Re:House votes to let 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia
by coldcode on Friday September 09, 2016 @01:08PM
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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).
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Re:House votes to let 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia
by mkaziz on Friday September 09, 2016 @01:09PM
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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.
Re:House votes to let 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia
by helthanatos on Friday September 09, 2016 @04:38PM
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I'm writing a paper on government overreach right now. Do you have any good sources relating to that?