Several months ago, as I was catching up on the news on the drive home from Jefferson City, I heard a breaking news release that the President had ordered Guantanamo Bay closed. Regardless of your opinion regarding this action, I am confident that we can reasonably agree that suspected and admitted terrorists should never be brought to Missouri. I quickly had a resolution drafted that urged Congress not to bring Guantanamo Bay detainees into Missouri.
Arguments against this resolution were far reaching and without merit. Some said that this resolution was an effort to place unenforceable regulation on the federal government. Some said that it was simply a political stunt. The facts are these: If we continue to remain silent with regard to States’ rights, the federal government will continue to encroach until what is left of our state sovereignty is completely eroded. This resolution not only serves to voice our opinion to the federal government, it also reasserts our constitutionally guaranteed right to self-govern. We have drawn a line in the sand and we do not want any terrorist to cross it. The overwhelming approval of this measure by the general assembly, as well as its approval in the 158th district, helps me rest assured that this legislation is not only fitting, it is the right thing to do.
In recent weeks, the potential housing and further detainment of these prisoners of war on the continental United States has grown. Media outlets across the nation have finally taken notice that without a clear plan, these terrorists could end up anywhere. The pundits that argued that this resolution was irrelevant have been proven wrong.
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