To: Governor Andrew Cuomo

Thank you, Albany County DA P. David Soares

Dear Governor Cuomo:

Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares has discovered a sane and civil approach to the Occupy Albany movement in the City of Albany. We applaud his political and moral courage, and we thank him for recognizing that members of the Occupy Movement are U.S Citizens and neighbors, who are simply expressing their Free Speech Rights under the First Amendent of the U.S. Constitution.

You are lucky to have District Attorney Soares serve your community.

Why is this important?

In a sane and civil response to the Occupy Movement, Albany County (NY) District Attorney P. David Soares is refusing to prosecute Occupy Albany participants for their peaceful exercise of their First Amendment rights. In response to orders from NY Governor Andrew Cuomo and Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings, Soares saw the wisdom of a peaceful law enforcement response, saying: “The protesters have been fine. We’ve been maintaining a great dialogue with the organizers and for the most part a lot of credit should go to the organizers for maintaining a wonderful protest.”