This (case) is what democracy is all about...

The case of Jose Padilla, the man some of you might remember as the alleged "dirty bomb'' terrorist from Chicago, is so starkly un-American as to seem made up. For the past three years, despite court rulings to the contrary, the U.S. government has continued to maintain that it can keep Padilla locked up for as long as it wants without charging him with a crime, allowing him full access to lawyers or holding a trial. Padilla is a U.S. citizen who was arrested on U.S. soil.

Here's why Martinez took on the case and why we should pay attention to it: If the Constitution doesn't protect Padilla, it doesn't protect any of us.