It Was ‘a Mistake’: Obama Reacts to Congress Overturning His Veto on 9/11 Bill

Mediaite ^ | 9/28/16 | Sam Reisman

[Nachum]

President Barack Obama expressed his disappointment on Wednesday with Congress, which voted overwhelmingly to overturn his presidential veto on a bill that would allow families of terrorist victims to sue foreign nations. The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) will allow the families of 9/11 victims to seek restitution by suing Saudi Arabia, where the vast majority of the hijackers hailed from. It passed Congress unanimously, but Obama had expressed his intention to veto it, which he did on Friday. The Senate voted Wednesday 97-1 to override Obama’s veto, and the House voted likewise 348-77, effectively passing the bill into

[Repeal The 17th]

“... Wrote Sarah’s name in in 2012 ...”
That was one more vote for Obama.

[polymuser]

Snackdown. Get a special and a smoke and chill, Barry. It’s just starting.

[boatbums]

Figures it would be him. He’s retiring this term so no skin off his nose for bucking the American people. Here’s hoping he is never heard from again.

[Mean Daddy]

Wow, way to grow a pair. Only took you 8 years and a national tragedy to stop Odumbo.

And they wonder why Trump is so popular.

[M-cubed]

You have to hit rock bottom before you can save yourself....some of them weren’t ready...They are now!!!!!

(and its better this way....*S*)

[Iron Munro]

[kiryandil]

The Angry Chattering Mudslime weighs in...

I'm surprised that he hasn't started flinging his own poo yet. I hear that's what they do...

[Brandonmark]

[Don Corleone]

It's a mistake!

A 97-1 mistake? It must be fun to live in a fantasy world like he does.

[stars & stripes forever]

[This is the first instance I’ve ever heard of congress opposing him on anything; and a veto override at that.]

Let’s hope they come through on the internet.

[Marie]

Thank you. I’ve actually managed to p*ss off several friends today by saying exactly what you just said.

Conservatives don’t want to see it. We’re being played big time.

[SaxxonWoods]

50 comments and no one has written this quote yet?

“If the political winds turn ugly I will stand with the Muslims.”

He does, every time.

[RitaOK]

Cspan 2 has today’s Comey hearing on now.

[Marie]

Personally, I believe that this is a massive scheme to redistribute wealth from Western nations to the 3rd world with none of that messy capitalism to get in the way.

Right now there’s a ton of ‘scientists’ being paid very well to say that Western carbon emissions are harming poor people in Africa. One class-action lawsuit could transfer billions (trillions) from the US and Europe.

And the globalist politicians would cooperate fully.

[Marie]

To transfer the world’s wealth into the hands of an international court and trial lawyers?

[Alberta's Child]

Why did Congress over ride this?

Uh -- politics?

[fortheDeclaration]

This is when you know you are lame duck.

[Alberta's Child]

I don't agree with your scenario. If you are a Third World sh!t-hole country and you want to steal wealth from Western nations, it's easier to just bribe their governments and get the money paid directly.

It saves the trouble of a long trial, and the Clinton Foundation sells out cheaper than it would cost to pay the lawyers.

[fhayek]

Saudi Arabia is the Holy Land to Obama.

[grania]

But I guess people like to get as much money as they can

And it is guessing. Perhaps what they want is to understand how this could happen and how Saudi Arabia is still buying off our politicians.