AFTERMATH OF A KILLING
By Agnes Johnson
PEOPLE POWER MOVEMENT
Bill Clinton signed law that hastened Troy Davis' execution
As Alton Maddox’s words confirm, if we’re not costing these people a big amount of money they don’t get it. I am trying to encourage an enjoining of what he has written (below) together with what Mary Neal has also been organizing on Facebook. My aim is (Bill) Clinton, who I see all over the news this week, especially after his hand in Troy’s death. What do you think?
Below are different aspects from myself, Mary Neal and Alton Maddox, Jr.
[Agnes Johnson] Yes we worked very hard to try to save Troy’s life and stayed glued to Democracy Now on WBAI that horrible night. I was sickened every time the Gang of Three came on the mic.
Now below is something I am trying to get off the ground. We must not forget Troy Davis, WE must get US out of those cells and get the police out of our children’s lives and WE must hold accountable the people who caused Troy’s Death. IN THE NAME OF TROY DAVIS – THIS IS A MESSAGE I WOULD LIKE TO PUSH TO THE FRONT – AND THAT IS:
A BOYCOTT OF ANYTHING CLINTON!!
COMING IN OCTOBER 2011
[How Clinton Law Hurt Troy Davis’ Chance At Life]
A law signed by former president Bill Clinton called the “Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996,” reduced new trials for convicted criminals and sped up their sentences by restricting a federal court’s ability to judge whether a state court had correctly interpreted the U.S. Constitution.” The law has been cited as one of the major obstacles that prevented Davis from being granted a new trial.
Former President Clinton will host the following awards show, which will be broadcast on Hulu.com on Saturday, October 1, 2011:
A Decade of Difference (Clinton Foundation Event)
Bill Clinton is about to have a TV event honoring his foundation’s giving to the world. Usher is one of the artists. This should be called to a halt. Usher should pull his artistry away from this and this needs to be denounced immediately.
CONTACT THEM AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT Clinton’s CONTRIBUTION!!
OCT 1ST Corp of Public Broadcasting –
Media Contact
Nicole Mezlo
press@cpb.org
For more information about the concert, visit Clintonfoundation.org.
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Georgia state flag adapted from original Confederate flag
Sister MARY NEAL has this on the burner seen below.
KILL GEORGIA BUSINESSES IF TROY DAVIS DIES. BANKRUPT THE STATE. CANCEL YOUR CONCERTS, CONVENTIONS, VACATIONS, AND PRODUCT SHIPMENTS FROM COMPANIES THAT DO NOT PUBLICLY DENOUNCE THE EXECUTION. BOYCOTT GEORGIA BUSINESSES IF TROY DAVIS DIES – cancel RIGHT NOW – even if you have none pending.
http://freespeakblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/boycott-4-justice-4-troy-davis-against.html
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WORDS OF WISDOM FROM DR. CLARKE
By Alton H. Maddox, Jr.
Dick Gregory with Attorney Alton Maddox, Jr.
UNITED AFRICAN MOVEMENT
When we were transported against our will from Africa to the other side of the world, we, nonetheless, cherished our African system of governance. In the “New World” our value system changed from a gerontocracy to an eventual morontocracy. In Africa, our elders were valuable assets. Today, “empty wagons” rule the roost. They get the gold.
I cherish the teachings of Dr. John Henrik Clarke. Gems rolled off of his tongue. In a speech he made at the Slave Theater, he said that Black people must learn to listen. This is one of the five senses which is underemployed.
When you say something to someone who you suspect is not listening, the refrain is invariably, “I hear you”. Since “listening” and “hearing” are not synonymous, the refrain is an admission that the person has turned a deaf ear to the advice.
On this Thursday evening, I had an opportunity to “listen” and not “hear” “Democracy Now”. The host was Amy Goodman and the guests included Rev. Al Sharpton, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous and Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. They sounded as though they were talking with food in their mouths. Indians call it speaking with a “forked tongue”.
In addition to the guests, there were supporters in Butts County, Georgia of Troy Davis. They were being flim-flammed by the U.S. Supreme Court and, particularly, by Associate Justice Clarence Thomas who had to decide an emergency appeal under Rule 23 of the U.S. Supreme Court which, when added to the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act [ed: signed into law by former Pres. Bill Clinton], mandates a “Rule of Five” instead of a “Rule of Four”. The “first Black president” [Clinton] sponsored this Draconian legislation.
President Barack Obama made no comment on Troy Davis execution; he has endorsed death penalty in "heinous" cases
Since Justice Thomas may have been laboring with an inherent bias, it would have been appropriate for him to recuse himself especially if the “Rule of Four” was appropriate and Justice Thomas would only have to find four justices, excluding himself, to claim that the petition was cert-worthy. Of course, Justice Thomas would personally oppose any stay.
The Black leaders –Sharpton, Jealous and Jackson– only had half-hearted complaints against the death penalty, and no complaints against President Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, a fierce death penalty advocate like Justice Thomas. (VOD ed.: click on http://globalgrind.com/news/kim-kardashian-has-more-pull-president-obama-photos#ixzz1YsiPmhkM for further commentary on Obama’s lack of comment on Troy Davis’ execution.)
They had no solutions nor answers. On the other hand, Davis supporters not only had grievances but they also had answers and solutions that they were ready to employ to redress grievances. Unfortunately, the tail is wagging the dog.
The first solution by the angry masses was to bring Georgia down to its financial knees. Economic warfare invariably precedes military warfare. They pointed to Georgia’s cash crops; namely, for example, peaches and peanuts. A boycott of all conventions, especially those in Atlanta, could be added to the list.
Moreover, Blacks should vacate the Democratic Party and start a two-party movement. Currently, the United States is a one-party system with two wings that invariably act in concert to form a criminal conspiracy. Blacks are caught in the middle and are endorsing their own oppression. In short, Blacks are political pawns.
Since Sharpton, Jealous and Jackson are eating from corporate troughs, none of these remedies are acceptable. It is forbidden to “bite the hand that feeds you”. This means that unsuspecting and gullible Blacks are following “Judas goats”. “Those who fail to learn from the lessons of history are condemned to repeat them.”
Listen! In short, Black masses and Black leaders are not on the same page.
ALTON H. MADDOX, JR.
CHAIRMAN
TEL.: (718) 834-9034 FAX : (718) 884-8241
P.O. BOX 35
BRONX, NY 10471
(UAM has had to suspend its weekly, Black-led and Black-financed political assembly which is the only Black political assembly in the nation. It also has suspended its daily news service which provides the best legal and political analysis of issues that particularly affect the Black community.)
I sent a comment reflector to web site of slain police officer Mark MacPhail stating, What “IF” the actual killer is “COLE” and he may know where the missing gun.
The TRUTH should still be sought. How?? give Mr. COLE a polygraph test and also a truth serium test under the watchful eye of reliable blacks and white authority folks soas for no one to assume that the test was tampered AND if Mr. COLE answers are negative if he was the person to have shot the policeman and if he disposed the gun involved then may former president CLINTON soul in the name of JESUS be damned to eternity as well for all the jury menbers to included all involved Judges.
An attorney should re-open the case to seek a court ordered enforcement to have Mr. COLES to get a lie-detector test with included an truth serium test .
Police folks can lie and have lied in court under oath and Lawyers also BUT it’s usually the white ones .
Why has the UAM had to suspend its assembly
and news service
and what can I do to assist with getting it restored
Please contact Attorney Alton Maddox at the phone numbers listed at the end of the story. It is his organization.