We must get off our butts! Now!
Things were getting under my skin this week. It all came to a head as I watched a TV report on progress, or lack thereof, in the Flint dirty water case last night. That was it. “It’s time to throw out the Governor,” I thought. Then I listened further. Not only is the Governor and his administration taking their sweet time, but also the state legislature and the U.S. Congress are shirking their duties. Let’s move on. Here’s the background for my eruption today. Earlier this week I joined hands with a small group of professional people to try to help a prisoner who is innocent of the crime for which he had been sentenced to life behind bars. These people wanting to help aren’t just average citizens---two businessmen, a retired judge, and two of the finest criminal defense attorneys in their market. This innocent man was put in prison 15 years ago by a County Prosecutor who used junk science not once, but twice, to get a conviction! It is my belief that the Prosecuto