Change Watch: Is Obama Tossing Out the Constitution With His New Anti-Terror Plan?

Closing Guantánamo Bay's prison will do little to shut down the debate on what we should do with alleged terrorists. This week NOW, as part of a collaboration with the nonprofit investigative unit ProPublica, explores the controversial tactic of "preventive detention," a government plan that may detain suspects indefinitely without trial or even formal charges. Implementing such a plan may have far-reaching consequences on not just our fight against terrorism, but the integrity of the U.S. Constitution and the cause of human rights.

Even with President Obama in office and Guantanamo's days numbered, we're still asking: What price will we pay for peace on the ground and peace of mind? -- from the PBS website.

Watch NOW now.

See, also: A prosecutor set on convicting an alleged 9/11 conspirator makes a surprising decision -- Duty vs. Conscience at Gitmo.

ACLU: Close Gitmo
Liberty: Control Orders: Unsafe and Unfair
Center for Constitutional Rights: Illegal Detentions and Guantanamo

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