They did it even before the hearing

Breaking:

The White House has chosen the Thomson Correctional Center in rural Thomson, Illinois to house federal inmates, including a limited number of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an administration official said tonight.

The imperial presidency.

One more thing rushed through without proper discussion.

Thomson, Illinois is on the map now.

More. CBS2Chicago.

UPDATED.

"Closing the detention center at Guantanamo is essential to protecting our national security and helping our troops by removing a deadly recruiting tool from the hands of Al Qaeda," the administration official said.

Hahahahaha. Deadly. Here in Illinois.

Cynical and Cowardly.

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Sky_Bluez

Shoe Bomber demands (& gets) more rights in prison. Preview of what Gitmo prisonors will do in IL http://bit.ly/4HU9Du #tcot

I feel like Saddam Hussein has just invaded Kuwait.

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MajoratWH

Top House GOPer rips Thomson/Gitmo move, House Intel Cmte 2 meet Tues on sharing security info w/llinois delegation. http://bit.ly/7eKmPH

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