ACLJ Calls President Bush's Plan to Prosecute Detainees in War on Terror ''...

WASHINGTON -- The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which specializes in constitutional law, said today it backs President Bush's plan to prosecute detainees in the war on terror. E[acute accent]"This plan is sound and well reasoned," said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of

the ACLJ, who supports the President's plan. "The President has proposed legislation that sets forth practices and procedures which protect the integrity of the process for all involved while at the same time protecting vital national security interests. It is time for these high valued detainees to be tried. Congress needs to act now and move this legislation through so that America's vital national interests are protected." E[acute accent]The ACLJ has a legal team that specializes in national security and the war on terror. The ACLJ also has filed briefs with the Supreme Court of the United States in a number of terrorism related cases. E[acute accent]Led by Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, the American Center for Law and Justice specializes in constitutional law and is based in Washington, D.C. The ACLJ is online at www.aclj.org.