Discussion: Obama, the ACLU and You

Oak Park's an Obama town.

Election data shows the Obama-Biden ticket won 24,580 votes in Oak Park Township to McCain-Palin's 4,271 in the November 2008 presidential election.

But is it still an Obama town? We'd like to know, especially in light of last week's report issued by the ACLU, which harshly criticized Obama's national security policies, many of which were continued from the presidency of George W. Bush.

A Call to Courage: Reclaiming Our Liberties Ten Years After 9/11 outlines what the report calls "secrets and lies, moral cowardice and legal sophistry" in measures like military detention, racial and religious profiling, surveillance programs and backtracking on a pledge to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, all in the name of America's "everywhere and forever war." The complete report can be found at the ACLU website. It's also attached to this story and available for download.

If you're into this sort of thing, PBS Frontline and The Washington Post have produced an excellent series called Top Secret America examining America's role in post-9/11 global security efforts.

So, a question to local Obama voters: Do you still support the president's counterterrorism efforts? Does this damning ACLU report make a difference in your perception of the president? Drop us a comment.