Post by CC on Jun 5, 2009 23:35:45 GMT -5
Terrorist prison in Upper Peninsula of MI
By miningjournal.net/
Published: 05/31/2009
Terrorist prison in U.P.?
Stupak backs idea, with reservations
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak wants to house Guantanamo Bay detainees at an abandoned prison in the Upper Peninsula, but said Friday he would not pursue the matter without broad support from other officeholders in the state.
Stupak, a Menominee Democrat, sent President Obama a letter in February that suggested transferring the detainees to Camp Manistique in Schoolcraft County. The state prison closed in 2007 because of budget cuts.
Former Gov. John Engler, a Republican, also suggested the U.P. as a suitable location during a meeting with GOP legislators this month. He described it as an innovative way to attract federal money and reduce the state's chronic budget deficit.
But other officeholders in Michigan have criticized the proposal, including U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, who is seeking the GOP nomination for governor next year.
During a debate Thursday on Mackinac Island, Hoekstra said it was ''a really bad idea ... balancing Michigan's budget on the premise of bringing 240 of the most dangerous people in the world to the Upper Peninsula.''
Two other Republican candidates, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land and Attorney General Mike Cox, also opposed the idea. State Sen. Tom George, a Republican, and Democratic candidate Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith said it was worth considering
By miningjournal.net/
Published: 05/31/2009
Terrorist prison in U.P.?
Stupak backs idea, with reservations
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak wants to house Guantanamo Bay detainees at an abandoned prison in the Upper Peninsula, but said Friday he would not pursue the matter without broad support from other officeholders in the state.
Stupak, a Menominee Democrat, sent President Obama a letter in February that suggested transferring the detainees to Camp Manistique in Schoolcraft County. The state prison closed in 2007 because of budget cuts.
Former Gov. John Engler, a Republican, also suggested the U.P. as a suitable location during a meeting with GOP legislators this month. He described it as an innovative way to attract federal money and reduce the state's chronic budget deficit.
But other officeholders in Michigan have criticized the proposal, including U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, who is seeking the GOP nomination for governor next year.
During a debate Thursday on Mackinac Island, Hoekstra said it was ''a really bad idea ... balancing Michigan's budget on the premise of bringing 240 of the most dangerous people in the world to the Upper Peninsula.''
Two other Republican candidates, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land and Attorney General Mike Cox, also opposed the idea. State Sen. Tom George, a Republican, and Democratic candidate Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith said it was worth considering