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In reply to the discussion: Senator Al Franken: Why I Voted Against the National Defense Authorization Act [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)If you got one of the people supporting this, or at least attempting to minimize its impact, to respond. I've asked that same question, and they won't touch it with a ten foot pole.
The truth is, had this been Bush signing this, they would have been the first on the band wagon to criticize. Since it is Obama who signed it, suddenly, this law isn't so bad, and in fact, is necessary.
It's one thing to be supportive of your candidate of choice; it's quite another to behave in a blatantly hypocritical manner based strictly upon who is the person doing the signing, rather than objectively addressing the law. I guess some are eager to have this be a country of men, not laws. It's unfortunate that they forget that Obama won't be President forever, and we could just as easily have this law be in effect under a Republican.
I wonder if their tune would change then?