I've got a story on the Troy Davis stay of execution that I need to tell.

[rateyes]

I called last week, and again yesterday to the office of my Repuke State Senator, whom I know very well---on a first name basis before he even ran for State Senate. (I'm in Georgia.)

I called his office in Atlanta first and left a message because he wasn't there. I begged him to call Sonny Perdue, governor of Georgia, and ask for clemency, or a least a stay. She said she would pass on the message. I didn't hear anything from my Senator.

I called yesterday to his office in Atlanta. They told me he was home. So, I called his distric offie and his flunkie answered the phone. I asked to speak with the Senator, and was told he was on the phone, and that he would return my call. I told the flunkie to pass on a message, because there wasn't much time that in this life and death situation where it was very possible an innocent person was going to be murdered by the state, that it was incumbent that he, being in the same party as Gov. Perdue call and ask for the stay. I asked that the Senator return my call.

Later that day, his flunkie called back and said the Senator had left the office but wanted the flunkie to call me (I thought it was cowardice on the Senator's part) to tell me to call the governor's office, because it was frowned upon for legislators to put pressure on the governor or the state board of paroles and pardons in a situation like this.

I told the flunkie to tell the Senator that I was very disappointed, and that sometimes you have to do what is frowned upon in order to do what is RIGHT. Next time I see the Senator, I'm going to tell him the same thing to his face.

I don't understand how, when a human being's life is at stake, and that it is very possible that an innocent man was going to be executed that politics triumphs over doing the right thing---this shouldn't have been even close to a partisan issue.

I want to give him the benefit of the doubt, thinking that perhaps he thought that the action I asked of him would have hurt rather than have helped the cause, but I just can't see it.

Oh, well. Needed to get that off my chest. Glad that SCOTUS stayed the execution. I hope he gets a new trial.

[Brewman_Jax]

1. Incredible stroke of justice

and luck. The SCOTUS rarely intervenes in death penalty cases. Maybe justice will finally be served. :patriot:

[Mandate My Ass]

2. Thank you for your efforts and for sharing your story

It seems the good ole boys are trying to ram this execution through before SCOTUS reconvenes. I am totally floored that Clarence effing Thomas did the right thing for once. FLABBERGASTED is more like it.

The more light that shines on this blatant injustice, the more the roaches scurry into the dark corners to hide.

[conscious evolution]

3. Thomas is from the same town

the murder occurred in.
He probably was getting pressure from the hometown community over this.

[rateyes]

4. I didn't know that. Wonder if Thomas knows Troy Davis. nt

[conscious evolution]

5. I would doubt it

Davis lived downtown.
Thomas is from the southside of town.
But,you never know.

[MiniMe]

6. It's a temporary stay

Until whatever evidence the have has been reviewed.