Posted on 04/27/2009 2:23:28 AM PDT by Scanian
An article with a sensational headline "Hardin jail tries for detainees from Gitmo," recently appeared in the Billings Montana Gazette. It provides a glimpse into some fundamental problems with big government solutions and the Obama agenda.
Hardin, Montana is a city of 3,384 people and not enough jobs. The city council of Hardin voted unanimously to create 100 new high paying jobs for some of its citizens by getting into the prison business. The city fathers committed to a $27 million bond program to fund the construction of a medium security, 460-bed prison through its economic development agency, the Two Rivers Authority. The prison was completed in 2007.
There was one small problem, no prisoners. Apparently, somebody forgot to investigate the economic demand for a 460-bed prison in the southeast corner of Montana, where the population density is three people per square mile. As a result of not having any customers for a couple of years, the facility defaulted on its financial obligations.
It is not often that a city has a completely empty oversized jail. Thus the Gitmo closing was seen as God sent by the city council. They even passed a resolution:
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No way. we got to let them go and give them section 8 and food stamps and welfare in DC!
.....and of course the right to vote Democrat.
Starting a dental floss plantation?
ACORN will do that for them several times, no action needed on their part.
Ahh... ya beat me to it.
Build a prison on the site where United 93 went down. That way, the press would have to mention the location every time they whined about torture.
I wonder what the bag limit will be?
They should be put in Alcatraz — right in Nancy’s back yard. Let her liberal scumbag friends enjoy the poor misunderstood peace loving muslims.
At least Montana will do it right. Create some jobs, watch ‘em close, and weed ‘em out as they get out.
Why not to Chicago where they allow Terrorist killers to be University Professors and members of the Boards of the ACLU and ABA. Or even to San Francisco which is totally anti-American. Oh Berkley might be the best they can live in the trees and in the houses of the anti-American left idiots.
“They should be put in Alcatraz”
And sully the hallowed ground once walked by Capone, the Birdman, etc? No way!!!! /sarc
I ‘ve got the Pygmy pony market covered!
The GITMO inmates will be delivered just like a penguin in bondage, boy!
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