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Will Guantanamo Bay Prisoners be Serving Time in Your State?

Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?

President Obama wants to make good on his promise to close Guantanamo Bay before he leaves office. If he does, where will the prisoners go?

If you live in Colorado, they could be headed for your home state.

The Washington Free Beacon reports: 

Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday he is getting a plan ready for President Barack Obama that would transfer some detainees at the Guantanamo Bay military prison to a secure facility in the United States, with prisons in Colorado reportedly being the most likely locations.

…Many lawmakers and commentators have expressed legal and security concerns over bringing detainees to the U.S. homeland. CNN’s Jake Tapper said on Thursday he was “confused” about the Pentagon’s plan “because it has been the law of the land since the beginning of the Obama presidency, when Democrats controlled Congress, that these detainees cannot be transferred from Gitmo to the United States.”

He then asked Barbara Starr, CNN’s Pentagon correspondent, “How can the Obama administration transfer them without breaking the law?”

“Really good question, isn’t it?” Starr said.

The White House just released 10 detainees this week out of Guantanamo Bay, sending them to Oman (an Arab nation on the Persian Gulf). There is absolutely no guarantee that those detainees won’t immediately return to terrorist activity.

Is there a way to close Guantanamo Bay responsibly and legally? Is that really what Obama should be focusing on right now? Let us know in the comments!

You can watch Tapper’s exchange here:

Deneen Borelli

Deneen Borelli is the author of Blacklash: How Obama and the Left are Driving Americans to the Government Plantation. Deneen is a contributor with Newsmax Broadcasting. She is a former Fox News contributor and has appeared regularly on “Hannity,” “Fox & Friends,” “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” and “America’s Newsroom.” She has also appeared on Fox Business Network programs “Making Money with Charles Payne,” “The Evening Edit with Liz MacDonald,” and “Cavuto: Coast to Coast.” Previously, Deneen appeared on MSNBC, CNN, the BBC and C-SPAN. In addition to television, Deneen co-hosted radio programs on the SiriusXM Patriot channel with her husband Tom. Recently, Deneen co-hosted the Reigniting Liberty podcast with Tom. Deneen is a frequent speaker at political events, including the FreedomWorks 9.12.2009 March on D.C. which drew a crowd estimated at over 800,000 people. Deneen is also an Ambassador with CloutHub.com, a social media platform that promotes free speech, and with the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) which advances policies that put Americans first. Deneen testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources in May 2011 and before the Ohio House Public Utilities Committee in December 2011. Previously, Deneen was a BlazeTV.com host, Outreach Director with FreedomWorks.org overseeing its Empower.org outreach program, a Project 21 Senior Fellow, and Manager of Media Relations with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Prior to joining CORE, Deneen worked at Philip Morris USA for 20 years. During her corporate career at Philip Morris she worked in various positions, her last as Project Management Coordinator in the Information Management department where she was responsible for the department’s mandated quality processes, communications, sales information and database management. Deneen began her Philip Morris career as a secretary and advanced to positions of increasing responsibilities. Deneen worked full-time and attended classes at night for 11 years to earn her B.A. in Managerial Marketing from Pace University, New York City. Deneen served on the Board of Trustees with The Opportunity Charter School in Harlem, New York. She appeared in educational videos for children, worked as a runway fashion model, and auditioned for television commercials. Her interests include ancient history, pistol target shooting, photography, and volunteering at her church. Deneen currently resides in Connecticut with her husband Tom.

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