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Originally Posted by ilovetv
And here's what it all comes down to:
...."Not everyone believes President Obama will issue his promised veto. Daphne Eviator of the Human Rights First’s Law and Security Program says issuing a veto may be difficult.
“Whether he [Obama] will [veto the bill] is a difficult question because, politically, it’s difficult to veto a defense spending bill that’s 680 pages long and includes authorization to spend on a whole range of military programs,” she writes....."
http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/...tion-provision
Can you say "LINE ITEM VETO"???????????????? |
Sometimes you gotta go on principle. If he doesn't believe this should be law he vetoes it, period. Let the Houses deal with the defense allocation if it's they who are holding it hostage to the civil rights of it's citizens.
He could score some major popularity points here, I'm guessing. Think he needs them?