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Obama says he won't be bound by gun control ban in omnibus
Dan W:
Obama says he won't be bound by gun control ban in omnibus
By Julian Pecquet - 12/23/11 04:11 PM ET
http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/other/201243-obama-says-hes-not-bound-by-gun-control-ban-in-spending-bill
The Obama administration won't be bound by a gun control ban in the $1 trillion spending bill for 2012, the president said Friday.
The funding provision for the federal health agency says that "none of the funds made available in this title may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control." The language aims to ban taxpayer dollars from supporting gun safety research.
"I have advised the Congress that I will not construe these provisions as preventing me from fulfilling my constitutional responsibility to recommend to the Congress's consideration such measures as I shall judge necessary and expedient," Obama said in a statement as he signed the bill into law.
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unfy:
what's to be expected from a man who doesn't enforce other particular laws because he deems them unneeded or similar... without relying on the supreme court to make that decision (i believe it was in relation to marriage / gay rights stuff or something).
*sigh*
NE Bull:
I would expect nothing less from this ya-hoo.
Frankly, I don't think Bocephus was very far off.
DanClrk51:
Absolutely unbelievable! Impeach this president!
bkoenig:
Gotta love how he invokes the Constitution while stating he's going to flat out ignore it.
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