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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhite House statement on Adam Smith amendment to close Guantanamo Bay detention facility
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adam Smith Amendment
The President applauds Ranking Member Adam Smith for his continued stalwart leadership in standing up for our values and national security by advancing the cause of closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. By eliminating unwarranted and burdensome restrictions relating to the transfer of Guantanamo detainees, his amendment would further our efforts to move past this chapter in U.S. history. We urge the House to adopt the Smith Amendment and put an end to the ongoing harm to the nations security that results from the operation of the facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
This Administration has repeatedly objected to statutory restrictions that impede our ability to responsibly close the detention facility and pursue appropriate options for the detainees remaining there, including by determining when and where to prosecute detainees, based on the facts and circumstances of each case and our national security interests. In hundreds of terrorism-related cases and as illustrated once again this week our federal courts have proven themselves to be more than capable of administering justice.
Nearly a half billion dollars per year is an unacceptable price to pay for a facility that wastes our resources, creates friction with our allies, and undermines our standing in the world. This needs to be the year Congress lifts the remaining restrictions and enables the closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. We call on Members of both parties to work together to ensure the United States meets this goal. If this year's Defense Authorization bill continues unwarranted restrictions regarding Guantanamo detainees, the President will veto the bill.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/05/21/1301069/-White-House-statement-on-Adam-Smith-amendment-to-close-Guantanamo-Bay-detention-facility
The President applauds Ranking Member Adam Smith for his continued stalwart leadership in standing up for our values and national security by advancing the cause of closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. By eliminating unwarranted and burdensome restrictions relating to the transfer of Guantanamo detainees, his amendment would further our efforts to move past this chapter in U.S. history. We urge the House to adopt the Smith Amendment and put an end to the ongoing harm to the nations security that results from the operation of the facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
This Administration has repeatedly objected to statutory restrictions that impede our ability to responsibly close the detention facility and pursue appropriate options for the detainees remaining there, including by determining when and where to prosecute detainees, based on the facts and circumstances of each case and our national security interests. In hundreds of terrorism-related cases and as illustrated once again this week our federal courts have proven themselves to be more than capable of administering justice.
Nearly a half billion dollars per year is an unacceptable price to pay for a facility that wastes our resources, creates friction with our allies, and undermines our standing in the world. This needs to be the year Congress lifts the remaining restrictions and enables the closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. We call on Members of both parties to work together to ensure the United States meets this goal. If this year's Defense Authorization bill continues unwarranted restrictions regarding Guantanamo detainees, the President will veto the bill.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/05/21/1301069/-White-House-statement-on-Adam-Smith-amendment-to-close-Guantanamo-Bay-detention-facility
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White House statement on Adam Smith amendment to close Guantanamo Bay detention facility (Original Post)
ProSense
May 2014
OP
The media meme of blaming Obama for not closing Git while ignoring Republican blockades of
Fred Sanders
May 2014
#2
randys1
(16,286 posts)1. Republican congress is incapable of doing anything constructive or even decent
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)2. The media meme of blaming Obama for not closing Git while ignoring Republican blockades of
funds to do the closing and transfer of prisoners to America, is yet another awesome example of the liberal media......
BumRushDaShow
(129,316 posts)3. Sadly, they would need to bury the rider in the draft
or the thugs will torpedo that amendment before it makes it to the final version.
And sadly it seems that a big chunk of DU lacks any Civics knowledge and believes that a President needs no authority or appropriations from Congress at all and can just do a hand-wave to close that facility.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)4. Kick! n/t