Mr. Speaker. our vote today to override the Presidents veto of H.R. 2712. the bill protecting Chinese students from deportation. showed that this House is not confused by the administrations dubious Justification of its vetothat the veto could appease Chinas leaders without in any way hurting or endangering Chinese students in this country. Mr. Speaker. that is incredible and inconceivable on its face. Why oh why were Chinas leaders appeased by a veto that President Bush now says would have had no effect? The reason Chinas aging tyrants were appeased by the Presidents veto is the very same reason that Chinese students here were mortally terrified by it: Both groups knew the protection provided by the Executive order alonewithout the backing of lawcould be tenuous and ephemeral. and could be revoked by the President at any time. just as easily as it was invoked by him.
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