Pres. Obama signs $680 billion 2010 defense spending bill

[Knightskye]

He just signed it in the East Room a couple minutes ago.

Also, I'm not sure why, but he used like eight different pens.

EDIT:It has the Hate Crimes legislation in it.

Ron Paul voted against it. Gosh, you never know how that guy's gonna vote. :D

22 people voted against it in the House; 20 of them Democrats.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2009-460

[Jordan]

Also, I'm not sure why, but he used like eight different pens.

They sell them on ebay to help cover the expense of war.

[AdamT]

Is that the one with the "Hate" bill attached? Traitors all of them.

[Knightskye]

Is that the one with the "Hate" bill attached? Traitors all of them.


In a major civil rights change, the law also makes it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6690992.html

Yeah, it is.

[Carole]

He just signed it in the East Room a couple minutes ago.

Also, I'm not sure why, but he used like eight different pens.

EDIT:It has the Hate Crimes legislation in it.

Ron Paul voted against it. Gosh, you never know how that guy's gonna vote. :D

22 people voted against it in the House; 20 of them Democrats.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2009-460

I think we can most always tell how Cong. Paul will vote.

In this case the bill had hate crime legislation in it. No brainer, Dr. Paul could not vote for it.:)

[dr. hfn]

Is this an increase?

[Knightskye]

Is this an increase?

The estimate was $580 billion:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/fy09/pdf/budget/defense.pdf

I'm not sure where to find the exact number.

It's very likely that it was an increase.

[Chester Copperpot]

yeah they hand out the pens to people so they all can say "this is the pen the president used to sign the bill into law."

can you imagine if everybody in WWII did that at the Japanese surrender signing?? Jeezus