Illinois House and Illinois Senate in the waning days of the Spring Session, Governor Patrick Quinn has made it clear that he is not excited about the size of this gambling expansion. In a press conference on June 1, 2011, Quinn told reporters that he thought this gambling bill was "excessive." According to a Chicago Sun-Times article, Quinn also said "I'm beholden to the people of Illinois, not to legislators, not to mayors. The people of our state, all 13 million good and true, they're the ones who I get up in the...

Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed a bill that would have protected fast-food chains from consumers suing over weight gain and other health problems. The Democratic governor said the bill went beyond its intention of holding people responsible “for their own dietary choices.” He said it would have created a broader loophole for the companies.

Santa Fe - Democratic lawmakers believe the governor broke the rules again and they're taking her to court because of it. On Wednesday Democratic legislators Mimi Stewart, Kiki Saavedra, John Arthur Smith and Luciano "Lucky" Varela slapped the governor with two lawsuits over her line-item vetoes in an unemployment bill and a housing bill. The unemployment bill would have required businesses to pay more into unemployment benefits. The governor chose to take out the line that specifies the amount. Lawmakers argue she can't do that because it's not an appropriations bill. The second bill allocated $150,000 to the Mortgage Finance...

(Reuters) - Democratic Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have required voters to provide photo identification to cast votes. Dayton cited a lack of broad bi-partisan support for the bill and its potential as a $23 million unfunded mandate on local governments in part for his veto. The Republican-led Legislature had sent the bill to him on Monday. Supporters had argued the bill would strengthen the integrity of the election system in Minnesota. Dayton said he did not believe voter fraud to be a significant problem in Minnesota and that the reason most often cited...

JEFFERSON CITY — The months-long political process of redrawing Missouri's congressional districts is finally over after legislators in the Missouri General Assembly voted Wednesday to override the governor's veto of the redistricting proposal. In the House, four African-American Democrats, two from St. Louis and two from Kansas City, joined every Republican in approving the override in a 109-44 vote that then sent the bill to the Senate. House Republicans needed to pick up at least four Democrats to reach the two-thirds majority they needed to override Nixon's veto. Rep. Michael Brown, D-Kansas City, who voted with the Republicans, said he...

White House: Obama Would Veto Bill Banning Tax-Funded Abortions Washington, DC -- The White House said today that President Barack Obama would add to his lengthy pro-abortion record by vetoing legislation the House will vote on tomorrow that bans taxpayer funding of abortions across the board. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/05/03/white-house-obama-would-veto-bill-banning-tax-funded-abortions/

The AZ Citizens Defense League, the Arizona pro-gun rights organization, issued this response on their Facebook page to Gov. Jan Brewer's veto of SB 1467. SB 1467, the AzCDL-requested Campus Carry bill, was vetoed by Governor Brewer on April 18, 2011. SB 1467 would simply have prevented the governing boards of colleges and universities from prohibiting the "lawful possession or carrying of a weapon on a public right-of-way." That covers streets, sidewalks, etc. open to public use. Her press conference cited concerns about the lack of a definition of a "public right of way" that sounded suspiciously similar to the...

The fact that Brewer didn't clarify her response provides more evidence that there is much more going on, and demonstrates the sad complicity of legislators we trusted to honor the Constitution. If I lived in Arizona I would take a serious look at removing her, and certainly replacing her in the next election. On what grounds? There are two clases of cititzens, natural, and naturalized. The definitions are well understood by all of our senators. Orrin Hatch sponsored an amendment to Article II to allow naturaized citizens to become president. It was known as the Schwarzenegger Bill, for obvious reasons....

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill Monday that would have required presidential candidates to provide their birth certificates to appear on the ballot, and another that would have allowed guns to be carried on school grounds.

RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Bob McDonnell has vetoed the legislative redistricting plan passed by the Virginia General Assembly. The bill outlines new district boundaries for both the Senate and the House of Delegates. The Republican governor said Friday he has concerns about the Senate plan, which he said failed to receive bipartisan support. The Democrat-controlled Senate passed the measure on a party-line vote. The governor also said the proposed Senate districts are not compact as required by law, and that they do not properly preserve locality boundaries and communities of interest. He said he's concerned the Senate plan may also...

The House on Wednesday approved a measure that would repeal the national health care law’s Prevention and Public Health Fund, an account that provides $15 billion over the next decade to state- and community-based preventive health care services. The measure, H.R. 1217, passed on a 236-to-183 vote, with four Democrats joining all Republicans present to vote in favor. The bill is not likely to progress much further, however. President Obama earlier Wednesday issued a threat to veto the measure.

