Posted on 04/18/2008 9:59:38 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
WASHINGTON - He no longer travels aboard Air Force One; now former President Jimmy Carter could be restricted to domestic flights.
It's not likely to happen, but Rep. Sue Myrick, R-N.C., wants Carter's U.S. passport pulled because he met Thursday with members of Hamas in the Middle East.
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."
Carter, author of the controversial book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," has said diplomacy with Hamas is essential to any effort to broker peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
As president, Carter led Israeli and Egyptian foes to the peace table, resulting in the historic Camp David talks that ended war between those neighbors three decades ago.
Myrick, though, said Carter has turned away from a long tradition of former presidents respecting the diplomatic policies of sitting presidents like George Bush, who has worked to isolate Hamas while supporting the Palestinian government in the neighboring West Bank.
Carter, said Myrick, is undermining that approach.
"He's just unilaterally going off on his own and undermining everything the international community and the United States is trying to do," said Myrick, contending that Carter's willingness to meet with Hamas has lent credibility to a terror group.
"He's legitimizing them when they shouldn't be legitimized."
She better watch out, Rosalind will get jealous.
Good for Sue Myrick!!! That’s exactly what should happen......actually, I’d prefer if Carter was not allowed back into the U.S.
Thanks for this post. I’m calling Rep Myrick’s office to say thanks!
Carter has tried to broker peace with them for over 10 years....so he says. What good has it done? Cut him off.
YES!!!
My rep. hardcore conservative.
SUE MYRICK FOR VP!!!!!!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
I commend her and think it should be done ASAP.
Unfortunately, ain’t gonna happen. I don’t think Condi wants to open that can of worms. Too bad.
Great move. Pelosi should have hers revoked for meeting with al-Assad.
I was not aware that Carter was president in 1973.
Yep, pull his passport. Then charge him with treason, and ask for the maximum sentence.
Not running for reelection, as I recall.
How about a petition to send to her? He needs to be put in a nursing home! What a disgrace.
I think your math is off. It’s 2008. Three decades ago was 1978.
Campaign Staff:
Hal Weatherman - Campaign Manager
hal@suemyrick.com
Bill Constangy - Finance Director
billy@suemyrick.com
Nancy Elmore - Office Manager
nancy@suemyrick.com
Mailing Address:
Sue Myrick for Congress
P.O. Box 37091
Charlotte, NC 28237
Office Location:
SMC
6525 Morrison Blvd.
Suite 103
Charlotte, NC 28211
phone: (704) 332-5200
fax: (704) 332-5900
Email: sue@suemyrick.com
I just called to tell them how much I appreciate her.
I also told them to have her look at this thread to see all the support.
Like I said before:::::
SUE MYRICK HAS MORE COJONES THAT ALL THE OTHER LIBERAL ‘MEN’ IN CONGRESS COMBINED.
I'd change my mind about McCain if he selected her.
Rep. Myrick is now my favorite person in Congress. It’s a shame that the other Representatives and Senators can’t be more like her.
Well, look which republican actually has stones. You go girl!!!
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