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no_hypocrisy

(46,210 posts) Sat Oct 1, 2016, 08:14 AM Oct 2016

Would the vetoed bill that was overridden allow citizens of Iraq and Afghanistan

to sue the sovereign United States for invading and destroying their countries and inflicting personal harm upon their inhabitants?

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Would the vetoed bill that was overridden allow citizens of Iraq and Afghanistan (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Oct 2016 OP

its one of the unintended consequences as it opens a huge door of litigations beachbum bob Oct 2016 #1

From what I understand duncang Oct 2016 #2

Well that bill was avebury Oct 2016 #3

According to NPR many who voted for it are afraid that will happen, but it was "politics". Hoyt Oct 2016 #4

Like they couldn't vote against the PATRIOT Act or no_hypocrisy Oct 2016 #5

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

1. its one of the unintended consequences as it opens a huge door of litigations

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Sat Oct 1, 2016, 08:29 AM

Oct 2016

duncang

(1,907 posts)

2. From what I understand

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Sat Oct 1, 2016, 08:29 AM

Oct 2016

It could open up the possibility of law suites not only against the government, but also against soldiers. Also any other country that has something similar.

avebury

(10,952 posts)

3. Well that bill was

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Sat Oct 1, 2016, 08:43 AM

Oct 2016

well thought out.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

4. According to NPR many who voted for it are afraid that will happen, but it was "politics".

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Sat Oct 1, 2016, 08:47 AM

Oct 2016

Basically said they couldn't vote against 9/11 victims during election.

no_hypocrisy

(46,210 posts)

5. Like they couldn't vote against the PATRIOT Act or

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 1, 2016, 08:51 AM

Oct 2016

delegating military action to attack Afghanistan and Iraq to Bush?

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