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TITLE: Update On Peltier Clemency |
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DATE: January 13, 2001 |
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Dear Friends, No decision on Peltier's clemency yet. We are still expecting the decision to be announced at the very last minute. The White House comment line has officially closed for the transition of presidency. You can still fax the White House by going to our web site: http://www.freepeltier.org You can also flood the White House with emails by sending messages supporting clemency to president@whitehouse.gov (emails are not usually as effective as phone calls and faxing, but now that phone calls are eliminated, we may as well go for it!) You can also vote at the vote.com web site. The question as to whether or not Clinton should grant clemency to Peltier is still on their site. Currently the results are 46% supporting clemency and 54% against, although the poll does not seem to reflect accurate results. At one point Peltier was winning, but then the votes supporting clemency began to disappear. It seems the poll runs in cycles and starts over every so often, allowing people to reenter their vote. Also, all of the site's other poll results are very right leaning, overwhelmingly supporting Ashcroft and Bush. At any rate, it doesn't hurt us to try! Just click on this URL to vote (the company only accepts votes from the US). Lastly, you can hear excerpts from the Congressional briefing that was held on the Peltier case on our web site. Thank you for your continued support. In Solidarity, Leonard Peltier Defense Committee PO Box 583, Lawrence, KS 66044 Phone: 785-842-5774 END |