Republican gains may foil terrorism trials in U.S. (Reuters)

[News Manager]

Reuters - Expected Republican gains in the U.S. Congress in next month's elections will further stymie President Barack Obama's efforts to try terrorism suspects in criminal courts and make it harder to close the U.S. military prison at Cuba's Guantanamo Bay.

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[Chukpike]

President Obama entered office with a House and Senate Democratic majority. He could not close Guantanamo Bay.

News services are going claim that it will be the Republicans that force President Obama to keep Guantanamo open?

 

[Rob Henderson]

Unfortunately, there are many different types of majority which exist in Congress. Not all of them have the same powers and abilities.

 

[Chukpike]

Unfortunately, there are many different types of majority which exist in Congress. Not all of them have the same powers and abilities.

So tell me old wise one which majority kept President Obama from closing Guantanamo. It wasn't the Republicans because..................they don't have a majority.:-|

Was it the NIMBY majority made up of New York Democrats and others?

Aren't you one of those that announced the death of the Republican Party after President Obama's election? Please give us more insight into what you don't know!:smile:

You should face up to the fact that President Obama rode into the White House with a tidal wave of support. But the Democrats as a whole, had no clue what to do with it. Full of empty promises for change.