You can get collections on assets inside the US. But this is basically impeding the Executive's control of foreign policy which is what the Constitution gives it. It also will create a precedent for foreign countries to pass similar laws against US citizens and companies which is a can of worms no one wants to open. It may also violate agreements we previously signed with other countries (and approved by the congress at the time).

Congress, of late, seems to care only about sending messages to voters and not about the messy business of creating consistent, meaningful laws.

And then we complain about the executive overreaching.

I'm writing a paper on government overreach right now. Do you have any good sources relating to that?

There is no such thing as "stealing manufacturing jobs", at least not in the criminal sense of the word.

If such a thing existed, then anytime a teacher grades on a curve, the students with the lowest scores should be able to sue the top performers for "stealing good grades" from them.

This bill just says that a US court has to consider such cases. Such cases being related to terrorism that occurs on US soil.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/204...

Saudi Arabia will of course respond to any such suit in the context of their relationship with the United States, but you can sort of predict that US actions related to enforcing the outcomes of cases will be rather restrained.

See also: Lockerbie Bombings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103

It's not hard or even unusual to sue a country. Do you have any idea how many lawsuits are currently underway involving the United States of America? It's probably half a million cases.

> How exactly do you sue a country?

Quite easily, presuming the court in which you are suing (or the government directing that court) allows it.

Enforcing a judgement is an entirely separate manner, OTOH.

Don't US companies outsource jobs willingly?

I think it would be unions doing the suing.

Then wouldn't they sue the companies?