Dear
Tim,
Don
Siegelman's recent petition to the U.S. Supreme Court will make history - one
way or the other - and may be the most important decision for the preservation
of justice and democracy that the court will have rendered in recent times.
“Everyone who cares about the
rule of law should hope the Supreme Court agrees to hear Don
Siegelman’s appeal….today’s confusion and
the resulting prosecutorial discretion kill the exercise of
Constitutional right, of political
participation and can imprison
people unjustly.”
113
former state attorneys general, both Republicans and Democrats, filed a "friend
of the court" brief in support of Don stating that what Don was accused of doing
was never considered a crime until he was convicted of it!
The
state Attorneys General say in their brief :
“This case is about the
criminalization of First Amendment freedoms—the giving and receiving of campaign
contributions...that will significantly alter the liberty of constituents to
contribute to political campaigns without fear of criminal liability…”
Now
we need the Supreme Court to agree to hear Don's case. If they don't, the lower
court decision will stand, and an innocent man will be resentenced to prison. We
can't let that happen.
I’m writing to ask that you support Don's fight for
freedom and justice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
In
editorial after editorial The New York Times has questioned the prosecution and
called on Congress and the Department of Justice to investigate the case against
Don.
- “Attorney
General Eric Holder should investigate the case against Don Siegelman, the
Alabama governor convicted in 2006 on dubious corruption charges, for
prosecutorial misconduct.” April 25, 2009.
- “Congress
should keep investigating the prosecution of Don Siegelman and what role crass
politics may have played in his conviction. “June 16, 2008
- “There
is still a lot of questionable Justice Department activity for Congress to sort
through. The imprisonment of Don Siegelman, a former Democratic governor of
Alabama, should be at the top of the list.” September 10, 2007
The
"crime?” ...reappointing a campaign contributor to the same nonpaying state
board, to which he had been appointed by three previous governors. The
contribution was not even to Don’s campaign but to a campaign supporting a state
referendum to establish a lottery to support public education…something that has
never been considered a crime in America.
Neither
Don nor his election campaign received a penny. There was not even an allegation
of an express quid pro quo.
CBS’s 60 Minutes,
February 24,2008 exposed gross government misconduct. In
The Prosecution of
Siegelman: CBS reports that
Grant Woods, Republican Attorney General from Arizona and Republican Co -Chair
of the 2008 John McCain Presidential campaign said:
“They targeted Siegelman with
this prosecution because they couldn’t beat him fair and square.”… See
CBS 60Minutes
video
Did Ex-Alabama Governor Get A Raw Deal?
I
am asking you to help Don fight for his freedom in front of the U.S. Supreme
Court.
I
have contributed financially to Don’s Legal Defense Fund and I have pledged my
personal support. I'm standing with Don. Will you join me?
Don
needs your help. You can help Don and help to fight for justice by clicking this
link:
“Yes ,I’ll help Don.”
Or
you may send your contribution to:
Siegelman
LDF
PO Box 430116
Birmingham, AL 35243
Thank
you for joining me in this fight for justice for Don Siegelman, and… justice for
us all.
Sincerely
yours,
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