DU This Poll: Gitmo Prisoners to Illinois?

OneAngryDemocrat

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Sat Nov-14-09 11:58 PM
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DU This Poll: Gitmo Prisoners to Illinois?

Edited on Sun Nov-15-09 12:05 AM by OneAngryDemocrat

This poll is from a local area Illinois newspaper, the Sauk Valley Newspapers.

For several years, now, the Thomson Correctional Center, a super maximum security facility, has been sitting vacant.

The state of Illinois, additionally, has a budget deficit in the tens of billions of dollars - which is why the prison has been vacant.

The location where this prison is located has an unemployment rate of over 13%.

Bringing the Gitmo Bay detainees to Illinois would finally afford these prisoners their day in court, as well as bring needed jobs, and revenue to the area.

Support justice...

Support local jobs...

Support our President...

http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/11/14/43879029/index.xml

Scroll half-way down, and take the poll!!!

Reader poll

Are you in favor of housing detainees from Guantanamo Bay at Thomson?
Yes
No
Not sure
No opinion

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SheWhoMustBeObeyed

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Sun Nov-15-09 12:09 AM
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1. Link?

Mom grew up in Stockton and I still have relatives in the area, so I've heard how sparse the jobs are. Saw this story through a link Glenn Greenwald put up:

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/11/ill-town-optimistic-about-arrival-of-gitmo-detainees.html

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OneAngryDemocrat

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Sun Nov-15-09 12:14 AM
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2. Link Now Added

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sueh

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Sun Nov-15-09 01:22 AM
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3. Thanks for posting. I just voted. Here are the results so far:

Yes 58%

No 36%

Not sure 6%

No opinion 0%

67 participants in total.

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jaxx

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Sun Nov-15-09 02:03 AM
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4. Yes.

Same stats as above. I'm from IL, bring on the jobs.

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andlor

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Mon Nov-16-09 08:30 AM
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5. done

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OneAngryDemocrat

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Mon Nov-16-09 03:15 PM
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6. THE PAPER SCRAPPED THE POLL RESULTS!!!

The Sauk Valley Newspapers scrapped the poll which resoundingly showed that Americans wanted these detainees to be brought to justice! It is OUTRAGEOUS that simply because the poll results didn't agree with the editor's pre-conceived notions on the topic!

They have asked a similar question, in a new READER POLL, replacing the previous poll.

Reader poll

Are you in favor of housing detainees from Guantanamo Bay at Thomson?
Yes
No
Not sure
No opinion

http://www.saukvalley.com/

Scroll half-way down the page, and look for the poll on the right-hand side of your screen.

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