spacejr

I'm probably over-simplifying this but if Guantanamo was built as a military prison, why does the President need Congressional approval to transfers, to Leavenworth for example or some other place like that?

Where does the line get drawn between on his authority as Commander in Chief for something like where military prisoners are held?

Thanks for the answer and your work trying to close Gitmo. I've had that question in some form in the back of my head for President's Obama terms, handling the closure as a military commander vs. a statesman, just didn't know what legal reasoning there was officially because like you said, politicians scaring their constituents, has been the majority of the noise I've heard of why it's still open.

I'm no psychologist but do you think there could be some mental health issues behind it?