Comments on: McMaster: Congress must act to keep Gitmo detainees out of SC http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2009/11/04/mcmaster-congress-must-act-to-keep-gitmo-detainees-out-of-sc/ REINVENTING THE S.C. SCENE Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:21:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: McMaster visits Naval Brig, warns against detainees in SC http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2009/11/04/mcmaster-congress-must-act-to-keep-gitmo-detainees-out-of-sc/comment-page-1/#comment-469928 McMaster visits Naval Brig, warns against detainees in SC Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:14:21 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/?p=14598#comment-469928 [...] Congressman with the ability to do something, Gresham Barrett, passed the buck on his responsibility to keep the detainees off U.S. soil. Rather than taking action, Barrett asked [...] [...] Congressman with the ability to do something, Gresham Barrett, passed the buck on his responsibility to keep the detainees off U.S. soil. Rather than taking action, Barrett asked [...]

]]> By: Haley blasts Barrett, will sign letter http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2009/11/04/mcmaster-congress-must-act-to-keep-gitmo-detainees-out-of-sc/comment-page-1/#comment-468742 Haley blasts Barrett, will sign letter Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:39:52 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/?p=14598#comment-468742 [...] 11/04/2009: McMaster: Congress must act to keep Gitmo detainees out of SC [...] [...] 11/04/2009: McMaster: Congress must act to keep Gitmo detainees out of SC [...]

]]> By: Allison K http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2009/11/04/mcmaster-congress-must-act-to-keep-gitmo-detainees-out-of-sc/comment-page-1/#comment-468728 Allison K Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:46:44 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/?p=14598#comment-468728 Who’s playing politics? Looks like Barrett is the only candidate actually doing something to protect our state from terrorists. For Immediate Release November 04, 2009 Contact: Emily Tyner Press Secretary 202-225-5301 DEMINT, BARRETT, BROWN AND WILSON URGE PRESIDENT OBAMA TO REMOVE SOUTH CAROLINA FROM CONSIDERATION AS NEW HOME FOR GITMO TERRORISTS WASHINGTON, DC—Yesterday, Congressman J. Gresham Barrett (SC-03) sent a letter to President Obama urging him to develop a detention process that would keep Guantanamo Bay detainees from entering the United States under any circumstances. Senator Jim DeMint, Congressman Henry E. Brown (SC-01) and Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) joined Congressman Barrett in signing the letter to President Obama. The full text of the letter is included below. Dear Mr. President: We, the undersigned, strongly oppose the transfer of any detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to United States soil to include any state or federal facility in the State of South Carolina, including the Naval Consolidated Brig in North Charleston. The terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay present a serious threat to the safety and security of the American people. Transferring any of these detainees to the United States will make our nation’s citizens a greater target for terrorism. Any such move is irresponsible, ill-advised, and we will oppose it vigorously. Therefore, we respectfully urge you to develop a detention process that keeps these known terrorists off of United States soil and out of South Carolina. Thank you for your time and consideration of this matter. Sincerely, Jim DeMint Member of Congress J. Gresham Barrett Member of Congress Henry E. Brown Member of Congress Joe Wilson Member of Congress ### Who’s playing politics? Looks like Barrett is the only candidate actually doing something to protect our state from terrorists.

For Immediate Release
November 04, 2009
Contact: Emily Tyner Press Secretary 202-225-5301

DEMINT, BARRETT, BROWN AND WILSON URGE PRESIDENT OBAMA TO REMOVE SOUTH CAROLINA FROM CONSIDERATION AS NEW HOME FOR GITMO TERRORISTS

WASHINGTON, DC—Yesterday, Congressman J. Gresham Barrett (SC-03) sent a letter to President Obama urging him to develop a detention process that would keep Guantanamo Bay detainees from entering the United States under any circumstances. Senator Jim DeMint, Congressman Henry E. Brown (SC-01) and Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) joined Congressman Barrett in signing the letter to President Obama. The full text of the letter is included below.

Dear Mr. President:

We, the undersigned, strongly oppose the transfer of any detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to United States soil to include any state or federal facility in the State of South Carolina, including the Naval Consolidated Brig in North Charleston.

The terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay present a serious threat to the safety and security of the American people. Transferring any of these detainees to the United States will make our nation’s citizens a greater target for terrorism. Any such move is irresponsible, ill-advised, and we will oppose it vigorously.

Therefore, we respectfully urge you to develop a detention process that keeps these known terrorists off of United States soil and out of South Carolina. Thank you for your time and consideration of this matter.

Sincerely,

Jim DeMint
Member of Congress

J. Gresham Barrett
Member of Congress

Henry E. Brown
Member of Congress

Joe Wilson
Member of Congress

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