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    Rep. Arlan Meekhof discusses the closing of 8 prisons


    By arlanmeekhof, Section Multimedia
    Posted on Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 01:43:56 PM EST
    Tags: Arlan Meekhof, Meekhof, prisons (all tags)

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    Uh, excuse me... "mad at them"? (none / 0) (#1)
    by geek49203 on Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 08:09:42 PM EST
    I never thought that we'd jail someone 'cause we are "mad at them".  If that was the case, I've got some GOP leadership that I'd love to see in the empty Jackson prisons.

    No, we put people into prison for several valid reasons, the best of which is that we hope that we can protect people who are on the outside.   We also hold out some (faint) hope that the prisoner will reform their ways, but for most of the population we just warehouse them hoping they'll grow up and too old to try those things again.

    The GOP in Michigan promised in the Engler years to build as many prisons as it took to make places like Detroit safe again.  The GOP passed stiff sentencing laws -- some of which I disagree with -- which then filled these prisons.  In a few short years, Detroit ceased to be the murder and drug capitol of the nation.

    At any rate, I guess that the politicians need a fig leaf to justify why they can close prisons, reassuring us that we won't lose our safety.  Those fig leaves, with the addition of a 9mm hand gun and some new alarms around our homes and business, should leave us sleeping almost as well at nite.

    • response by arlanmeekhof, 06/12/2009 11:28:38 PM EST (none / 0)
    Yah, geek49203! The $79,650/year question (none / 0) (#2)
    by Corinthian Scales on Fri Jun 12, 2009 at 10:35:40 AM EST
    Some $30g/year for just being "simply mad at criminals"? They're convicted of breaking law period. Boy, Rep. Meekhof, I am all ears on this one and I hope you start explaining fast.

    Just a little insight on my position as of now to you Rep. Meekhof on the $30g/year. Simply mad? Nah, not even close to as being "simply mad at" the $79,650.00 wasted each year on government employees building lifetime pensions/healthcare the likes of my tax hiking MI Rep. Polidori.


    Sorry Rep. Meekhof... (none / 0) (#12)
    by Corinthian Scales on Mon Jun 15, 2009 at 08:56:56 AM EST
    ...for leaving you hanging on this since Saturday.  I was occupied with the fortunate weather we received this weekend.  I'm onboard with what you are saying and believe that you are one of the few people in Lansing that closely represents my views.  Just my opinion, I couldn't express my frustrations with this state any better than you have.

    "I would love to stop all cuts to the prison system and focus on the Mackinac Center's suggestions, but that is simply not realistic.  The agenda is driven by Governor Granholm and Speaker Dillon..."

    This is the core problem.  It is not the prisons, it is their agendas that are plaguing Michigan.  Elections do have consequences don't they?  The funny thing is that when I'm out and about I can never manage to find a single soul owning up to ever have voted for either one of them.  Either there are a lot of paltering people in this state or I just hang in the right circles.

    Anyway, Thanks again for your time, and please keep a loud voice on the issues the minority certainly can effect.  It is still a Republic here in America, not a Democracy.

    This is something that should be shown in every public school and maybe to a few up there in Lansing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DioQooFIcgE


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