RE: Fascism Part II: The Rise of American Fascism
September 10, 2012 at 9:23 pm
(This post was last modified: September 10, 2012 at 9:24 pm by Minimalist.)
(September 10, 2012 at 4:47 pm)Tiberius Wrote:(September 9, 2012 at 7:23 pm)padraic Wrote: POTUS, the Commander-In-Chief, COULD NOT shut down Guantanamo Bay prison.Could not, or would not?
Prevented from doing so by a bunch of retards in Congress.
Quote:The 2011 Defense Authorization Bill additionally prohibits “the use of funds to modify or construct facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.”[250][251] Obama signed the 2011 Defense Authorization Bill, but nevertheless the Obama administration "will work with the Congress to seek repeal of these restrictions, will seek to mitigate their effects, and will oppose any attempt to extend or expand them in the future," the president's statement said.
I suppose he could have vetoed the bill it would have been political suicide and there is no assurance that a subsequent bill would not have had the same provision.
