In case you don't believe me ...

I am against the illegal imprisonment and torture of suspected terrorists. If they are criminals, then they should be tried and convicted. If not, they should be freed. Period. But don't believe me. Here is attorney H. Candace Gorman on this very subject, posting to the Huffington Post:

In fact it is clear that a lot of people don't care. Many think that if we picked people up they must be guilty and heck with the Constitution. Some don't care one way or another if they are guilty or not, just keep 'em locked up. Fortunately that is not our system of justice. For those that need reminders, we in this great country are innocent until proven guilty and we must be told what we are charged with and shown the evidence against us so that we can provide a defense to the accusations. As the Supreme Court has held, twice now, these safeguards extend to the men that we have imprisoned in Guantánamo, despite the fact that our slick government tried to outsmart the constitution by keeping these men off our shores. However, much to the obvious chagrin of the republicans it doesn't work that way, they are imprisoned by us and under our complete control. Just as if they were held in a federal jail here in my home town, the Constitution applies.

Please remember this, because it's incredibly important. "The Constitution applies." Trust me, you want the Constitution to be alive and healthy, because no matter who you are, you don't know who might have a problem with you, and who might want to make your life ... difficult.

You might think I'm raising the alarm on this for no good reason, because "these people being held are terrorists", but I still contend that if they are criminals, it should be easy to try and convict them. And the sooner the better.