Close GITMO and End Military Commissions

Civil liberty advocates around the country are waiting for Obama to fulfill his campaign promise to close Gitmo.

“As President, I will close Guantánamo, reject the Military Commissions Act, and adhere to the Geneva Conventions”
– Barack Obama, 8/1/07

Learn more at http://closegitmo.com/
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For me personally there is no greater litmus test for President Obama to fulfill then to revoke and repel the civil rights infractions passed through the 8 years of Bush rule under the guise of fighting terrorism.

Glenn Greenwald has a insightful discussion with the executive director of the ACLU Anthony Romero about the steps towards restoration of core liberties. From Salon.com:


The ACLU recently released a detailed plan for the restoration of core liberties in America under an Obama administration. We discuss the most important priorities for civil libertarians in reversing the anti-constitutional abuses of the past, as well as strategies for holding Obama to his campaign pledges for doing so.

- Glenn Greenwald: Salon Radio: Anthony Romero.

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