President Obama; Please pardon Don Siegelman

[CanonRay]

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Dear President Obama;

The Democratic Underground website is the home base of many of your most ardent supporters, contributors, activists and followers. On behalf of all those who have posted to this thread, we request that you grant a pardon to Governor Don Siegelman at the earlies possible moment.

With sincere thanks for all you have done, and will do,

Posters at Democratic Underground

[gateley]

1. Does he have the authority? If so, I really wish he would.

[CanonRay]

2. Yes, he does have the authority

He could do so today, but probably would not until the end of the year, if he is even so inclined.

[gateley]

6. I'll hope he's so inclined.

[freshwest]

11. Between Election Day and Thanksgiving when he can tell the Rethugs to go pound sand.

They can't touch him again with their lies and distortions, if we give him a majority in the House and keep the majority in the Senate.

If not, look to see the Rethugs try to impeach him as soon as he is sworn in again. Hopefully not by that trickster Roberts.

[gateley]

24. I'm not too terribly optimistic about the House OR the Senate.

What do you think?

If we lose the Senate and they keep the House, our only hope is that Obama will become a veto fanatic. Of course, that's if they aren't successful in his impeachment.

[nanabugg]

3. Just wait until he is re-elected. I am sure he will. nt

[get the red out]

5. +1

My thought as well.

[JoePhilly]

7. That is what I suspect.

[Vincardog]

10. Just like MM next term. He should do both now.

[12AngryBorneoWildmen]

15. MM?

[Vincardog]

20. Medical Marijuana, reschedule it and quit prosecuting

[arthritisR_US]

23. My thoughts exactly! n/t

[JSK]

4. An inconceivable travesty of "justice" nt

[librechik]

8. aren't presidential pardons done at the end of a term? Obama doesn't have to be re-elected

to Pardon Don Siegelman. And a clearer case for pardon I can't think of.

[barbtries]

9. seconded

Please Mr President, this man has been persecuted long enough.

[Dont call me Shirley]

12. Called the WH after watching him on Democracy Now this morning.

[Electric Monk]

13. Posted to this *thread* not *threat*. Please edit.

[sabrina 1]

14. This is a great injustice. Someone needs to step in and make it right.

I'm not sure about a pardon as that implies guilt, and Don Siegelman is not guilty of anything, this was a classic case of a political prosecution complete with Karl Rove and a crooked judge who never should have been allowed sit on that bench.

But a commutation of the sentence as was give to Libby by Bush, would give some time to start working on overturning that crooked conviction.

If Bush could do it for Libby who actually was guilty, I don't see why our side can't do it for one of their own.

[ejbr]

16. k & r n/t

[samsingh]

17. i'm very adamant that he gets this pardon.

[morningglory]

18. At long last, sir, have you no sense of decency? nt

[KBlagburn]

19. From an Alabamian

Please Pardon our Gov Siegelman.

[Casandia]

21. Thank you for this post.

I've been following this travesty that happened to Don Siegelman for years now. I have contributed to his defense fund and was so hopeful when he won his appeal.... Now he's ordered back to prison. Perhaps if enough voices speak up for justice, President Obama will listen??

[sabrina 1]

22. It's a tragedy that Karl Rove gets to show up at the Democratic convention, when it is he

who should be going to prison.

Don Siegelman is a great Democrat, they could not defeat him so they destroyed him.

And there really is no justice here if this is allowed to stand, while war criminals walk free and are protected from prosecution.

[KoKo]

25. Obama really needs to do this...it's his cred's at stake...

[Zorra]

26. Yes. Please, Mr. President. nt

[Blue Owl]

27. If you need someone to fill his cell, Karl Rove would do nicely