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15. On this matter (and several others) he and the President seem to agree. nt

Tue Dec 27, 2011, 09:54 AM

Dec 2011

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Letter from Senator Ben Nelson Explaining NDAA [View all] SunsetDreams Dec 2011 OP

See? Al Franken, the ACLU and the other Chicken Little crowd MannyGoldstein Dec 2011 #1

Of course our honorable colleague nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author SunsetDreams Dec 2011 #3

That signing statement you posted is NOT for the NDAA bill Tx4obama Dec 2011 #6

The link in your OP is for the Senate bill, NOT the final House bill Tx4obama Dec 2011 #4

thanks SunsetDreams Dec 2011 #7

what research have you done that would prove Senator Nelson wrong? SunsetDreams Dec 2011 #8

The clause added due to the Feinstein amendment reads ... Tx4obama Dec 2011 #10

That's not what they mean by "existing law" Major Nikon Dec 2011 #13

I think that is why both of these things can simultaneously be true karynnj Dec 2011 #14

Except it did change the provisions of the AUMF Major Nikon Dec 2011 #17

I didn't see that in the language - though I am not disputing it karynnj Dec 2011 #24

You can read it here... Major Nikon Dec 2011 #25

Isn't the Patriot Act "existing law"? Bandit Dec 2011 #26

At least you've considered another side of the question treestar Dec 2011 #20

see all the other posts in this thread and watch this video limpyhobbler Dec 2011 #30

Thats the same crap he sent me newfie11 Dec 2011 #11

Ben Nelson is the most conservative Democrat in the Senate Major Nikon Dec 2011 #12

I don't see the President putting this kind of spin on the bill Major Nikon Dec 2011 #16

I never agreed with your "fact" in the first place Major Nikon Dec 2011 #28

What spin? treestar Dec 2011 #21

That's a big "If" Major Nikon Dec 2011 #27