Question? can anyone or any organization stop the $ that congress just approved to send Israel?

[xiamiam]

I don't know the answer, sure someone here does.

[el_bryanto]

1. Well if we hire America's wealthiest and therefore most trustworthy citizen to fly it

He might steal it and keep it for himself.

Bryant

[PoliticAverse]

2. The President can, but won't. n/t

[4now]

3. I almost forgot to blame Obama for this too.

[xiamiam]

4. ok, how will it play out if Israel is determined to be guilty of war crimes ?

I know you don't have a crystal ball, I'm just wondering about the logistics of the us aiding and if events that happened in these past three weeks are eventually determined to be war crimes, before the money was allocated?

[Nuclear Unicorn]

10. No. He cannot. The presidency has no budgetary authority.

[PoliticAverse]

13. Sure he does, he either signs or vetoes budgetary bills like any other bill.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

24. That's not the same as deciding how much gets spent by whom on what. nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. Nope.

Under the Constitution, Congress has control of the national checkbook. The president would have to veto any spending bill, which in this case would likely be - unfortunately - politically untenable.

[B Calm]

6. I wonder how many in our government have dual citizenships with Israel and

which country they pledge allegiance to.

[malaise]

7. I often wondered about Joe Lieberman and

Bloomberg - good question particularly since the US does not recognize dual nationality.

[Loudly]

8. The USA does not encourage it but accepts it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_nationality_law#Dual_citizenship

[malaise]

11. Thanks for the clarification

I was not aware of this part

Although naturalizing citizens are required to undertake an oath renouncing previous allegiances, the oath has never been enforced to require the actual termination of original citizenship

[Nuclear Unicorn]

9. Yes, those sneaky Jews are infiltrating the government.

It's amazing how many recite every anti-Semitic trope that has been handed do through the ages but they act with feigned indignation when their anti-Semitism is pointed out.

[sufrommich]

14. Yep. And yet DU is OK with it.

[840high]

26. ...^ that

[B Calm]

29. Is Israel a country or religion?

Sarcasm back at ya!

[MineralMan]

12. My guess is none.

Such a thing would be discovered and would cost that person the election. I would bet that not one member of Congress holds dual citizenship.

Go see if you can find anyone. Bet you can't.

[HubertHeaver]

17. Ted "the Canadian" Cruz?

[HereSince1628]

18. Michele Bachmann apparently acquired and then renounced dual citizenship while in office

she renounced it in May of 2012 after about 2 months of being Swiss-American (which appropriately sounds decidedly cheezy).

[sufrommich]

15. Why don't you google it and see what strange bedfellows you find

yourself "wondering" along with?

[MineralMan]

20. I did. Lots of wacko RW sites asking the same question, but

Not presenting evidence. It's telling that only Israeli dual citizenship is mentioned, too.

[sufrommich]

21. Very reminiscent of those who questioned

whether the Kennedys would "answer to Rome" and just as ignorant.

[MineralMan]

22. Exactly. It's all anti-somethingism.

Speculation and innuendo with no factual basis. Bullshit, in other words.

[JI7]

16. are you talking about Boehner ?

[oberliner]

25. I wonder if anyone thinks this is anti-semitic

I'd be curious to know what the consensus is.

[JI7]

19. this is not a new issue, if you care enough campaign on it, get others to vote based on it

support candidates who oppose it.

[MineralMan]

23. No. See the Constitution.

I highly recommend becoming familiar with it for all DUers.

[mwrguy]

27. Good luck finding an organization that has more pull with congress

than AIPAC.

Not even the NRA has that much juice.

[oberliner]

28. Big Oil, Agribusiness, Defense Industry, Big Pharma, AARP

I think pro-Israel and NRA would come in maybe 9th and 10th respectively.

[PoliticAverse]

30. Followup: Obama signs bill giving Israel $225 million for missile defense system.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/08/04/obama-signs-bill-giving-israel-225-million-for-missile-defense-system/