Without going so far as to compare Obama to George W. Bush, the ACLU thinks the President’s deeds are out of step with his words. “We welcome President Obama’s stated commitment to the Constitution, the rule of law and the unequivocal rejection of torture,” said ACLU executive director Anthony Romero. “But unlike the president, we believe that continuing with the failed military commissions and creating a new system of indefinite detention without charge is inconsistent with the values that he expressed so eloquently at the National Archives today.”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=142508