"NDAA does a lot of things, but the one thing it doesn't do is authorize the detention of Americans"

[FedUp_Queer]

80. You are so right.

Let's not forget the following:

45 Democrats voted in favor in the Senate
40 Republicans voted in favor in the Senate
1 Independent voted in favor in the Senate

6 Democrats voted against the Senate
6 Republicans voted against in the Senate
1 Independent voted against in the Senate

1 Republican did not vote in the Senate

190 Republicans voted in favor in the House
93 Democrats voted in favor in the House

43 Republicans voted against in the House
93 Democrats voted against in the House

8 Republicans did not vote
6 Democrats did not vote

In order to override the veto, they would have needed 291 in the House (which they didn't have) and 67 in the Senate (which they did have).

The notion that he "COULDN'T" have vetoed it is nonsense. His veto would have given Democrats cover in the House to vote against override. In addition, it is VERY unlikely the Democrats would have voted to override the President of their party in an election year.

Plain and simple, you are dead on about his lack of "personal and moral strength."

Finally, for all those continue to insist it doesn't give him the power to detain, I guess all of these groups are also wrong:

http://www.aclu.org/national-security/president-obama-signs-indefinite-detention-bill-law

http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/12/14/us-refusal-veto-detainee-bill-historic-tragedy-rights

http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/press-releases/trust-me-is-not-enough-of-a-safeguard-says-amnesty-international-as-president-obama-signs-the-ndaa-i