Troy Davis to be visited by Rep. John Lewis and others!!!

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http://www.11alive.com/news/national/story.aspx?storyid=130784&catid=165


Georgia congressman meet with Troy Davis in prison
5/29/2009

ATLANTA (AP) -- Two Georgia congressmen will join the head of the NAACP in south Georgia to meet with an embattled death row inmate whose claim of innocence and pleas for a new trial have captured national attention.

Ben Jealous, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, along with Rep. John Lewis and Rep. Hank Johnson, will meet on Friday with Troy Anthony Davis, who is set to be executed for the 1989 murder of Savannah, Ga., police officer Mark Allen MacPhail.

Jealous is also requesting a meeting with Gov. Sonny Perdue. Since Davis' trial, seven out of nine witnesses have recanted or contradicted their testimony.

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there is also to be a press conference after their visit.



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1. back later to kick, and more info. thanks all for all you do!! eom

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2. back later to kick, and more info. thanks all for all you do!! eom

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3. fortuitous dupe. eom

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4. Reps. Lewis & Johnson "committed to saving his life." Troy's

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3898343

Leaders say they convinced of Davis' innocence

JACKSON, Ga. (AP) - After meeting for nearly two hours with Troy Davis on Friday, two Georgia congressman and the president of the NAACP said they were convinced of his innocence and committed to saving his life.

Congressmen John Lewis and Hank Johnson said they plan to return to Washington to pursue other legal means to resolving Davis' case, which is currently back in the U.S. Supreme Court on appeal. NAACP President Ben Jealous said the case is now a national priority for the organization.

Davis was convicted in the 1989 slaying of Savannah, Ga., police officer Mark MacPhail but his guilt is now in question after several witnesses from his trial have changed their testimony. Supporters are calling for a new trial for Davis.

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5. “There was a railroading of Troy Davis, but

we got our own train now,” Johnson said. “The train is picking up momentum. We can’t bring Officer MacPhail back, but we can prevent a diabolical injustice from taking place.”

Representative Hank Johnson
today

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6. check out this article excerpt! wow!

from this article:

Troy Davis innocent, say congressmen Lewis, Johnson
They say they’re committed to saving life of accused cop killer
By ERRIN HAINES
Associated Press
Friday, May 29, 2009

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2009/05/29/Troy_Davis_black_leaders.html

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Lewis said he has considered asking for a presidential pardon for Davis, but has not yet spoken to President Barack Obama about intervening in the case. When he returns to Washington next week, Lewis said he plans to talk to the chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to discuss possible legislation related to Davis’ case.

On May 22, two dozen congressmen — including Lewis and Johnson — sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder about Davis’ case, asking him to “take any action, open any investigation or simply use the persuasion of your office to ensure that a grave injustice is not done in Georgia” and said MacPhail’s death “brought the ire and rage of a city that still bore the scars of segregation, Jim Crow and the Civil Rights movement.”

“One man cannot stand in the place of another to placate some generic cry for quick justice through abbreviated investigation,” reads the letter, which was also sent to Chatham County District Attorney Larry Chisholm and Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker.

-snip-

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7. Kick!

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8. kick so all get a chance to realize they wish they'd read it. eom

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9. another kick for the same reason. eom

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10. and yet another. eom

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11. i think most DUers can't grasp the significance of this case. not

only is the humanitarian aspect fiercely important, but there are powers trying to use killing this man to establish executing innocent people as being constitutional.
do you grasp that?

unconscionable.

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12. kick. hope those few here who do care will get to read these. eom

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13. kick just for you, who care. eom

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14. kick

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15. kick, since i'm waiting for news. so, to the top one more time! eom

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16. private thread! it would be funny, were it not so sad. kick! eom

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17. once more to the top. good read, folks!! eom

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18. kick

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19. kick. off for now... thank you for reading! CRUCIAL info! eom