I recently took an afternoon off to drive to Washington, D.C., where I marched with the 9/11 families supporting passage of the proposed Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, which would allow victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to sue foreign governments that support terrorism ("The Saudis must be held accountable for their role in 9/11," Sept. 9).
After reading that Sen. Ben Cardin and Rep. Steny Hoyer, who initially voted for the bill, are now wavering, I would like to make the following proposal.
Since Senator Cardin and Representative Hoyer are both highly intelligent, honorable men, they should take it upon themselves to form a special committee for the solemn purpose of carefully considering President Barack Obama's objections to JASTA.
Such a committee would require both a source of funding and a qualified chairperson. To that end, Mr. Cardin and Mr. Hoyer should have no difficulty in securing 30 pieces of Saudi silver and summoning the spirit of Benedict Arnold.
Mike Reeves, Violetville