…wait. Isn’t America a First Amendment area?
- Elect one man and one woman from each of the 435 congressional districts in March 2012 plus six delegates from Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Territories.
- between March 2012 and July 2012, these delegates will draft a list of grievances. all 876 delegates shall meet as a national general assembly for five days the week of july 4, 2012 in Philadelphia.V
- allow the 876 delegates to debate, write and ratify a final petition for a redress of grievances and solutions.
- serve this ratified petition for a redress of grievances on all three branches of government and all candidates running for political office in 2012.
- the national general assembly will then wait a reasonable period of time for the 213th Congress, president and supreme court to act upon and redress the grievances. political candidates in the 2012 election will be asked whether they support the petition.
- IF the grievances are not redressed and solutions implemented within a reasonable time, the national general assembly will reconvene electronically or in person and organize a new independent party to run for every open congressional seat in all of the 435 districts in 2014.
Over 900 officers in riot gear headed to #OccupyLA now, booking and processing staged at Dodgers Stadium. Video here and here
#OccupyPhilly livestream is down. Police are reported to be staged at the Art Museum.
I’ve been spending my days as a grahic design intern for Amnesty International. Here’s one of the projects I made about the death penalty in America.
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Reggie Clemons: Missouri’s Troy Davis
In April 1991, Julie and Robin Kerry plunged to their deaths from a bridge over the Mississippi River. Their white cousin Thomas Cummins initially took responsibility for their deaths, but later retracted his statement.
Sentenced as an accomplice in the 1991 murder of two young white women, [Reggie] Clemons has already faced one execution date, and one of his co-defendants has already been executed. But a multitude of flaws both in the investigation and in the original trial leaves a massive amount of doubt about Clemons’ guilt.
As in the Davis case, there’s no physical evidence linking Clemons to the crime, only the testimony of two witnesses. The prosecution conceded that Clemons, who was 19 when the crime occurred, neither killed the victims nor planned the crime.
The allegations of police misconduct in the Clemons case are stark and disturbing. After his interrogation, Clemons’ face was so swollen that the court where he was to be arraigned sent him instead to the emergency room.
The trial prosecutor was cited for “abusive and boorish” behavior. The defense lawyers — a divorced husband and wife, one of whom lived in California and practiced tax law — weren’t up to the challenge.
The racial dynamic in the Clemons case can’t be disputed. The trial was heard by a jury in which 10 of the 12 jurors were white. Higher courts have dismissed Clemons’ appeals on these issues, on procedural technicalities rather than their merits.
Some new evidence has also emerged. Last year, a rape kit was discovered in the St. Louis police department’s evidence room — evidently forgotten for 19 years. That it sat unnoticed for so long casts further doubt on the quality of the investigation and trial.
[image via Justice for Reggie]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltdpdygrQb1qzavx9o1_400.jpg)
Reggie Clemons: Missouri’s Troy Davis
In April 1991, Julie and Robin Kerry plunged to their deaths from a bridge over the Mississippi River. Their white cousin Thomas Cummins initially took responsibility for their deaths, but later retracted his statement.
Sentenced as an accomplice in the 1991 murder of two young white women, [Reggie] Clemons has already faced one execution date, and one of his co-defendants has already been executed. But a multitude of flaws both in the investigation and in the original trial leaves a massive amount of doubt about Clemons’ guilt.
As in the Davis case, there’s no physical evidence linking Clemons to the crime, only the testimony of two witnesses. The prosecution conceded that Clemons, who was 19 when the crime occurred, neither killed the victims nor planned the crime.
The allegations of police misconduct in the Clemons case are stark and disturbing. After his interrogation, Clemons’ face was so swollen that the court where he was to be arraigned sent him instead to the emergency room.
The trial prosecutor was cited for “abusive and boorish” behavior. The defense lawyers — a divorced husband and wife, one of whom lived in California and practiced tax law — weren’t up to the challenge.
The racial dynamic in the Clemons case can’t be disputed. The trial was heard by a jury in which 10 of the 12 jurors were white. Higher courts have dismissed Clemons’ appeals on these issues, on procedural technicalities rather than their merits.
Some new evidence has also emerged. Last year, a rape kit was discovered in the St. Louis police department’s evidence room — evidently forgotten for 19 years. That it sat unnoticed for so long casts further doubt on the quality of the investigation and trial.
[image via Justice for Reggie]
Reminds me of a similar argument…
“We let those faggots live together. Now they want the same benefits as us!
