I just watched freshman Republican Senator Mike Johanns of Nebraska give a speech in the Senate where he said the people of his state were too afraid of terrorists for him to support the transfer of Guantanamo prisoners to either Kansas or Colorado supermax detention centers.
We are not even talking about these prisoners being housed in his state. According to Johanns, the people of Nebraska are collectively so cowardly that they can’t sleep at night knowing that there are alleged terrorists being held hundreds of miles away in another state in a super maximum-security prison.
I don’t believe the people of Nebraska are afraid of any such thing. But, I’ll tell you what. I’m happy to take them here in Pennsylvania. Or you can put them in Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, or New York. I’ll sleep just fine. In fact, I’ll sleep better knowing we’re not violating due process anymore.
