Senator Boxer Should Work to Bring the Gitmo Detainees to California

<h1>Senator Boxer Should Work to Bring the Gitmo Detainees to California</h1>Author: <a title="Spencer Holly" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/spencer-holly/110352.htm">Spencer Holly</a> Senator Boxer Should Work to Bring the Gitmo Detainees to California by Spencer Holly, AngryCalifornian At the moment, America is facing one of it's most challenging problems in deciding what to do with certain detainees now housed at Guantanmo, or Gitmo as it has come to be known. Our decisions now, will have far reaching consequences for many decades to come. This is a uniquely American era problem. This article does not try to define the problem, or offer solutions. That is for another essay. This article bypasses the solution, and assumes that the detainees will eventually be dealt with on American soil, and I would like that to be California soil. As it is now, our California Senators, and Congresswoman Pelosi, have all rejected, out of hand, the idea of bringing the detainees to California, and it makes no sense. Senator Boxer flatly stated, "We only have one max security prison in California and it's, right now, overbooked, that's the case," Boxer told CNN's John King on State of The Union. "<a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/24/boxer-worried-about-transferring-gitmo-detainees/">See the video of the interview</a>) This is a silly reason not to bring them to California. In a more comprehensive article entitled,  "<a href="http://angrycalifornian.com/http:/angrycalifornian.com/post-script-dianne-feinstein-is-right-about-gitmo-180">We Need the Gitmo Detainees in California</a>", it is made clear that we have an ideal location in the old Federal prison at Alcatraz.  The Federal government already owns the property. It is vacant. It would need to be modified, and updated, but, really how much would it REALLY need to be equal to the facilities at Gitmo ? Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi had an even sillier response. In an interview in January,<a href="http://beltwayblips.dailyradar.com/video/pelosi_no_you_can_t_send_gitmo_detainees_to_alcatraz/"> she rejected Alcatraz</a>, out of hand, because it is currently a tourist attraction ? Does that make any sense ? California would gain alot more tax dollars by housing the Gitmo detainees at Alcatraz, than from the current tourism. Plus, some day, it could be converted back to tourism, and, it would probably make more money than it does now. So, which is more secure ? A prison on an island in the middle of San Francisco Bay,  or a prison on the middle of the desert ? I'd say the island is clearly much easier to secure. Gitmo is on an island, and no prisoners have escaped. And, I seriously doubt if it ranks as a 'maximum security prison', so why does Senator Boxer make such a specious argument against bring the detainees to California ? Is Senator Boxer from California ? Or has she been in Washington so long that she was lost touch with her fellow Californians. Maybe she has lost her California identity, and is just another citizen of D.C. I realize that our Senators do have to deal with important issues that reach beyond the interests of their home State, especially when it comes to international concerns. But, domestically, aren't they also supposed to look-out for the best interest their State ? Shouldn't Senator Boxer, and Senator Feinstein, being looking to help California ? Bringing the Gitmo detainees to American soil will bring a ton of money to any municipality that will take them; and, it should be California.  Heck, I'd love to have them here, in my little town; it would cure our financial woes for many years to come. And I wish Senators would change their minds, and push to bring the Gitmo detainees to California; goodness knows that we need the money. And that is just my opinion. Spencer Holly, AngryCalifornianAbout the Author: Spencer Holly is an <a href="http://www.angrycalifornian.com">AngryCalifornian</a>, who loves his country, 
and loves his State of California, and is an is angry about the sad state of affairs, in California, and America. His 
self-taught knowledge of <a href="http://www.americanerahistory.com">American era history</a>, and just plain 
common sense, combine to channel his anger and disgust at our politicians, and any other self-promoting, selfserving 
individuals, and groups, who have only their agenda, and best interest, at heart, in spite of the harm that is 
being done to California, and to America. He is angry.
 
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Senator Boxer Should Work to Bring the Gitmo Detainees to California
by Spencer Holly, AngryCalifornian

At the moment, America is facing one of it's most challenging problems in deciding what to do with certain detainees now housed at Guantanmo, or Gitmo as it has come to be known. Our decisions now, will have far reaching consequences for many decades to come. This is a uniquely American era problem.

This article does not try to define the problem, or offer solutions. That is for another essay. This article bypasses the solution, and assumes that the detainees will eventually be dealt with on American soil, and I would like that to be California soil. As it is now, our California Senators, and Congresswoman Pelosi, have all rejected, out of hand, the idea of bringing the detainees to California, and it makes no sense.

Senator Boxer flatly stated, "We only have one max security prison in California and it's, right now, overbooked, that's the case," Boxer told CNN's John King on State of The Union. "See the video of the interview)

This is a silly reason not to bring them to California. In a more comprehensive article entitled, "We Need the Gitmo Detainees in California", it is made clear that we have an ideal location in the old Federal prison at Alcatraz. The Federal government already owns the property. It is vacant. It would need to be modified, and updated, but, really how much would it REALLY need to be equal to the facilities at Gitmo ?

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi had an even sillier response. In an interview in January, she rejected Alcatraz, out of hand, because it is currently a tourist attraction ? Does that make any sense ? California would gain alot more tax dollars by housing the Gitmo detainees at Alcatraz, than from the current tourism. Plus, some day, it could be converted back to tourism, and, it would probably make more money than it does now.

So, which is more secure ? A prison on an island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, or a prison on the middle of the desert ? I'd say the island is clearly much easier to secure.

Gitmo is on an island, and no prisoners have escaped. And, I seriously doubt if it ranks as a 'maximum security prison', so why does Senator Boxer make such a specious argument against bring the detainees to California ?

Is Senator Boxer from California ? Or has she been in Washington so long that she was lost touch with her fellow Californians. Maybe she has lost her California identity, and is just another citizen of D.C.

I realize that our Senators do have to deal with important issues that reach beyond the interests of their home State, especially when it comes to international concerns. But, domestically, aren't they also supposed to look-out for the best interest their State ?

Shouldn't Senator Boxer, and Senator Feinstein, being looking to help California ?

Bringing the Gitmo detainees to American soil will bring a ton of money to any municipality that will take them; and, it should be California. Heck, I'd love to have them here, in my little town; it would cure our financial woes for many years to come.

And I wish Senators would change their minds, and push to bring the Gitmo detainees to California; goodness knows that we need the money.

And that is just my opinion.

Spencer Holly, AngryCalifornian

Spencer Holly is an AngryCalifornian, who loves his country, and loves his State of California, and is an is angry about the sad state of affairs, in California, and America. His self-taught knowledge of American era history, and just plain common sense, combine to channel his anger and disgust at our politicians, and any other self-promoting, selfserving individuals, and groups, who have only their agenda, and best interest, at heart, in spite of the harm that is being done to California, and to America. He is angry.
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