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Charleston,
SC
–
The
sheriffs
of
Berkeley,
Charleston
and
Dorchester
counties
sent
letters
to
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
expressing
their
strong
concerns
and
objections
to
President
Obama’s
threat
to
close
Guantanamo
Bay
by
executive
order
–
ignoring
the
will
of
Congress
and
the
American
people.
Sheriffs
Al
Cannon,
L.C.
Knight
and
Duane
Lewis
wrote,
“We
write
with
grave
concern
over
President
Obama’s
recent
and
alarming
announcement
to
use
an
Executive
Order
to
transfer
dangerous
Guantanamo
Bay
detainees
to
the
Charleston
Naval
Brig…we
are
shocked
and
alarmed
that
the
President
of
the
United
States
would
so
willfully
and
blatantly
disregard
the
law
of
our
country.”
Senator
Scott
said,
“I
want
to
thank
Sheriffs
Cannon,
Knight
and
Lewis
for
their
strong
stand
against
the
President’s
threats
to
illegally
close
the
detention
facilities
at
Guantanamo
Bay
and
transfer
the
terrorists
held
there
to
domestic
locations.
Our
law
enforcement
officers
know
full
well
the
issues
that
would
come
with
holding
some
of
the
world’s
most
dangerous
terrorists
in
South
Carolina,
and
I
will
continue
to
stay
in
close
contact
with
them
as
this
fight
continues.”
Click
to
read
the
full
text
of
Sheriff
Cannon,
Knight
and
Lewis’
letters.
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