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Three conservative leaders support transfer of Gitmo detainees to Illinois
By Jordan Fabian - 11/16/09 12:34 PM ET


Three conservative leaders on Sunday said they support transferring terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay to a prison in Illinois, a move opposed by several Republican lawmakers.

In a letter circulated by the Constitution Project, 2008 Libertarian Party presidential nominee and former Rep. Bob Barr, American Conservative Union founder David Keene and Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist say that civilian prisons and courts are safe and appropriate places to handle suspected terrorists.

They specifically addressed Republican charges that bringing Gitmo detainees onto the U.S. mainland could elevate the risk of an attack.

“The scaremongering about these issues should stop,” they wrote. “It makes sense for the community, which will benefit from the related employment and has absolutely no reason to fear that prisoners will escape or be released into their communities.”

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