Dear
Arlene,
Recently
the U S Supreme Court dismissed a case where the Obama Administration
took the position that prosecutors who knowingly give false evidence to
get a conviction shouldn't be held liable because it might deter a
prosecutor from going all out to get a conviction! Do you believe this
nonsense? How much more off the moral path does this country have to go
before somebody wakes up?
This
position arose in regard to whether prosecutors could be sued for
providing false evidence leading to the wrongful murder conviction of
two men who spent over twenty five years in prison for a crime they did
not commit!
The
Obama Administration actually sided with the prosecutors, saying that
they should not be sued civilly, even though they knowingly presented
false evidence.
This
position is so obviously wrongheaded and morally bankrupt that it
immediately sounds an alarm that something is not right within the
Obama Administration.
Based
on the words of Candidate Obama during last year's campaign, the
American people certainly expect something different from President
Obama. However, there seems to be a pattern of President Obama siding
with positions inconsistent with what Candidate Obama said:.
Let's
take a quick overview of just a few of these:
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As of now, there has been no investigation into why the Bush
Administration led the United States into a war in Iraq under what we
now know to be false pretenses.
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The Obama Administration also sided with the Bush Administration
regarding the use of warrantless wiretaps.
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President Obama has agreed with the Bush Administration's position of
refusing to release photos of Americans torturing enemy combatants and
has refused to prosecute the Americans who did use torture for
interrogation.
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The Obama Administration has failed to investigate Karl Rove and his
accomplices for misusing the power of the DOJ in prosecuting Democrats
in order to win elections.
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The Obama Administration sided with the prosecutors in my case, even
though we have enough evidence of prosecutorial misconduct to sink a
battleship!
However,
the straw that broke the camel's back was when I read about the Obama
Administration arguing for immunity for prosecutors who present false
evidence (as they did in my case) to get a conviction. According to
CBS's 60 Minutes
the government made their key witness, "a crook," write and rewrite his
testimony until he got it the way the government wanted. The government
knowingly presented that false testimony to convict me, and this
Administration is practically encouraging prosecutors to do it again.
The
founding principles of our nation should make our government strive
toward morality not away from it. When we commit war crimes and subvert
our citizensà à "š ¬Ã "ž constitutional rights we should admit we are wrong and
apologize. If we fail to admit we are wrong, when the whole world knows
we are wrong, we lose credibility. How can we expect other nations to
respect us?
Anybody
who looks at this issue knows that President Obama's position is
wrong. Common sense tells us that prosecutors who present false
evidence should be held accountable.
I
really do not believe Candidate Obama lied to us about his ideals,
rather, I think someone else is calling the shots.
My
hope is that President Obama will take control.
I
also hope that you will call and urge the President to change his
position regarding prosecutors who lie to get convictions. Our country
is better than that.
This
issue is not about me or my case, it's about our country, our justice
system, our morality. So, I am pleading with you to please call the
White House and help urge the President to be more like Candidate Obama.
Toll
free number for President Obama:
(800) 833-6354
Sincerely,
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