Obama: Congress veto override of 9/11 lawsuits bill 'a mistake'

[Sunlei]

Source: CNN

US President Barack Obama has said Congress made a "mistake" by overriding his veto and pushing through a bill that allows legal action against Saudi Arabia over the 9/11 attacks.

He said the bill would set a "dangerous precedent" for individuals around the world to sue the US government.

Wednesday's vote was the first time Mr Obama's veto power was overruled.

CIA Director John Brennan agreed that the bill carried "grave implications" for national security.


Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37503224

[bucolic_frolic]

1. However popular this legislation

Treaties governing international law between nations have been in place
a long time. Diplomatic immunity, recognition of passports and the like.
I think this is election time posturing, to be revisited when the dust settles.

[underthematrix]

2. I agree

And I think what will happen is some folks will deny they understood the meaning of a veto override vote in 2018 and 2020

[Grimelle]

13. One of the dumb

Senators, is already talking about amending the Bill...

Why are we paying these fools for....

[Coolest Ranger]

3. They will understand it

when other countries start suing us. Just wait.

[beachbum bob]

4. obama knew the veto would be overriddened...but he had to do it as

matter of policy....Saudi Arabia is still an ally....setting the precedent to sue in foreign entities/people in US courts will not end well

[Sunlei]

5. on the positive side, perhaps some countries will detain people like cheney & hold them until a

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case is completed in their courts.

[MadDAsHell]

6. Congress is clearly racist. A white President would never have had this veto overridden. nt

[Adrahil]

7. Expect a FLOOD of lawsuits in Pakistan....

related to the drone program.

And then Congress will somehow blame Obama.

[Sunlei]

8. I don't know, I think our military pays the reparation 'fee' their society/military asks for deaths.

[Adrahil]

9. Unless such payments come with an indemnification....

... it wouldn't stop a suit. And we only pay to victims we acknowledge were collateral damage. This would do nothing to protect us from people we considered legitimate targets filing suits.

[Sunlei]

10. probably thousands of families can line up to sue the bush admin. and cheneys corps.

[vkkv]

11. We'll see what kind of EVIDENCE filers have in blaming Saudi Arabia for 911. All fingers point

to Bush / Cheney admin officials..

Clogging the courts will keep lawsuits against U.S. corporations to a minimum - that could be one goal.

[uppityperson]

12. Coming up for a good now was bad timing, politically.