Posted on 09/29/2016 8:07:49 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony
The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, or JASTA
Article I, Section 7 of the United States Constitution grants the authority to Congress the ability to override a presidential veto, should the Congress muster a 2/3 vote from both Houses to do so. The first time it actually happened was during the presidency of Democrat President Andrew Johnson, who vetoed bills during the reconstruction period he believed to be too harsh against the former Confederate States. Once again, a Democrat President’s veto has been overridden by Congress. Congress overwhelmingly rejected President Obama’s veto of The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, or JASTA, bill letting families of September 11 victims sue the Saudi Arabian government. The legislation gives victims’ families the right to sue in U.S. court for any role that elements of the Saudi government may have played in the 2001 attacks. Fifteen of the 19 September 11 hijackers were Saudi nationals.
So how can we prevent the - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) being given away...that is more important in my opinion than this legislation.
Direct election of U.S. Senators was one of the stupider things which came out of Woodrow Wilson's years in office. Though not quite as stupid as the federal income tax.
True!
Why didn’t they add the Internet to this ?
We can’t prevent anything significant: a lack of resolve and supermajorities.
Why am I not surprised? Isn’t Reid not running for re-election?
1 against Harry Reed of Nevada and 1 no show Crazy Bernie..
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