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.
That’s only a risk in their imaginations. Think of something. Foreign terror states like the Saudis and Gulf States have huge investments here. Buildings, banks, media, jets, ports, you name it.
If they are adjudicated guilty, we can take things they value and hurt them bad.
Conversely, if they hit us in a Saudi or Gulf state court, who cares? We own almost nothing there.
They cant damage us nearly as bad as we can them in terms of actually having things to seize available to us. All of the dire warning were because the GOPe and Dems were protecting their Saudi benefactors. How many GOPe types get lobbyist contracts? How many speeches did Bill Clinton give them for cash?
It wont hurt us at all.