Did you get that America? Do you fully comprehend what happened?

The White House gushed at the verdict as if they were proud of the subversion of democracy they orchestrated for years in dealing with the prosecution of this citizen.

An Unconscionable Stain on the Fabric of American Democracy

By Anthony Wade
If all it takes for us to compromise our most basic values as human beings is Jose Padilla, what are we left with? If you saw the conviction and thought it was a positive event, you miss the point of being a democracy.