Brownback bill seeks 90-day notice before trying to close Guantanamo

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Wed Jan-21-09 05:17 PM
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Brownback bill seeks 90-day notice before trying to close Guantanamo

The Associated Press

TOPEKA | Sen. Sam Brownback introduced legislation Wednesday requiring President Barack Obama to give Congress a 90-day notice before moving to close the detainee prison at Guantanamo Bay.

The Kansas Republican’s bill also would require the president to provide a study on the feasibility of closing the facility in Cuba or transferring some 245 suspected terrorists to any other location.

One site often mentioned is the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, along with Camp Pendleton, Calif., and a Navy brig in South Carolina.

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Given the timing, there is little chance Brownback’s bill would be enacted before Obama issues an executive order. However, Brownback’s staff said the legislation would be compatible with Obama’s desire to make a decision within a year, giving ample time for review.

Fellow Republicans Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas and Sen. Kit Bond of Missouri co-sponsored Brownback’s bill.

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- Brownback is a fucking Nazi, I swear it.	The Stranger	Jan-21-09 05:18 PM	#1
- And he has already announced he is not running for re-election	proud2Blib	Jan-21-09 05:20 PM	#4
- How Cute, Ma'am, That He Thinks He Can Get A Bill To the Floor....	The Magistrate	Jan-21-09 05:19 PM	#2
- That was my first thought as well	proud2Blib	Jan-21-09 05:22 PM	#6
- Even if the bill gets to the floor and passes, can't the president simply sign	sfexpat2000	Jan-21-09 05:22 PM	#7
- Or Even Not Sign The Thing At All, Ma'am....	The Magistrate	Jan-21-09 05:24 PM	#9
- Not signing would be too honest and half of the Republicans in Congress	sfexpat2000	Jan-21-09 05:33 PM	#14
- I know I am preparing the welcome mat for the Gittmo detainees	proud2Blib	Jan-21-09 05:59 PM	#20
- I guess we can't have tortured bakers and tourists and journalists	sfexpat2000	Jan-21-09 06:10 PM	#26
- A Win-Win Situation Then, Ma'am....	The Magistrate	Jan-21-09 05:59 PM	#22
- Obama could also veto it.	malletgirl02	Jan-21-09 05:26 PM	#12
- It won't pass...	TTUBatfan2008	Jan-21-09 05:27 PM	#13
- It is called a Veto	Winterblues	Jan-21-09 05:53 PM	#19
- I guess I was thinking that a veto has different consequences	sfexpat2000	Jan-21-09 06:07 PM	#25
- I'm sure he doesn't believe it'll get a vote	tkmorris	Jan-21-09 05:25 PM	#11
- It's because he is running for governor in 2010	proud2Blib	Jan-21-09 06:02 PM	#23
- What is this, a WARN Act for fascists?	gratuitous	Jan-21-09 05:20 PM	#3
- Hey Brownback, shove this lemon chicken where the sun don't shine.	tridim	Jan-21-09 05:21 PM	#5
- Is Harry Reid in charge of what goes to the floor?	Horse with no Name	Jan-21-09 05:23 PM	#8
- Sic Rahm on him.	mmonk	Jan-21-09 05:25 PM	#10
- Grasping for the past	liberal N proud	Jan-21-09 05:35 PM	#15
- so they support torture and the usa does not - you created the monsters	28erl	Jan-21-09 05:35 PM	#16
- f*** him	katty	Jan-21-09 05:46 PM	#17
- Sam is wasting his time. Never gonna pass, nor get signed if passed.	kestrel91316	Jan-21-09 05:47 PM	#18
- As a Kansan...	crimsonblue	Jan-21-09 05:59 PM	#21
- I agree	proud2Blib	Jan-21-09 06:03 PM	#24
- That doesn't bother me either...	crimsonblue	Jan-21-09 11:29 PM	#29
- fuck browncrack	guitar man	Jan-21-09 06:12 PM	#27
- He will be gone from the Senate in 2 years	proud2Blib	Jan-21-09 06:39 PM	#28