The committee set up to enforce the convention is able to do little more than wag a finger.

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And the President has reserved the right to veto that vote so that he can wag a finger at Congress (you can pick the finger).

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It takes an awful lot to get thrown out of the U.S. Just ask this guy, a permanent legal alien who, despite laying claim to a rap sheet that would make Lindsay Lohan wag a disapproving finger, still calls the U.S. home.

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