[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Barack ObamaI mean, I do think at a certain point you've made enough money...
will on Friday veto legislation allowing 9/11 victims to sue Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
, risking public outrage and the first congressional override of his presidency.
The White House confirmed Thursday that Obama would veto the legislation ‐ unanimously passed by Congress ‐ allowing 9/11 families to launch civil suits against Riyadh.
"We believe this is a bad bill," said White House front man Josh Earnest. "It’s why the president’s going to veto it."
The White House argues the legislation would undermine sovereign immunity and potentially expose US officials and service members to litigation.
Obama has issued 11 vetoes so far in his presidency, none of which have garnered the two-thirds opposition needed for an override.
| That's two thirds of members of each House. Impossible to achieve in the Senate without the help of Democrats, who have been remarkably disciplined. Update from The Times of Israel at 2:20 p.m. ET: He vetoed it. |
The president said the bill, which doesn’t refer specifically to Saudi Arabia, could backfire by opening up the US government and its officials to lawsuits by anyone accusing the US of supporting terrorism, rightly or wrongly.