Countdown the days. Travel back in time.

Countdown the days. Travel back in time.

The countdown has begun! There is a 114 day countdown till Don Siegelman’s earliest release date in February 8, 2017. The good news is there is a possibility that “the Gov” won’t have to spend another birthday in prison! If Don is out on his birthday (the BOP has final say in this matter) what a party we will have! Until his Release While we countdown the days till Don’s release, Friends of Siegelman continue to push for exoneration for the former Governor. We plead for petition signatures, appeal to legal recourse, write letters & emails to the White House, post on social media, write blogs, and so on. Sometimes […]

Trump to Hillary Clinton: You would be in jail.

Trump to Hillary Clinton: You would be in jail.

Putting political opponents in jail is another thing you like about Putin. Right, Donald? The USS Trump is sinking. While the ship’s orchestra plays on, below deck some dark elements of the Republican Party are plotting to obstruct and derail the presumptive presidential winner. There is one tried and true strategy that works consistently in a pinch; partisan prosecution. In fact, it is not only a reaction to crisis, judging from the picture above, it has been the plan all along. Sure, jailing your opponent is SOP for dictators and despots, but they are not democracies. Even the Chinese Communist paper The People’s Daily states that in the USA the […]

“Pardon Siegelman” asks 100 AGs, Reported by NPR

“Pardon Siegelman” asks 100 AGs, Reported by NPR

New Hope! Student Reporter Allison Mollenkamp writes “There may be new hope for former Alabama governor Don Siegelman. 100 former state attorneys general are pushing for the former governor’s release.” She reports on Alabama Public Radio that 100 former Attorneys General are petitioning President Obama to pardon Don on the grounds that his prosecution was politically motivated. Read/listen to Allison’s program at Alabama Public Radio’s All Things Considered. Perversion of Justice An Anniston Star editorial quotes the letter from the former state attorneys general as saying: “Although nine years have passed, Gov. Siegelman’s unjust conviction continues to eat away at the integrity of the justice system. . . . Many […]