You have to hand it to the Democrats. They are very creative in finding ways to get public money into the hands of their benefactors (in this case, trial lawyers).
Especially since a complete new courtroom has been designed, and constructed to exacting specifications in Guantanamo, and stands ready with special security precautions (bullet proof witness box etc.) and special design for private consultation of the accused with their attorneys. Everything has already been made ready, including the prevention of pro-jihad propaganda for world televising and recruitment.
Schumer loves publicity and manipulation. He should know better and think better of all this.
Should have posted this link to the State of the Art courtroom that has already been built in Gitmo. The Democrats will waste money without any problem at all to achieve a political end. Should also comment that the expense of NYC more than exceeds the dollar amount Obozo was concerned with “spending” to support the 40K additional troops needed in Afghanistan.
Here is the link. Amazing someone does not bring all this up as well in the face of economic reality:
http://www.jtfgtmo.southcom.mil/storyarchive/2007/October/103107-1-courtroom21.html
Obama’s people have eliminated this terminology- if you click on the home page of JTF Gitmo, there apparently is no website for Joint Task Force Guantanamo anymore, and no links to a new site. So, they have purposely eliminated any reference to an existing facility, which is well known to Eric Holder’s law firm, who has defended people in Gitmo. We spent all that money and effort to make it all fair, humane and “transparent” (this word was being used in 2007, not an Obama word by the way)... and in order to bash Bush/Cheney and further endanger the US they will have an expensive show trial in NYC with mysterious rules of evidence in a civilian court. Absolutely nuts!