Posted on 06/22/2010 6:52:15 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The U.S. government plans to buy a state prison in rural Illinois even if Congress blocks President Obama's plan to use it for terror suspects, officials say.
Assistant U.S. Attorney General Randy Welch told members of Congress from Illinois in a letter this week that the administration has a "commitment" to purchase the unused Thomson Prison, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday. He said the entire building will become an ordinary federal facility if it cannot be used to hold detainees now at Guantanamo Bay.
Under the administration's plan, only a small part of the facility would be used for Guantanamo detainees.
Obama ran for president on a commitment to shut down the Guantanamo detention center. Congress has resisted closing it and transferring prisoners to the United States.
The prison is in an area of high unemployment near the Mississippi River.
“the unused Thomson Prison”
An UNUSED prison in ILLINOIS??? How is THAT? I wonder how many Congressmen and Senators should inhabit that place?
Local radio stations in IL are running PSAs about a job fair next week regarding how to get hired to work for the US Bureau of Prisons.
No thanks to Barry but this is a good outcome. Putting Gitmo prisoners on US soil was a horrible idea, but selling this state-of-the-art prison to the Feds who will actually hire people and put it to use rather than let it sit like the corrupt IL politicians were doing is a good thing.
No, it’s for American Patriots, when the revolution starts
Idiots-r-us still man the White House I see..... =.=
Really. I disagree. This prison was built by the Illinois taxpayers at considerable expense. What's the 'sale' price going to be?
“Idiots-r-us still man the White House I see..... =.=”
Obviously!
I was hoping that I was merely living in an alternative world....
What Good Can a Handgun Do Against An Army?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2312894/posts
Some pocket change for O’bozo’s buddies.
This prison was a really bad investment for some of Ayatollah Obama’s Muzzie friends (one of whom is rumored to be Valerie Jarrett through a local real estate company and CCA in California)that’s what this was about in the first place...
Ask yourself what are the reasons this prison has remained unused since it was built? Because Illinois didn’t have the money to open it as the owner operators required a $50 million budget to run it. Plus, guess what, the UNION goons didn’t want other state prisons closed so they opposed it.
Never let a good deal go to waste for one of Ayatollah Obama’s friends...the taxpayers are good for it.
Now we know where all those folks who can’t pay the health care tax will be detained.
I’m sure Barry’s Illinois political cronies will get their palms greased in the deal and all employees will be SEIU members.
Better hope more have hand guns than I think really do have them.
FEMA camp.
FEMA camp.
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