The next few days are pivotal in the fight for justice for Mike Brown. Unless Governor Nixon secures a special prosecutor, Officer Darren Wilson will likely not be held accountable and could remain on the police force¹ — a daily threat to the lives and security of Ferguson residents and painful reminder of Gov. Nixon’s failed leadership.²

Before news of the grand jury verdict, we have a key window of opportunity to stop County Attorney McCulloch from preventing justice for Mike Brown — but we need Governor Nixon to act. If enough people contribute, we can increase pressure on Governor Nixon to leverage his influence and secure a special prosecutor before it’s too late. We finally found a St. Louis media company willing to help hold Governor Nixon accountable — but we need your support to make it happen.

Will contribute a sustaining donation to keep this powerful billboard running outside Gov. Nixon’s St. Louis office?

At every step of the way, Governor Nixon has failed to show the necessary leadership to address Missouri’s discriminatory policing crisis and secure justice for Mike Brown’s family.³ Instead of intervening in County Prosecutor McCulloch’s outrageous mishandling of the case against Darren Wilson, Governor Nixon has chosen to sit idly by.⁴ With enough member support we can run this bold action sure to catch the Governor’s attention and force him to decide his next step — either restore integrity to Missouri’s justice system and pressuring McCulloch off the case or allow Darren Wilson to get away with murder.

Every donation makes a huge difference. If just .01% of ColorOfChange members give today we can afford the cost of increasing pressure on Gov. Nixon to secure a special prosecutor.

Thanks and peace,

—Rashad, Matt, Arisha, Lyla, Jamar and the rest of the ColorOfChange team
October 30th, 2014

References

1. “Ferguson protesters brace for possible no indictment in Michael Brown case,” MSNBC 10-18-2014
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4213?t=5&akid=3849.1174326.qT_IvK

2. “Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon unveils plan for Ferguson’s future,” MSNBC 10-21-2014
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4206?t=7&akid=3849.1174326.qT_IvK

3. See reference 2.

4. “Ferguson tragedy becoming a farce,” Washington Post 09-12-2014
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/3995?t=9&akid=3849.1174326.qT_IvK

running against the Democratic Party, Rick Weiland ~ South Dakota

During a recent interview with the Tea Party Express, Mike Rounds talked about the upcoming U.S. Senate Race. With record-low approval ratings for the President and Congress, Rounds discussed his plan for getting

On February 22, 2006, the state legislature of South Dakota passed an act banning all medical abortions except those necessary to save the mother’s life (see double effect). Rounds signed the act on March 6 and the ban was to have taken effect on July 1, 2006, but never did because of a court challenge. A referendum for a potential repeal of H.B. 1215 was placed on the ballot for the November 2006 statewide election due to a successful petition.^[12] On May 30, over 38,000 signatures were filed, more than twice the 17,000 required to qualify. The law was ultimately repealed by voters on November 7, 2006, the day of Rounds’ re-election.^[13]

2 full quotes on Abortion OR background on Abortion.

• Abortion is wrong; reconsider Roe v. Wade. (Nov 2006)
• Protect life under all circumstances; no embryo research. (Oct 2002)

 Resources: his website wiki