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why make it partisan by mentioning obama like he had anything to do with it as this was passed unanimously by both the senate and the house. just like when som
by weaksauce 5y ago
why make it partisan by mentioning obama like he had anything to do with it as this was passed unanimously by both the senate and the house.
just like when someone says "bill clinton repealed glass stegal" no he signed it when it was passed through by veto proof margins with only 2 people dissenting in the senate... he just happened to be the president at the time.
- vxNsr 5y agoBecause he could veto it.
- weaksauce 5y agoyou understand vetos are something congress can override right?
- boomboomsubban 5y agoVetoing the bill would have at least made the passage more notable, and likely required there to have been more than thirty seconds of debate on the topic. Making them override a veto has some value.
- weaksauce 5y agoagain it's not a partisan issue... literally both parties are passing these bills almost unanimously. it's a class issue i'll give you but not a partisan one.
- vxNsr 5y agoVetoing sends a message and as others have said would at least force the media to talk about it.
- eyivghh 5y agoSo whats your point? Just because a large majority of Congress wants to do something immoral the pres gets to wash his hands if he jumps in? “Override the veto and be damed. But my name will not be on the bill.” Thats what they should have said.
- amznthrwaway 5y agoHacker News is an extremely right-wing website. The acceptable views here range from center-right to hard-right (both authoritarian and libertarian variants). It is not allowed to be even moderately fair to the left on this site. Nor is it allowable to be anti-racist or anti-fascist.
- eyivghh 5y agoThey could still have refused to sign it. Doing so would have saved their honor - congress can force a legislation but they cant force the prez to debase himself by adding his signature. As it stands their signature signifies that they agree with the legislations.