The House is expected hold a veto override vote later on Wednesday.
RT: The US Senate voted 97-1 to override President Barack Obama’s veto of the bill that would allow Americans to potentially sue Saudi Arabia for 9/11. This is the first veto override during the Obama presidency.
Obama vetoed the bill last week, explaining that the“Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act” (JASTA) would erode the doctrine of sovereign immunity and expose the US to lawsuits around the world.
The override vote was the “single most embarrassing thing the Senate has done” in over two decades, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters Wednesday afternoon.
h/t Abigail Adams
The override vote was the “single most embarrassing thing the Senate has done” in over two decades, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters Wednesday afternoon.
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Only for the long-legged macdaddy.
Figures Reid was the lone nay-assface. And if old Josh thinks this is an embarrassment, he hasn’t been paying attention.
Suing is one thing, collecting is another.
Our embarrassment of a senator, Scary Harry Cadaver of Nevada, was the sole vote against the override.
“The House is expected hold a veto override vote later on Wednesday.”
Just get it over with, House, and fail like the wind in your failure theater.
I’m glad congress finally stood up on it’s hind legs and said enough. The dems that voted yes are, for the most part, only worried about re-election while most of the gop actually care about justice and giving the victims family their day in court. To @MM point about collecting, should they prove their civil case that one or more senior Saudi government officials assisting in the planning and execution of 9/11 and that other high government officials had knowledge and it nothing the judgement could be huge and the Saudi government has huge assets in the states that could be seized and sold in the settlement. Obama is right in one thing, the US should prepare it’s foreign service and DOJ for a raft of these things, some legit, most BS.
Wow Republicans, see how easy it is to go against Obama.
Thanks for the years of not standing in his way and fighting him while he destroys our freedoms and choices.
You finally grew a pair when you saw Dems weren’t opposing you.
The US Government has concealed the role Saudi Arabia played in 9/11. Yet no one, including Bush, Obama or Clinton, will pay for this deceit, complicity and injustice.
Brown Eyed Girl – Well in his defense, his demented ass may have thought they were voting on
Arabic food for lunch and decided against it. BTW, do you know anyone in Nevada who voted for him? I kept asking and no one will own up to it. His big headed boy, Rory, was fucking with the dials, that’s why.
97 proud racists, all collecting BIG government welfare checks
#BLM
Looks like Obama finally maxed out his Race Card in the Senate. Well see if his credit is any good in the House.
Can’t WAIT to hear if/when
the House ACTUALLY PASSES this!
Thought for sure McKainnedy would be the lone nay vote. Not really surprised it was long time Alzheimer’s patient Dirty Harry. In the unlikely event he is aware of what he voted for, I wonder what the Saudis paid him.
@MJA – I was living in Nevada when Reid got elected in 2004. Neither I nor anyone I knew voted for him. (I sound like Pauline Kael). I heard the same in 2010, and yet… Never underestimate the power of Democrat voting fraud.
@Czar – from our favorite source…
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/29/us/politics/senate-votes-to-override-obama-veto-on-9-11-victims-bill.html.
That link really does show Congress voted to override, not just the Senate.
Parlay one good vote into two: while in Session, stop Barky from giving away the Internet!
B. Hussien Obutthole is butthurt that his buttbuddies took one in the butt!
Czar, the House just voted to override, too! Ima shut my mouth now.
FINALLY the Repubes make Obama look retarded instead of him doing it himself.
I smell a rat. Obunghole got together with the leaders of the uniparty. Told them to override his veto, thus giving the people the illusion that we have checks and balances that work. Plus, his musloid masters in the Middle East got to see that he is still their butt boy.
Timmy Kaine sat it out – didn’t vote.
I smell a rat…
I Smell The Same Rat … US Courts throwing out our attempts to sue but allowing EVERY Foreign Lawsuit to move through to the Claim – another way to fund the brotherhood.
MJA, there is still a big sign posted on our main drag, which is a state highway, by a local hotel owner: “Will Rogers never met Harry Reid”. He makes sure it’s maintained regularly. 😀