Republicans To Introduce Legislation Banning Taxpayer Money Being Used To Relocate GITMO Detainees in the United States

  Republicans, who feel emboldened on the issue of GITMO now that Democrats have refused to fund the president’s plan to relocate the detainees, are preparing to introduce legislation that would prohibit taxpayer dollars being used to relocate GITMO terrorists inside the United States. It is hard to believe that this type of legislation is needed but such is life in the United States nowadays.

  While Democrats did the right thing last week by refusing to fund the president’s GITMO relocation plan they did leave the door open by saying that if the president actually comes up with a real plan instead of just rhetoric that they would fund it. In other words WE would fund it.

  Knowing that the American people are not in favor of releasing terrorists on our soil (just writing that I still can’t believe that I have to do a post on something like this) Republicans have seized the moment and are introducing legislation to insure that WE do not have to pay to have terrorists released into our neighborhoods.

On Wednesday, Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) announced that he would be pitching an Appropriations amendment that would prohibit taxpayer dollars from being used to transport the prisoners to U.S. soil.

“My first plan is to have an up-or-down vote in the Appropriations Committee tomorrow,” Tiahrt told reporters. “They are known, dangerous criminals who have vowed to destroy our way of life.”

  We will now be able to get everyone on record and find out who, if anyone, is willing to spend our money on relocating GITMO detainees in this country.  The president may think that this is an acceptable idea but the American people do not. Hopefully this bill will pass but if it doesn’t we will know which politicians are with us and which ones need to be replaced.