Republicans try to override health care bill vetoAlina Machado Tuesday, March 08, 2011 RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Republican legislators are doing what they can to find enough votes to override Governor Perdue’s veto of House Bill number 2. The bill would block part of the federal health care law that requires people to buy health insurance or face a penalty. Governor Perdue said she believes this is all politics at play. “I actually continue to believe this bill is a political distraction,” Governor Perdue said. “It’s been a political distraction from the start.” Perdue believes the issue of requiring Americans to...

Nearly 3,000 Palestinians demonstrated Sunday in the West Bank city of Ramallah to protest at the United States veto of a United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Palestinian media reported. Some of the demonstrators chanted "Get Out, Obama!" in the Al Manara main square of the city. Their protests were backed by members of Fatah, the party of the Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas. (Snip) The U.S. voted Friday against a resolution at the United Nations Security Council which condemned Israeli settlements, describing them as illegal, and called on Israel to stop all building activities in the

The tenuous political harmony between Mark Dayton and the Republican-controlled Legislature disintegrated Thursday when the DFL governor vetoed $901 million in proposed budget cuts aimed at paring the state's $6.2 billion deficit. Republicans had wanted to push the partial deficit solution ahead of Dayton's first budget presentation Tuesday, arguing that the state's fiscal crisis needs quick action. Dayton, however, said the proposal was too hasty, had major problems and would effectively give Minnesotans a $428 million property tax increase over the next two years. He said a rush to adopt the cuts -- DFLers complained many provisions did not have...

President Barack Obama picked a fight Tuesday with his Senate Democratic colleagues over earmarks – and he’s well-positioned to win this battle against the parochial projects. After Obama surprised lawmakers in his State of the Union address with a bold threat to veto all bills with earmarks, Democrats in the Senate grew visibly frustrated, denouncing the president’s call as a power grab that’ll have little-to-no impact on the federal budget deficit. But the reality is that Democrats face a political climate that makes it virtually impossible to get any earmarks through this Congress if Obama and Republicans in Congress maintain...

The Democrats are poised to become "The New Party of No," as Kimberly Strassel details in the Wall Street Journal. The "Party of No" label never stuck to Republicans because Americans support their unified votes against the Obama agenda. As Ms. Strassel quotes Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, "it depends on what you are saying ‘no' to." Now that the Tea Party cavalry has arrived in the Capitol, bills to stop ObamaCare, cut spending and derail the Obama regulatory agenda will find Harry Reid manning the barricades to prevent GOP reform bills from reaching Obama's veto desk. With 23 Senate...

What could be wrong with a tough new law targeting gay-bullying in our schools that is now sitting on Governor Christie's desk? After all, the activist Gay and Lesbian groups that spent over a year writing the language of the bill are publicly describing it as the "most sweeping anti-bullying legislation in America". Isn't it a good thing that New Jersey will become the national leader in the fight against gay bullying? Isn't it good that New Jersey will be bringing law-enforcement into our children's classrooms in ways that no other State has ever done before? Gay and Lesbian...

Gov. David A. Paterson of New York on Saturday vetoed legislation intended to curtail natural gas development using the technique called hydraulic fracturing until a closer review of its effects can be undertaken. Instead, the governor issued an executive order instituting a moratorium that extends until July 1, 2011 — beyond the date specified in the legislation — and that more narrowly defines the types of drilling to be restricted. “This legislation, which was well intentioned, would have a serious impact on our state if signed into law,” Mr. Paterson said in a prepared statement. “Enacting this legislation would put...

Assembly and Senate leaders directed the legislative counsel today to submit a letter to a state appellate court in an effort to overturn Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's veto of $133 million for student mental-health funding. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez ordered the amicus letter sent to the 2nd District Court of Appeal in connection with a lawsuit filed this month by the California School Boards Association, the Los Angeles Unified School District and other education groups. Steinberg and Pérez want the appellate court to adjudicate the issue directly rather than to have it heard...

There is lots of election analysis elsewhere, and I won’t try to provide more of it here; suffice it to say that the people have spoken, loudly and effectively. Despite all spin, President Obama won’t be able to get contentious new legislation through the Congress, and the House can prevent the funding of some Obama initiatives already passed; Yes he Can’t. Lame-duck congress? Bad stuff may happen but there are cures. Appropriations bills are initiated in the House, and it must provide separate and detailed appropriations bills. For example, if the separate EPA appropriations bill were to prohibit the use...

The pundits are either uneducated or out of their minds. The Republicans are not in control. Despite all the media pontificating there is one fact that stands out after Tuesday's elections. 1. Democrats still control two branches of the government while Republicans control just one. One can bellyache, pontificate, bemoan, besmirch, or even hide one's head in the sand, but that fact is indisputable, and it has implications. a. Republicans are NOT in charge; Democrats are. b. Republicans cannot do a single thing without democrat cooperation. c. There is no way that republicans can force the majority Senate democrats to...

