I received an email today from my good friends at Reprieve and they noticed something that the rest of us did not pick up on:
“The Senate bill also
included a new round of …The White House threatened to veto the bill over the changes to the Pentagon’s proposed budget as well as the restriction on using funds to transfer Guantánamo detainees. The administration’s veto threat came before the bill’s Guantánamo transfer restrictions became even stronger after the Senate approved an amendment from Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.).”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/4/obama-veto-possible-over-guantanamo/#ixzz2EGhHsRU8
“The Senate bill also restricts Mr. Obama’s ability to transfer detainees out of
While the provision has been in previous years’ laws,
Mr. Obama this year signaled he may be willing to veto the legislation over
that restriction.”
Maybe it is just smoke and mirrors but if you feel so inclined it might be a good time to send an email to the Pres...and tell him to follow through on this long overdue threat....
you can send an email here....
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