DU this Poll!!!

[OneAngryDemocrat]

For the third time in eight days, the Sauk Valley Newspapers in northwestern Illinois have ditched polling results which they didn't like, and re-asked the same poll question with slight word changes.

First, the Sauk Valley Newspapers in North Western Illinois scrapped a poll which resoundingly showed that Americans wanted Gitmo Bay detainees to be brought to justice!

Then they ditched a poll which asked if Gitmo Bay detainees should be housed at the Thomson, Illinois prison.

And now they have ditched THAT poll, and re-asked the same question... again... with slight language changes: ''How do you feel about the possibility of military trials being held for terrorist suspects in Thomson prison, if the feds bring Gitmo detainees there?''

Yes - the question IS different - but, let's be honest, it really isn't.

Why does it all matter?

Why this small town paper?

Why these ridiculous polls?

It matters because the Thomson prison is located in the very same area in which the Sauk Valley Newspapers draw their readers.

For several years, now, the Thomson Correctional Center, a super maximum security facility in North Western Illinois, has been sitting vacant.

The state of Illinois, additionally, has a budget deficit in the tens of billions of dollars - which is why the prison has been sitting empty.

The location where this prison is located has an unemployment rate of over 13%.

Bringing the Gitmo Bay detainees to Illinois would finally afford these prisoners their day in court, as well as bring needed jobs, and revenue to the area.

Support justice...

Support local jobs...

Support our President...

Scroll half-way down the page, and look for the poll on the right-hand side of your screen.

http://www.saukvalley.com /

[Hepburn]

1. Done....KNR

These people want and need the jobs.

[jaxx]

2. Done.......47% approve 50% oppose

Nevermind the town wants the prisoners. We need jobs in IL.

[panader0]

14. The other way around now!

[VOX]

3. Done. n/t

[Swamp Rat]

4. done

[ThomWV]

5. So, because one great mistake has been made there we should help make it two.

They built a zillion dollar prision that for whatever reason turned out to be an utter waste of money because it can't be used and now we are supposed to support a perversion of the Justice system (military tribunals) held in that prison to make up for the lunacy which was the building of the prison in the first place? I think not.

[Hepburn]

11. Exactly....

...it's like those opposed think prisons should not be used for "bad people."

:eyes:

[Oceansaway]

6. .

I support the trials 49%

I oppose them 48%

Not sure 2%

No opinion 1%

676 participants in total.

[CTyankee]

7. Done done it. Looking a bit better...nt

[midnight]

8. I have a problem with this whole deal... First we are imprisoning people who

We collected under very shady circumstances in the aftermath of 9-11. Most people don't believe the story about the 9-11 version, and therefore, a second investigation was suppose to happen-it hasn't. But back to the reason why I have a problem with this prison idea, an economy on prisons, war, and the like is not helping anyone. Want justice? start requesting some of that bailout money be returned to our economy. Illinois has the capacity to use other resources for job creation. Furthermore to have any city in this country rely on financial gain during this judicial time period is short sighted. I believe most of the prisoners are already known to be guilty of no crimes, but suffer from stress, and abuse that any cooperation toward wrong doing,guilt, will be easily garnered.

[peace frog]

9. 49% to 48% approve

moving in the right direction

[StarfarerBill]

10. Done, done, and done.

I support the trials 50%
I oppose them 48%
Not sure 2%
No opinion 1%

...as of 8:50 a.m. EST.

[whathehell]

12. Done K&R.

[Shagbark Hickory]

13. Now its 50/47 with lefties in the lead. 706 votes total. n/t

[barbtries]

15. interesting headline on that page

"Banks foreclose on rentals in Sterling: Dozens on street 
as major landlord 
loses properties"

apparently the banks aren't interested in getting any revenue out of the properties? what goes on.

not trying to highjack your thread, it just struck me. the "fors" are ahead 50-47

[mod mom]

16. done-51% support

[RebelOne]

17. Done. Still at 51% support.

[OneAngryDemocrat]

18. 52% support

I support the trials 52%

I oppose them 45%

Not sure 2%

No opinion 1%

775 participants in total.