Neural Network 834 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Obama will veto 9/11 lawsuit bill, face override vote Defying a seemingly united Congress and risking a public backlash, President Obama will veto legislation allowing relatives of the 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts, the White House confirmed on Monday. Obama’s rejection of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act will trigger what seems likely to be the first-ever successful congressional vote to override his veto.“The president feels strongly about this, and I do anticipate that the president will veto the legislation when it’s presented to him,†White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters at his daily briefing.The legislation never explicitly mentions Saudi Arabia, which was home to most of the 9/11 hijackers, but that American ally is widely understood to be the main target. The bill would change federal law to allow lawsuits against foreign states or officials for injuries, death or damages stemming from an act of international terrorism. Current law recognizes “sovereign immunity,†which protects governments and government officials from civil cases.The White House has argued that eroding the legal principle of sovereign immunity could lead other countries to change their laws to permit their courts to try cases against the U.S. government or its diplomats and military personnel.“It’s not hard to imagine other countries using this law as an excuse to haul U.S. diplomats or U.S. service members or even U.S. companies into courts all around the world,†Earnest said Monday. “Our concern is not limited to the impact it could have on our relationship with one country, but rather [its] impact on our relationship with every country around the world.â€The terror-lawsuit measure sailed through Congress: The Senate passed it without objection and the House approved it by voice vote on Friday. But while its congressional backing suggests a broad base of support for the legislation, the voting process did not put any individual on the record as backing or opposing the bill. Democratic congressional aides say they expect the White House to try to corral enough lawmakers to try to sustain Obama’s veto. They say Democrats who did not heed the administration’s initial arguments may come around when the issue is whether or not to override the president.“In many cases, we had members of Congress who are sympathetic to our concerns,†Earnest said. “But I think those same members of Congress were concerned about the impact that this would have on their political standing to oppose this bill.â€Still, Earnest acknowledged, “there’s no denying the political potency of this issue.â€Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Tank 3,531 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 good that was ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Morgan 3,556 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 not surprising meanwhile he allows countries to sue Iran for 9/11 for ''not providing evidence proving they didn't play a role'' (ridiculous right??) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neural Network 834 Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 not surprising meanwhile he allows countries to sue iran for 9/11 lol America's democrats seem to be the biggest hypocrites and liars and war mongers of the world, to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberrykiss 1,969 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 they should be suing the bush administration instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos 1,944 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 WTF FACEPALM this just further proving US arrogance.. Hirosima and nagasaki victim better just sue US government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slutty Mathlete 900 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Sovereign immunity is an important tool in international diplomacy, and to threaten it would be madness. Obama is correct to veto it, and I suspect that enough democrats will not vote to override his veto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo 6,950 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 America's democrats seem to be the biggest hypocrites and liars and war mongers of the world, to be honest. Because suing an entire country because of a few extremist makes sense not surprising meanwhile he allows countries to sue Iran for 9/11 for ''not providing evidence proving they didn't play a role'' (ridiculous right??) You know "leader of the free world" is just a title right? what is he ALLOWING anybody to do exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slutty Mathlete 900 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 WTF FACEPALM this just further proving US arrogance.. Hirosima and nagasaki victim better just sue US government. Japan and all major nations have these same agreements, so they will not be suing either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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