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Obama official, Illinois leaders confirm sale of Thomson prison
They wouldn’t break their promise, would they?
Please explain that one to me. How do they get a thousand extra jobs out of that prison?
SHEEESH what another huge waste of our money. He’s probably going to announce between now and Nov 6th that he is actually closing Gitmo, after all, which he promised would be the first thing he did when he got elected. And also, being IL, he probably had some deal promised to someone to buy the prison in exchange for something corrupt that the did or will do for him.
Meanwhile, the State of IL has the highest prison population ever, and is closing down facilities to cut budgets.
And if you believe that......................
Just another power grab by Obama to bypass the Republican controlled House and steamroll over them.
WOLF REJECTS REPROGRAMMING REQUEST TO FUND
THOMSON PRISON EARMARK, BLASTS HOLDER ON RECORD
Letter to Holder Cites Examples of Inconsistency and Unlawful Practices Within DOJ
Washington, D.C. (July 27, 2012) – Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), chairman of the House Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations subcommittee, today “unequivocally” rejected a reprogramming request to purchase the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Ill., long designated by the Obama administration to house Guantanamo Bay detainees.
The Obama Administration last night made the formal request to the chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations subcommittees that fund the Justice Department.
In rejecting the request, Wolf, in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, said that this $165 million earmark, requested by Senator Dick Durbin, “not only was never included in any bill voted upon by the Congress, but Congress has specifically denied and rescinded funding for this acquisition.”
Wolf added that the Executive Order 13457 prohibits agencies from committing, obligating, or expending funds “on the basis of earmarks included in non-statutory source.”
Wolf’s letter states that the original purpose for the acquisition of Thomson was to house terrorist detainees from the United States Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Wolf noted that despite the attorney general’s personal “commitment” not to transfer detainees to Thomson, the Congress cannot trust Holder, the Department of Justice or the administration to abide by that commitment, given its track record of repeatedly ignoring or choosing not enforce U.S. laws. Specifically, Wolf cited the 2009 effort by the Obama administration, strongly advocated by Holder, to secretly transfer and release two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Virginia.
I assure you with Obama, Durbin and Quinn involved its all about money in the pocket. Only name missing is Jackson Jr. and he will need more “rest” after finding out he missed a kick back.
I was born and raised in Chicago and its the worst, tax and crime is only product. I still have a place there near Obama’s house (for sale, lake shore dr. Nice lake view if anyone needs a place lol ) Don’t let my name fool you, I’m south side Irish and white as rice.
Anybody else as creeped out about the fact that THE PRESIDENT just bought the Executive Branch a prison?
The Royal Family owns the Tower of London....
Leni
Just across the river from Davenport, Iowa.
If the terrorists can swim (not likely IMHO), I’d advise anybody in Davenport to stock up on weapons.
By-passed Congress....yet, again!
(.....a question they won't answer......and we are too decent to ask as we haven't yet thrown in the towel as have the House and Senate members).
Leni