Jack Johnson Pardon Petition!!

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  1. pugilist64

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    pugilist64, May 12, 2010
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  2. IntentionalButt

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  3. J.R.

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    Yeah.... granting a pardon for a guy who's been dead for over 60 years is really gonna make things alright isn't it? :roll:
     
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  4. pugilist64

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    Clearly not for him but for his family. :roll:
     
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  5. TheGreat

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    Let it stand, its not gonna do much for old Jack since he is and has been gone for a long time, it should be left as a reminder of what went on during the "Jim Crow" era.
     
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    Considering Johnson's conviction was racialy motivated, I was surpised that congress had approved the pardon, but Obama didn't.
     
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    signed:good signature number 84
     
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  8. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    Obama already said no.
     
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    Damn oreo! :twisted:
     
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    It needs to happen on July 4 -- the 100-year anniversary of the Johnson/Jeffries bout. Would be perfect timing.
     
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    Beat me to it.......................................bastid:lol:
     
    Gonzarelli, May 12, 2010
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