URGENT ACTION APPEAL

Okay people, we need to move fast here.

Hank Skinner, left, is scheduled to be executed tomorrow, March 24th, despite the fact that key DNA evidence (which could prove his innocence!) has not gone under analysis yet!!!

Today the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles Death Panel voted to DENY Skinner's request to have the samples tested (and it was 7 to 0 too, from what I hear...)

This is not JUSTICE!!! Even the most avid death penalty supporter cannot agree that a man should be put to death BEFORE all the evidence is properly evaluated. Whether Skinner is innocent or not, this is not right.

We're calling urgently for members to help out. We should have done it sooner, but I'm out of state right now and I honestly didn't think it would get this far. I've hurriedly comprised some contacts so if you want to help out, please do some or all of the following (they won't take you long).

There's a petition set up by the Innocence Project which you can sign to call for urgent DNA testing:

http://www.change.org/petitions/view/order_dna_testing_for_hank_skinner

Here's one to try and influence the governor's decision to grant a 30 day reprieve:

https://secure2.convio.net/ip/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=197&autologin=true&JServSessionIdr004=1rblsvxsp4.app202a

And here are some numbers. You might need to get your parents to call:

Opinion Lines

Texas callers: (800) 252-9600

Out of state callers and Austin residents: (512) 463-1782

Office of the Governor, Main Switchboard (from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST): (512) 463-2000

Office of the Governor Fax: (512) 463-1849

I THINK these numbers are right, if you have any others please post, and get in touch if you can.

Right, I know this was hastily done but if Skinner is executed on Wednesday without this testing being done, a great injustice will have been done. Even if he is guilty