aclu petition against military commissions

I support prosecuting 9/11 suspects in federal court

Dear [Decision Maker],

Your administration made the correct decision when it announced that the 9/11 suspects would be brought to justice in our federal courts. Reversing that course now due to political pressure would be a grave mistake.

Unlike the military commissions, which fail to ensure basic due process guaranteed by U.S. and international law, our federal courts are capable of handling sensitive security issues while preserving American principles of justice and fairness. Our federal courts have successfully tried and convicted more than 300 international defendants on terrorism crimes -- before and after 9/11.

The Constitution does not include an on-off switch. I am writing to urge you to stand by your administration's decision to try all alleged 9/11 conspirators in federal courts -- where they belong.

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