I voted no on the Cotton of AR Amendment 2 to #HR4870, which - TopicsExpress



          

I voted no on the Cotton of AR Amendment 2 to #HR4870, which prohibits the Department of Defense (DoD) from transferring or releasing any Guantanamo detainee to the individuals home country or to any other foreign country. Some of these detainees have been held for over a decade, and many of them have already been cleared for release. Notably, the underlying bill already includes a provision restricting the ability of the DoD to obligate its funding until it provides Congress with a detailed spending plan, including an assurance that no funds will be used in contravention of Sec. 1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, which requires the Obama administration to inform Congress at least 30 days before initiating a transfer or release of Guantanamo detainees. Detainees at Guantanamo Bay should face military trials or other appropriate process and be punished for their actions if guilty. They should not be held indefinitely without charge or trial. The amendment was agreed to 230-184.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 21:18:56 +0000

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