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Holiday Fast and Prayer for Justice

Holiday Fast and Prayer for Justice

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Started by Anonymous 15 years, 8 months ago
Dear President Obama:
In the spirit of justice that motivated the Fair Sentencing Act that you signed on August 3, 2010;
In the spirit of this season of mercy and forgiveness; and
In the spirit of families joyfully reunited during these holidays:
Please order the creation of an effective process to promptly and comprehensively review petitions for commutation of sentence from federal prisoners so that you can properly use your power under Article II, section 2 of the U.S. Constitution.
Mr. President, you have a moral obligation to review appeals of injustice from federal prisoners and to carry out your Constitutional duty to do justice. You know there are thousands of federal prisoners serving unjustly long sentences. They should not be left without hope that you are doing everything in your power to speedily guarantee justice and express appropriate mercy on behalf of the nation.

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⃝ I will CALL THE White House (202-456-1111) to ask President Obama to direct a comprehensive review of the thousands of clemency petitions awaiting his action, and to use his power to commute the sentences of those serving unjustly long sentences.  (Web form http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact)
⃝ I will SPREAD THE WORD by Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other media about this action to my friends and family.
⃝ I will PRAY for prisoners and for the President to see his duty to address this injustice.
⃝ I will FAST on December 22, 2010.

Updates

December 16, 2010

Reaching one hundred signatures feels incredibly heavy when I think about the families waiting for word on their loved ones. My own brother is still behind those walls and this gives me hope that he is not forgotten.

Reached 100 supporters

December 16, 2010

6 Comments

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Marcus Gray
15 years ago Featured

too many people rotting in jail for nonviolent stuff. let them come home to their families.

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Sarah Cole
15 years ago Featured

PLEASE PRESIDENT OBAMA!! My brother has been gone way too long for a mistake he made when he was just a kid. This would be the best gift ever.

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David Wade
15 years ago Featured

time to fix this mess. its not right to just ignore thousands of people just waiting in cells.

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James Nkemelu
15 years ago Featured

justice isnt just sending people away forever. some of these sentences are just insane.

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Jessica Richards
15 years ago Featured

give them a second chance at life. nobody deserves to be forgotten behind bars.

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Linda Rhodes
15 years ago Featured

Praying for peace and mercy for all the families torn apart by these harsh laws.

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