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The question isn't whether Governor Abigail Spanberger and the Virginia Democratic establishment are for us the People on the issue of reforming Virginia's imprisonment scheme. The fact of the matter she has came out and said it. Which is, she has already legitimized and validated our Speech that Virginia's Imprisonment scheme must be reformed and the Virginia Prison Official subordinated to the accountability-function of governance, with her relatively and unprecedented ask that she is provided "input".What is before us is whether we recognize the moment and do what we must regardless and irrespective of our expected speculations of what will come of it. As a prisoner under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Virginia but held in the Texas prison system. What I have to say is, even by conservative estimates there are approximately 450,000 immediate family members of the,45,000 imprisoned Virginian. If we add on another approximate 5 friends each of the imprisoned Virginian, we get 225,000 more Virginians added on to the 450,000 immediate Prisoner family member, which gives us an approximate 675,000 Virginians with actual and dynamic interest in the life existence and experience of the Virginia Prisoner. This number of the Virginia socio-person actively concerned and interested in Virginia's imprisonment scheme has its relative exponential compound, because its impact is felt all over and across the Commonwealth, even with those who besides the shared humanity with the prisoner have no other connection than that of seeing that the Commonwealth practices what it preaches, under its Constituted Aspirations and claims of a civilizational witness. So the only question for us, is response to the Governor's ask. The logic of such an ask has practical components. Let's say 10% of the 675,000 prospective Virginians respond to Spanberger's ask, meaning 67,500 Virginians have stated their political intention and will. One of the first things it does and shows is, the typical assumptions about no one cares about prison issues are wrong. Secondly it challenges the other assumption, that Democratic politicians are historically and typically averse to tackling issues of criminal justice reform. Thirdly and consequentially it reinvigorates and energizes the People that impacting formulations of Virginia Social Contract circumstances and conditions are not idealistic conversations and speculations, but actual Speech of their authority. Now I want to also say this, Family, Ally and Friends of the Virginia prisoner should reach out to their imprisoned loved ones asking them to itemize their concerns, which the Family, e.t.c. can send in to the Governor. If I may offer a suggestion, when the email-inputs are sent to the Governor's Office they should also be cc'd to groups i.e ACLU of VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA DEFENDERS, UPROAR, VAPAC and others. The idea is it documents a record, that such a purely organic and democratic Speech was practiced by the People and it cannot be disputed and if and when Governor Spanberger's ask turns out as another same old same old, the record will be irrefutable indictment. Now I realize that there are many among us who function under the idealistic and backwards thought of if an action isn't specific to their individual circumstance, predicament and situation, the focus not only has no significance for them, but they take it as affront. Now I understand their psychology in its context but as The People we cannot speak of progress and its labor and shun them.
By William Thorpe
William Thorpe Virginia exiled me to the Texas prison system. I'm solitary confined at the Wainwright Unit and if you feel any kinda way about this work contact me by Securus email using the Texas prison number #2261982
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