Help to free former Governor Don Siegelmann, victim of Rove

[martigras]

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Source: http://www.donsiegelman.org/

Please watch the new trailer about Siegelmann's unfair incarceration and help us to get 100,000 signatures to get President Obama to pardon him. http://wh.gov/indFr

Read more:

&feature=youtu.be

[forest444]

1. Free Don Siegelman!

America's most prominent political prisoner - in a country that should have none.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

2. 34views and 2 recs???

We can and must do better!

[elleng]

3. DONE!

[Gregorian]

4. Done.

This whole affair has been a sham. I'll have to watch the video to refresh my brain with the details again.

[L. Coyote]

5. Gov. Don Siegelman, the Roughly $3.6 Billion, ExxonMobil, and Pissing Off BIG OIL.

There is a story little told, from before the 2006 prosecution,
before the illegal campaign contributions to Riley from Abramoff and his felonious pals,
before the 2002 AL election theft stole victory from Dems in the middle of the night.

Siegelman's administration sued BIG OIL. ExxonMobil committed fraud and underpaid Alabama
in a contract for natural gas pumped from Mobile Bay. Alabama won that litigation, and a
jury awarded the state a judgment against ExxonMobil of roughly $3.6 billion. Not chump change!

Is that where it starts? .....

MORE: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3070446

[klook]

15. Vitally important information - thanks.

Direct link to the Harper's article as a service to the community:
ExxonMobil’s Alabama Paydirt By Scott Horton - Nov. 4, 2007

It's always about the money.

[L. Coyote]

28. Scott Horton's series of articles is very important, but that one is key.

Siegelman's only flaw was not being corrupt in a totally corrupt Republican state.

https://www.google.com/search?q="Scott+Horton"+siegelman+site%3Ademocraticunderground.com

About 1,030 results ......

[Loki]

6. Done.

This better happen before Obama leaves office.

[SusanCalvin]

7. Free Don, dammit. nt

[L. Coyote]

8. Signature # 12 on White House petition. This was just started today.

SIGN: http://wh.gov/indFr

[Downwinder]

9. I broke it.

Said it needed an email confirmation. Sent me an email with a link to "page not found."

[martigras]

13. Give it another try....it was just started today

Thanks for caring!

[Kingofalldems]

10. Kicked, rec'd and tweeted.

[greatlaurel]

11. K and R

Thanks for posting.

[lucca18]

12. Done!

It gets me sick at the depth of the miscarriage of justice that continues against Don Siegelman. This has gone for years and it needs to stop now.

[PatSeg]

14. Thanks for posting

I signed the petition. This is insane that he is still in prison.

[Glorfindel]

16. Happy to sign it! Thanks for posting this.

[samsingh]

17. recommend

[d_legendary1]

18. Hard to believe he's still serving time

He should have been freed a long time ago.

[dougolat]

19. To paraphrase the reporter at the Hindenberg fire: "Oh, the Impunity!"

It's not like it's been a secret, but the lid has stayed on, quite effectively.
Like Scott Horton of Colombia Law School says in the clip - Political corruption alright, in the DOJ and judicial system.

(and I get "page not found" too.)

[dorkzilla]

20. K&R!!! and signed -#28

Let's get this man freed. It's a national disgrace.

[ReallyIAmAnOptimist]

21. Done!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

22. Rove should be the one in jail.

[DemoTex]

23. ^^^^^^^^^^^ x1000!

[Gumboot]

24. Duly signed & tweeted. (I was #49)

Dreaming of Rove, Abramoff & Ashcroft wearing those chains one day...

[burrowowl]

25. Done!

He should have been freed long ago!
Damn the Bu$h administration.

[onecaliberal]

26. Done.

[kacekwl]

27. Done

[Live and Learn]

29. K&R And signed. nt

[TexasTowelie]

30. Locking thread.

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