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Hekate

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32. It was what is known as a Poison Pill. He would have had to veto HR933 the spending bill

Reply to 2naSalit (Original post)

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 10:17 PM

Mar 2013

He does not have line-item veto power.

Please read Babylonsister's post here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022576469

After all of you people who feel so betrayed by Obama actually read through what she has written, please report back on who exactly betrayed us.

Thank you.

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Obama signs Monsanto Protection Act! It's Time to Label GMOs! [View all] 2naSalit Mar 2013 OP

All folks want is a label Lifelong Protester Mar 2013 #1

Indeed. 2naSalit Mar 2013 #2

Exactly! WCGreen Mar 2013 #6

Of course he signed it. Just like he will sign on to Keystone. Autumn Mar 2013 #3

+1 Phlem Mar 2013 #4

Agreed....Obama is not a liberal...he is far from it.... Swede Atlanta Mar 2013 #5

All one has to do is to look at his appointments and you Autumn Mar 2013 #7

If anyone ProSense Mar 2013 #10

I don't bother with your links, thanks anyway but I do agree part of this bill Autumn Mar 2013 #12

That's OK, in denial is a good place to be. n/t ProSense Mar 2013 #14

Better than the other place. n/t Autumn Mar 2013 #18

your awesome Autumn! Phlem Mar 2013 #21

Thank you Phlem, I've noticed some of your posts Autumn Mar 2013 #22

Here's another ProSense Mar 2013 #25

Another one? Thanks AGAIN for thinking of me but Im still going to pass on your post. Autumn Mar 2013 #26

I have noticed woo me with science Mar 2013 #33

I have always muted comercials. Autumn Mar 2013 #34

LOL, the Whitehouse responds. n-t Logical Mar 2013 #27

LOL ProSense Mar 2013 #28

You are a predictable as the sun coming up. If Obama is not labeled perfect, you are on it! n-t Logical Mar 2013 #29

Oops ProSense Mar 2013 #30

IM me sometime. We can chat. n-t Logical Mar 2013 #31

Exactly. He goes with protecting special interests over the public good every time. forestpath Mar 2013 #13

Can you say "Corporate Trojan Horse"? woo me with science Mar 2013 #19

It passed with a VETO-PROOF majority. 73-26. JaneyVee Mar 2013 #8

Democrats voted almost unanimously for it. MineralMan Mar 2013 #11

I'm all for labeling GMO foods, not for defunding the Govt. JaneyVee Mar 2013 #15

Actually, there wasn't anything about food labeling in the bill. MineralMan Mar 2013 #17

I was just stating my personal opinion that GMO food should be labelled. It's not in the bill. JaneyVee Mar 2013 #20

The group who sponsored the petition 2naSalit Mar 2013 #23

It's all about the corporate takeover of the world. WHEN CRABS ROAR Mar 2013 #9

You just know they are 2naSalit Mar 2013 #24

Screw the American consumer, we gotta get that money made! derby378 Mar 2013 #16

It was what is known as a Poison Pill. He would have had to veto HR933 the spending bill Hekate Mar 2013 #32

I already "got" that 2naSalit Mar 2013 #35