President Obama is considering issuing an executive order that would close the prison camp at Guantanamo and move several dozen terrorists to jails on the mainland. What's that you say? A bi-partisan Congress passed a law saying the president couldn't do that? Bwahahahahahah: Administration officials told The Wall Street Journal that that the president is weighing two options to force the closure of the controversial facility, which he pledged to shutter before his election in 2008. Obama could veto the annual defense spending bill, which includes a provision prohibiting him from moving any of the prison’s remaining 149 inmates back to the United States. Doing so would force Congress to either override the veto with a two-thirds majority or risk cutting off funding for the military. Or, Obama could — as he has done in the past — sign the legislation but include a singing statement that declares the restrictions on detainee transfers...(Read Full Post)