Wednesday, February 6, 2013

BIG NEWS: Obama Waives Bush Law Banning Child Soldiers – ConstitutionSchool

 

Sunday afternoon, President Obama signed a Presidential memorandum, stating the following:
“I hereby determine that it is in the national interest of the United States to waive the application of the prohibition in section 404(a) of the CSPA [Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008] with respect to Libya, South Sudan, and Yemen…  and the issuance of licenses for direct commercial sales of U.S. origin defense articles; and I hereby waive such provisions accordingly.”


BIG NEWS: Obama Waives Bush Law Banning Child Soldiers – ConstitutionSchool

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