Gov. Bush has signed off on 136 executions. He has killed more people than the Oklahoma City bombing, which we deplore as the biggest domestic terrorist event. Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely. Garis' group will gather Aug. 1 at the Friends Center at 15th and Cherry streets for prayer and a strategy session. Other groups have scheduled press conferences and talks.
Some activists have more aggressive plans.
Members of Philadelphia Direct Action Group, the Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition and other groups promise to disrupt the convention to ensure that they're heard, although they refuse to reveal specifics. The possibility of protests hasn't shaken some GOP leaders' commitment to the death penalty. With the proper safeguards, the death penalty represents justice. It is the way for a community to achieve justice in the face of the most violent attacks against us. Daniel Faulkner Inc. Faulkner was the Philadelphia police officer Abu-Jamal shot to death in 1981.