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Dear ACLU Supporter,
You and other ACLU supporters helped sound the alarm last week in the face of mounting evidence that the Obama administration intends to seek the power to indefinitely detain people without charges and without trial.
Thousands upon thousands of people signed our message to the President urging him not to take such a disastrous step. The President seems to know this is dangerous territory. On July 3, he told The Associated Press that the idea of indefinite detention “gives me huge pause.”
But important signs indicate he’s moving forward with indefinite detention. The best way to stop this from happening is for people like you to keep speaking out in defense of the Constitution and the rule of law.
President Obama needs to hear from you. Let him know that you are firmly opposed to indefinite detention.
We must stop this before it goes any further. There is no such thing as a justifiable plan to imprison people for an unspecified amount of time without charge and without trial. It's a notion that goes against everything for which the American system of justice stands.
As the ACLU has said time and time again, indefinite detention would dismantle the constitutional right to due process, protected by the Fifth Amendment. And it would be a human rights disaster.
We can’t wait until a detailed indefinite detention proposal is in front of Congress. And we can’t count on the House and Senate to stand firm for civil liberties on this vitally important issue.
If we want to stop indefinite detention, it’s up to you and the ACLU.
President Obama needs to hear from you. Let him know that you are firmly opposed to indefinite detention.
Please speak out and let the President know that: In America, we do not imprison people indefinitely without charges or a trial. The more you and others make your voices heard, the better the chance that the Obama administration will completely reject this dangerous course of action.
Sincerely,
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Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director
American Civil Liberties Union |
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