I'd bet that the White House would oppose this bill.

Robert Naiman wrote:
> In this House, I would guess that passage anytime soon is highly unlikely.
>
> But it could be a vehicle for people working to raise the bar,
> especially among Democrats. As of today there are just 25 co-sponsors
> of the bill. That list could be significantly expanded. Already, in
> the case of Bahrain and Honduras, a lot of Members of the House,
> mostly Democrats, are on record saying that the bar should be higher
> than just saying that these particular weapons aren't going to be used
> for human rights abuses, or the weapons aren't going to particular
> units that have engaged in human rights abuses.
-- 
Jim Devine / If you're going to support the lesser of two evils, you
should at least know the nature of that evil.
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