About
the ACLU Safe and Free Campaign: There has never been a more urgent need to
preserve fundamental privacy protections and our system of checks and balances
than the need we face today, as illegal government spying, provisions of the
Patriot Act and government-sponsored torture programs transcend the bounds of
law and our most treasured values in the name of national security.

Habeas corpus isn’t a fancy legal term. It’s the freedom from being thrown
in prison illegally, with no help and no end in sight. No president should ever
be given the power to call someone an enemy, wave his hand, and lock them away
indefinitely. The Founders made the president subject to the rule of law. They
rejected dungeons and chose due process.

We all know the difference between fairness and persecution. If we do not act
immediately to fix the Military Commissions Act and restore our constitutional
rights, basic protections like habeas corpus could be lost forever, and our
country would become unrecognizable.

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