NIMBY Update

Friday, May 29th, 2009

It seems that some people do want Gitmo detainees in their back yard.  Hardin, Montana has a state of the art prison sitting empty since it’s completion two years ago. The city borrowed $27 million in bonds to build the 464-bed Two Rivers Regional Correction Center, but it has yet to house a single prisoner. […]

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NIMBY

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

The old “not in my backyard” rule wins out over shutting down Gitmo.  The Senate voted overwhelmingly today to deny funding for President Obama’s plan to close the Guantanamo Bay prison.  A vote of 90-6 represented a setback for him.  Obama used the closing of Gitmo as part of his campaign promises and signed an […]

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