Comments | ontd_political: Republicans unite against autopen, ask Obama to re-sign Patriot Act

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Republicans unite against autopen, ask Obama to re-sign Patriot Act

Jun 19, 2011 00:08

Source:http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket/20110617/ts_yblog_theticket/republicans-unite-against-autopen-ask-obama-to-re-sign-patriot-actRead more... )

congress, patriot act, barack obama

Comments 18

nesmith June 19 2011, 05:10:05 UTC

Of all the ever-lovin' problems in this goddamn country, this is what they fixate on!?!?

apocalypsos June 19 2011, 05:15:11 UTC

And the number of jobs created by this is ...

sephystabbity June 19 2011, 07:14:22 UTC

Well SOMEBODY has to sell the pen that the President is supposed to sign with ,dontcha know!

veidt June 19 2011, 05:27:13 UTC

I wonder if he's just going to say "No, I don't support the Patriot Act. That bill passing? It was a machine that signed it, not me." when confronted by progressives over his support for it.

lightbird777 June 19 2011, 22:26:04 UTC

LOL, I'd love that but I don't expect it.

sephystabbity June 19 2011, 05:30:57 UTC

Because the POTUS has nothing better to do.

miss_padfoot June 19 2011, 05:33:34 UTC

Oh darn, I guess we can't have the Patriot Act extended then. :(

shorofsky June 19 2011, 07:01:17 UTC

Technically, that must be true. If the POTUS didn't sign it himself it must have ipso facto expired... Good times!