As an avid hunter and conservationist, I hope Sheboygan area voters remember State Rep. Terry Van Akkeren selling out his constituents just a few years ago. Remember when Rep. Van Akkeren told us he supported concealed carry during his campaigns and then voted for concealed carry legislation in 2003, voted for the veto override in 2004, and voted for similar legislation that was eventually vetoed by Gov. Doyle in 2006? I admired Terry for standing up to a Democratic Party that on a whole is hostile to Second Amendment rights and representing his constituents. That was until Gov. Doyle needed...

The "Right Wing" blogosphere, including me and you, is beside itself with joy over what appears to be a Republican remake of the house after next week's elections."Tsunami, Baby! Hurrah! Hurrah!" By the cold light of dawn on November 4th it will perhaps occur to Tea-Partiers and RINOs alike, that given their essential powerlessness to "roll back," the Obama Agenda, they may have unwittingly set up the Democrats for more of same in 2012. IOW, the brave shock troops of the Tea Party will be a sort of sacrificial "Light Brigade," that reaches the enemy's guns, but cannot take the...

President Barack Obama insisted he is not troubled by polls showing huge GOP gains are likely in the upcoming election. “I don’t think the polls accurately capture certain advantages we possess in the process,” he said. “But even if the polls prove correct, a Republican Congress will still have me to contend with.” The President pointed out that “unless they get a two-thirds majority they’ve got nothing. I will veto every initiative they try to take that conflicts with my vision of what America needs to become.” The President emphasized that he is willing to “employ ‘scorched earth’ tactics if...

The White House announced Thursday that the president won't sign a bill that makes it tougher for homeowners to contest foreclosures. But Mr. Obama won't whip out his veto pen and send the measure back to Capitol Hill. In fact, he won't do anything about it all, claiming he's using his "pocket veto" to

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to veto nearly $1 billion of spending in the state budget passed by legislators early today. Schwarzenegger said his vetoes will total about $965 million of the $87.5 billion spending plan, adding that he will sign the new budget as soon as it reaches his desk, . . .,

President Barack Obama plans to veto a bill whose opponents say would make it harder for homeowners to stop foreclosures. The move marks the Obama administration's most direct intervention so far into a growing debacle tied to how banks foreclose on homes, and the first effective veto of Mr. Obama's presidency. The veto could make it more difficult for banks to complete paperwork and speed the foreclosure process, and could give homeowners more time to rework loans. Several of the country's largest banks, including Bank of America Corp., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Ally Bank, have moved in recent...

President Barack Obama has rejected a bill that the White House fears could worsen the mounting problems caused by flawed or misleading documents used by banks in home foreclosures. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Thursday that Obama is sending a newly passed bill back to Congress to be fixed because the current version has "unintended consequences on consumer protections." The bill would loosen the process for providing a notary's seal to documents and allow them to be done electronically. It would also foreclosure and other documents to be accepted among multiple states. Consumer advocates and state officials had...

Monday July 26, 2010 Gov. Christie Vetoes Millions to Planned Parenthood By Peter J. SmithTRENTON, New Jersey, July 26, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As New Jersey’s Republican Governor Chris Christie continues to fulfill a campaign pledge to restore state government to fiscal sanity, he has vetoed a bill that would have dedicated $7.5 million in state to “family planning” clinics, most of which are run by Planned Parenthood.New Jersey’s Star Ledger reported that Christie in his veto message said that “the state simply cannot fund every worthy program” and would not restore $7.5 million for family planning clinics that he...

Veto Proof 2010 Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Veto-Proof-2010/145986378761697?v=app_2347471856 The country is headed toward economic catastrophe, but what can we really do about it? Plenty, if we work together and work fast. Here's what we can do: 1.Join “Veto Proof 2010” 2.Be a Paul Revere 3.Be a Coordinator 4.Be a Contributor - Join “The 260” 5.Pick Your Personal Challenger 6.Hold Your Nose – Support the Republican 7.Don't Let the Turkeys Get You Down 8.D-Month Schedule How bad is the problem? The following numbers are the percentage of federal revenue (the total taxes the government takes) that will be needed to pay the interest...

2nd Memo Has Kagan Defending Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Veto Washington, DC -- A newly-produced document today from the Clinton archives is the second to show Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan defending ex-President Bill Clinton's veto of a bill to ban partial-birth abortions. The memo, and others, may increase Republican opposition to her nomination. http://LifeNews.com/nat6397.html

Monday May 24, 2010 Oklahoma Gov Vetoes Third Pro-Life Measure on Abortion Reporting, House Overrides By Peter J. Smith Updated 6:49 pm EST OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 24, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Oklahoma House of Representatives has overridden Governor Brad Henry's third veto of Oklahoma pro-life legislation, this time of a law designed to help the state’s health and human services department gather statistical information on why women are seeking abortions, abortion-related complications, and whether abortion facilities are following standard safety protocols.  The measure awaits a veto override by the state Senate before it can become law.Henry rejected on...