I want everyone to know about this terrible injustice happening right now in our country. Please call or write the CA Governor and let our voices be heard.
Here’s an urgent letter I received:
Margaret,
Although I could spend this whole email talking about how fab you are, more serious things are on my mind. I have always been against the death penalty. I find it to be highly racist; if you don’t have money and you are a black man in this country convicted of murder, death will most likely be your fate. In these times where convictions are being overturned and DNA evidence is exonerating people left and right it seems this practice is more barbaric than ever. As a supporter of Stanley “Tookie” Williams I know you are aware of what is going on in his case. His work has changed the lives of thousands. Is there any way you could put more info on him on your website, maybe a blog entry? I just don’t know what else to do, I have written Arnold and encourage everyone to do the same. This is a man that does not deserve to die. I appreciate you Margaret for years you have made me laugh, but you also make me think, challenge me to stand up for what is right. I love you for that!
Love Always,
Mariesa
From Tookie.com:
“The U.S. Supreme Court, on October 11, 2005, ruled against Tookie on his final appeal and set his execution date for December 13. Thus they disregarded 9 of the 24 Ninth Circuit Court judges’ assertion that the District Attorney at Tookie’s trial employed “reprehensible and unconstitutional” racist tactics, using animal-in-a-jungle metaphors to refer to Tookie and to the South Central environment in which he lived. This landmark ruling means that minorities can now legally be rejected from juries based on race. This is now the law of the land.â€
Read about Tookie and Tookie’s Corner
Contact Gov. Schwarzenegger: You can email him, call him (916-445-4633) or fax him (916-445-2841). Then sign the petition to Gov. Schwarzenegger asking him to grant clemency to Stanley “Tookie” Williams.