Congresswoman tries to yank Carter's passport

[razors edge]

http://www.ajc.com/uga/content/news/stories/2008/04/18/carter_passport.html

Hamas is the party of the elected government in the Palestinian territory of Gaza. The State Department lists Hamas as a terrorist group, however, meaning U.S. officials are not to meet with them.

Myrick has called for Carter's passport to be removed and for U.S. taxpayer money to be cut off from the Carter Center, the former president's library and global humanitarian institution in Atlanta.

As a House member, Myrick lacks the authority to revoke the passport of a former commander-in-chief.

"That's up to the secretary of state," Myrick said Thursday in an interview on the Fox News Network. "But, frankly, I wanted to send a strong message, because we have a policy in this country about Hamas. And he is just deliberately undermining the policy, and it's wrong."

[uppityperson]

1. Quick, guess the party Congresswoman Myrick belongs to!

hmm, should I even bother checking? Naw, too late at night.

[Richard Steele]

7. The Fascist Party, it would appear. nm

[Fovea]

2. What policy?

Genocide?
Civil war for profit?
holy war?

[Divine Discontent]

3. 'make a name for myself' Myrick!

sucking up to her rich constituents in her district showing she's tough enough to go after an old liberal former president (who runs circles around her when it comes to being a world leader and an inspiration to millions!)


where do they manufacture these pinhead congresscritters for the GOP???

[thecrow]

4. China?

They're obviously toxic

[Horse with no Name]

5. Fuck you Myrick

Why don't you do your fucking job and enforce the Constitution and leave the work of peace to the grownups.

[Eric J in MN]

6. She was elected to Congress in 1994....

...but this is the first thing she's ever done which I can recall reading about.

[LeftishBrit]

8. And did she also suggest...

that all the participants in Iran/Contra should have had their passports revoked? Or the wonderful Senator Jesse Helms for supporting every possible murderous Latin American dictator?

[lurky]

9. Hmmm... So disagreeing with White House policy is now

grounds for passport revocation? Political dissidents will no longer be allowed to travel? Even former presidents? This would be setting a hell of a precedent if they did this.

I don't like where this train of thought is taking me.

[Earth_First]

10. Quite right... n/t