Random Politics & Religion #11

/face palm

The veto was overridden.

Planned Parenthood is a thing where I am from.

A fire seems less distressing when you are not the one in the burning building, right? I get that mentality but it doesn't take someone in the burning building to realize that the burning building is a problem. People will often making their personal issues bigger problems then what they are. People with understanding that look from the outside will often have more objective views.

In all seriousness this opens up the precedent of having the US government, politicians and members of the military to be sued in kind by foreign nationals... which is the main reason you don't make bills like this.

Government funding of abortion is explicitly forbidden by law (with exceptions). PP does not direct any of the federal funding it receives towards abortion services.

The issue I have is not that people can't be objective. It's them ignoring the burning building because it isn't the building in which they live.

Isn't everything a hate crime, dependent on context. Stupidest thing I've ever read.

I'm not all that familiar with the implications of this but wouldn't such a lawsuit ultimately be meaningless whether it originates here or elsewhere? I just took it as one of those symbolic (i.e., pandering) congressional votes.

Its just going to cause a headache for future administrations when negotiating military agreements and status forces agreements with other countries. For example, Iraq was demanding a provision very similar to this when Obama took office, they wanted to prosecute our American soldiers for any perceived misdeeds committed against Iraqi citizenship. Obama said no. Right decision. Always will be, despite the criticism lobbed at him.

Now with this bad law its going to be harder for future Presidents to protect our soldiers from other countries questionable judicial systems. I don't see it lasting very long, the first time its abused the pressure will start for a repeal.

If you go to the ADL website. they actually go into detail as to why and blame reddit and 4chan. it's so bad =-=

Conversely, imagine the Japanese government and the families of those who died in Nagasaki and Hiroshima suing the U.S government.

Simon Anholt: Which country does the most good for the world?
A really great video I recommend everyone watch. It will really help you understand economics and the world around you.

And the state of our planet (dont worry, not a preaching video)

Simon Anholt: Which country does the most good for the world?A really great video I recommend everyone watch. It will really help you understand economics and the world around you.

And the state of our planet (dont worry, not a preaching video)

Its just going to cause a headache for future administrations when negotiating military agreements and status forces agreements with other countries. For example, Iraq was demanding a provision very similar to this when Obama took office, they wanted to prosecute our American soldiers for any perceived misdeeds committed against Iraqi citizenship. Obama said no. Right decision. Always will be, despite the criticism lobbed at him.

Now with this bad law its going to be harder for future Presidents to protect our soldiers from other countries questionable judicial systems. I don't see it lasting very long, the first time its abused the pressure will start for a repeal.

Congress overrode a veto issued by President Obama on Wednesday, clearing the way for families of 9/11 victims to file a lawsuit against the Saudi Arabian government. It was the first time Congress had overruled a decision by the president during his presidency and he did not take it lightly. During a presidential town hall hosted by CNN on Wednesday, Obama called the override a “mistake.”

“I think it was a mistake,” he said, though he added that he understands why it happened given the trauma of the September 11 terrorist attacks. “What this legislation did was it said if a private citizen believes that having been victimized by terrorism that another country didn’t do enough to stop one of its citizens, for example, in engaging in terrorism, then they can file a personal lawsuit, a private lawsuit in court.”

The president does believe the victims of 9/11 deserve compensation, which is why he said a victims compensation fund was set up. On average, he told CNN’s Jake Tapper, families receive about $2 million each. But Obama said he believes the law will set a dangerous precedent and works against protections the government has put in place to protect the U.S. and American troops from facing lawsuits or action from private citizens abroad.

“The concern that I’ve had is — has nothing to do with Saudi Arabia per se or my sympathy for 9/11 families, it has to do with me not wanting a situation in which we’re suddenly exposed to liabilities for all the work that we’re doing all around the world,” he said.

During his remarks at the CNN town hall, which will air Wednesday night, Obama blamed politics for the overwhelming response he received from Congress today. The president suggested that lawmakers did not want to be perceived as being against 9/11 families so close to an election.

“It’s an example of why sometimes you have to do what’s hard,” Obama said. “And, frankly, I wish Congress here had done what’s hard.”

Hiloly Cliton will make the hard decisions. Unlike Donut Truck.