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Monday, August 17, 2009

VICTORY FOR TROY DAVIS!!!

"As one whose husband and mother-in-law have died the victims of murder assassination, I stand firmly and unequivocally opposed to the death penalty for those convicted of capital offenses. An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed of retaliation. Justice is never advanced in the taking of a human life. Morality is never upheld by a legalized murder."
--Coretta Scott King,wife of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.

Victory! Victory! Victory!

The Supreme Court just ordered a new trial for Troy Davis. It shows what can happen when people fight for justice. The high court ordered a federal judge in Georgia to determine whether there is evidence "that could not have been obtained at the time of trial (that) clearly establishes petitioner's innocence."

"The substantial risk of putting an innocent man to death clearly provides an adequate justification for holding an evidentiary hearing," said Justice John Paul Stevens, writing for the court. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer concurred with Stevens.

One day Troy Davis will be free to walk the streets among us again.

14 comments:

Somebodies Friend said...

This is fantastic news MacDaddy. It shows that justice can win out if people come together in support of an injustice in the court system.

♥ CG ♥ said...

Excellent!

Unknown said...

We need to keep our prayers and pressure on ... next step is the judicial system in the state of Georgia...

peace, Villager

Anonymous said...

I was so happy to read this at the office. Made my day. Now we just need for Troy's attorneys to do their job and set him free.

Nun in the Hood said...

Dear MacDaddy,
You have been an important voice for justice in this one all along....Thanks you for keeping it before our consciousness and consciences!(Let's hear it for technology!!!)
I agree with one of the writers....The battle is not won yet, but Troy must be supported now more than ever....Keep us posted and directed!
One of your Grateful Readers

Vigilante said...

Congratulations, MacDaddy!

SagaciousHillbilly said...

BRAVO!

Mike said...

Check out this firedoglake post to see how depressingly dickish Justice Scalia has been on the Davis case:
http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2009/08/17/the-executioners-pout/

Scalia doesn't think an appeal should be heard because Davis had a "fair" trial, never mind the consequences of ignoring evidence that strongly suggests he's innocent of murder.

Kentucky Rain said...

Very good. So the criminal justice system works, at least some of the time.

XO said...
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XO said...

You so promoted his cause and the injustice of his conviction. You'll never know how many people you touched with those MANY informative and inspirational posts you made for so long --never giving up on his case! You directed folks to websites whereby they could protest his death penalty. That's the life of an activist --you just don't know how the pebble will ripple out --or how far. But I know one thing --and that is that you've impacted the life of a very deserving human being and we are all the better for it. Good work!
xo

Nun in the Hood said...

MacDaddy,
We miss you and pray for you....Hope you are OK....

Mac Daddy Tribute Blog said...

Nun: I miss being in the "hood" with you and the others too. However, I've been doing all the things to ready my book "The Sixties? Yes, I Remember" for publication and to make it quickly accessible for purchase on my blog. There's a lot involved. I'm hoping it will be finished by Sunday. But thanks for your concern.

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AMERICAN IVORY TOWER U.S.CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS OF THE FREE WORLD HAVE PASSED FEDERAL LEGISLATION IN WASHINGTON DC TO SPEND 50 BILLION AMERICAN TAX $$$ ON THE INTERNATIONAL FIGHT AGAINST AIDS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WHILE THEIR OWN AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE BEING TOLD BY THIS SAME U.S.CONGRESS THAT NATIONAL HEALTH CARE AND PROPER LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR MIDDLE CLASS AND WORKING POOR CITIZENS IS UNAFFORDABLE.

*** WEALTHY ELITE AMERICANS (WHO ARE ONLY 1% OF OUR USA POPULATION) SADLY ALSO CONTROL HOW OUR U.S.CONGRESS SPENDS THEIR BUDGET TRILLION$ AND HAVE OBVIOUSLY FOUND MORE WORTHY INTERNATIONAL CITIZENS THEN OUR OWN DESPERATE AND NEEDY POOR TO ASSIST !!!

Middle Class and Working Poor Americans are unable to afford proper legal representation in their Civil, Criminal and Family Courts of law all across America causing tremendous hardships nationwide,but these great minds and callous hearts in our American Congress have found others Worldwide more needy then their own citizens who are being falsely incarcerated,wrongfuly executed,losing their homes or apartments,losing child custody or visitation with their children etc?

Not being afforded proper legal representation by our U.S. Congress has created a total breakdown of the American judicial system for our poorer Americans because the our U.S. Courts punish all of us little people if we are not assisted with proprer legal counsel.it is a known fact that our average Middle Class and Working Poor Americans without proper legal representation in all of our American Courts of law lose their legal cases to the better financed who are able to afford lawyers.


Troy Davis and Mumia Abu ? Jamal are 2 perfect examples of American citizens who never had proper legal representation or defense investigations afforded them by our U.S. Congressional Leaders Of The Free World in their initial criminal trials in (Georgia and Pennsylvania) who might very well have to pay the ultimate price of possibly being completely innocent and falsely executed in the near future.

These two poor Americans are among tens of thousands of legal cases nationwide that never were afforded proper legal representation or proper defense investigation at their initial trials.**We the public really have no idea if these men are innocent or guilty until they both are given fair legal representation at their new future trials.

Improper murder trials and needless deaths due to lack of healthcare take place in Third World Countries all the time.
*** Why should average Middle~Class and Working Poor Americans in the Wealthiest Country Of The World be treated as if they are living a Third World Life Style ??


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