在他就任的第二天，总统巴拉克·奥巴马为恢复宪法和法治做出了重要姿态：他签署了两道行政命令，一条关闭了关塔纳摩湾的监狱，另一条通过关闭所谓的“黑色据点”让美国重回到文明国家的行列中，这些据点促使国家批准的酷刑得以执行。
On his second full day in office, President Barack Obama made a major gesture toward restoring the Constitution and the rule of law by signing two executive orders: one closed the prison at Guantánamo Bay, and the other restored America to the company of civilized nations by closing so-called “black sites” that facilitated state-sanctioned torture.