Bill Text: GA HR1400 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Congress; not transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees within Georgia or United States; request
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-03-24 - House Passed/Adopted [HR1400 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR1400-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1400
By:
Representatives Sellier of the
136th,
Davis of the
109th,
Black of the
174th,
Sheldon of the
105th,
Lindsey of the
54th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Requesting
the United States Congress not to transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees to prisons
within the State of Georgia or any facility within the continental United
States; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Guantanamo Bay detention centers have been used to house some of the most
lethal terrorists in the world, terrorists that took the lives of innocent
Americans, plotted continued atrocities, and posed an ongoing threat to the free
people of the world; and
WHEREAS,
on January 22, 2009, President Barack Obama ordered the closing of the
Guantanamo Bay facility which will result in the transfer of terrorist detainees
currently being held in Guantanamo Bay to other secure prison facilities;
and
WHEREAS,
the enemy combatants located at Guantanamo Bay pose a grave threat to the lives
and security of Americans and are among some of the most heinous criminals
currently within the custody of the United States; and
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia and particularly Georgia state prisons are not an
appropriate location to house enemy combatants for many reasons, including the
following: (1) Moving these terrorist detainees to locations within the
continental United States will facilitate the growth of terrorism activity
within our borders by giving these terrorists new opportunities to have access
to and work closely with current prison populations, allowing terrorists to
establish contacts and gain support within our country;
(2)
Terrorist prisoners will have a greater opportunity to utilize communication
devices such as cell phones and other contraband frequently discovered within
state and federal prisons;
(3)
Due to economic hardships, state prisons are already overcrowded and
understaffed and are ill prepared to deal with the extra burdens of terrorist
activity, including escape plans and staff assaults; and
(4)
Prisons within Georgia are not trained or staffed to deal with the issues of
intercepting, translating, or developing covert operations to stop terrorist
prisoner communications; and
(5)
Georgia is a densely populated and rapidly growing state and a central point for
transportation, commerce and trade, and military reserves for the eastern,
southern, and southwestern United States, and infiltration by terrorists in this
area would undermine the security of the entire nation; and
WHEREAS,
a new facility or facility outside the continental United States should be built
or found that may be designed specifically to handle such detainees, to avoid
the possibility of networking with current citizen prisoners, and also to reduce
the threat of infiltration to vital economic and military centers in Georgia or
any other state.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that this body
requests the United States Congress to relocate Guantanamo Bay detainees to
facilities outside of the State of Georgia and outside the continental United
States to avoid making this area and the nation vulnerable to terrorist
attack.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to President
Barack Obama and to members of the Georgia Congressional delegation.
