Today and Tuesday, PLEASE call Tx. Gov. Perry and TBPP re:

an immediate stay of execution, and Clemency, for Mr. Reginald Blanton

i have just called and they were very nice to me.

from the action alert:

Can you please make one phone call to governor perry today and/or Tuesday? And one phone call to the Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles?

Hello everyone, Mr. Reginald Blanton, another innocent African-American on Texas death row is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday. I am asking if you will please call Governor Perry today and/or Tuesday and ask him to stop the execution of Reginald Blanton, an innocent man scheduled for execution on Tuesday October 27th.

One phone call will make a difference and it will only take one minute of your time; I am attaching a bit of info on Reginald’s case for you to read. I hope you can help us. Thank you so much!

Information and Referral Hotline: (800) 843-5789

Citizen's Opinion Hotline: (800) 252-9600

Information and Referral and Opinion Hotline: (512) 463-1782

(office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST)

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Board of Pardons and Paroles, Clemency Section:

Phone (512) 406-5852, Fax (512) 467-0945

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Reginald’s case, like many other Texas death row cases, is riddled with injustices. He was convicted based on coerced testimony with no physical evidence; his court appointed attorney did not provide adequate defense; he was convicted by an all-white jury and subjected to a jury shuffle which purposefully excluded African-American jurors. Reginald has an execution date of October 27th, but with enough public outcry and pressure, we can save his life!

Reginald’s case is important not just because he is innocent; not just because the death penalty targets people of color and the poor. Reginald is also an activist and a leader on death row. He helped found the DRIVE Movement (www.drivemovement. org) which has held numerous hunger strikes and protests on death row. He is an inspiration to both death row inmates and human rights activists.

Now is the time to put the pressure on. The Texas Death Penalty and Rick Perry, in particular, have come under public scrutiny because of the 2004 execution of Cameron Todd Willingham. Willingham was executed for a fire that killed three of his children. The Texas Forensic Science Commission discovered that the fire was accidental, making Cameron Todd Willingham INNOCENT. Please! We must not let Texas kill another innocent man!

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Thank you!