The cost of Obama’s policy to try the 9-11 terrorist in New York City is skyrocketing. Latest estimates put the security cost alone at $200 million each year. Yes, that’s right, $200 million a year for security for terrorists who Obama has already declared are guilty and would be found guilty and who, regardless of the outcome of the trial, would never be released. Yes, I’m confused too.
We know that Obama and his liberal enablers have said it was necessary to apply the Constitution of the United States that was drafted to protect American rights to these terrorist in an effort to show the world that we abide by the law. I guess the former constitutional law “professor” forgot that these terrorist must be presumed innocent. Isn’t it wrong for the President to declare someone guilty and insist that they will be found guilty before they’ve been given a “fair” trial if his administration has insisted that the sole purpose of this spectacle was to show the world our “values”? And how can we keep someone indefinitely if they’ve been given a trial and they’ve been declared innocent or the case dismissed because of some legal machination? What would the world think of us then?
Personally, I couldn’t care less. I’ve been of the opinion that they are enemy combatants and should be held as long as they’ve declared war on us. But what do I know. I mean, I’m not a constitutional professor and was shocked to learn that the US Constitution applied to the world’s citizens; that the Constitution stated that if your a terrorist the President has the right to presume your guilty and declare that you will be found as such and that if you’re not, that he still has the authority to imprison you indefinitely. Who knew?
Let’s talk about the cost. We know that the estimates is $200 million each year and you and I know that the government always spends a lot more, but lets just see what $200 million that could be spent on protecting us from terrorist could be spent on.
1. 166,667 senior citizens could have received an extra $100 per month increase in their social security for the next year rather than a freeze.
2. 5,715 Americans could have been paid $35,000 a year in salary.
3. 23,810 Homeless American families could have been provided an apartment for a year.
4. 55,556 Hungry Americans could have been fed for an entire year.
5. 11,111 Unemployed Americans could have received benefits for a year.
Let’s be frank with one another. Trying these terrorist in civilian court has nothing to do with honoring our Constitution nor does it have anything to do with demonstrating to the world our commitment to the values of the law- military tribunals for enemy combatants would have been adherence to both. No, these civilian trials were motivated by campaign rhetoric by a candidate who wanted to placate a base that was ignorant as to why these terrorist were held indefinitely and the process by which military tribunals work.
With $1.5 trillion in deficit spending each year, boondoggles, fancy vacations, Congressional party flights with Grey Goose and caviar… what’s a mere $200 million plus on one trial… we got money to burn.
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