On the second day of his presidency, President Obama declared to the world that the use of torture would no longer have a place in the United States of America -- announcing he would close the Guantanamo Bay detention center.

Guantanamo is known the world over as a place where people have been abused and tortured. In fact, many of the egregious techniques that have shocked the international community -- stripping and hooding detainees, blaring music non-stop for several hours at ear-shattering levels and waterboarding -- have been used on the detained men and women.

Although Guantanamo is opposed by so many of our military leaders, former Vice-President Dick Cheney has launched a public campaign to discredit the president's security strategy and is currently working to pressure politicians into keeping Guantanamo open.

The United States must once again be known as a champion of justice, human rights and the rule of law. Urge Congress to stand with President Obama and our military leaders to reject torture and support the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.