Subject: Civil Rights Cold Cases Law
From: Dhruv Samdani <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 15:10:36 -0500

Dear Mr. Podesta,

I am writing to you as a concerned citizen looking for the support of the
Democratic party in passing a law, designed by my Advanced Placement U.S
Government class in New Jersey, related to civil rights cold cases. This
law will create an independent review board that will facilitate the
release of records on civil rights cold cases to the public, specifically
those cases regarding violence against African-Americans in the South of
the U.S. Currently, your campaign for Hillary Clinton polls well with the
African-American population. This bill would be highly supported by the
general African-American community, as it caters to several of their
interests, and thus would help increase support for your campaign for the
demographic. In addition, your party gave near-unanimous support to the
Emmett Till Act, but that law has resulted in no prosecutions from the
Department of Justice. In contrast, investigative reporters, historians,
and local prosecutors, have had a measure of success in re-opening and
obtaining prosecutions in these cases. At present, the government takes too
long to release these files and is too inclined to withhold or redact key
information. A review board, such as the one passed for JFK assassination
records in 1992, will be able to expedite the release of these files, and
will be able to balance the public’s interest in resolving these historical
injustices with the need to protect sources and methods. We are approaching
individual legislators with the text of the proposed bill (modeled on the
JFK Act) in hopes they will sponsor it; we are approaching you, in your
critical position in the Democratic party, to help us garner support for
the bill. Your and Secretary Clinton’s role in the Democratic party now and
in the future would be a great asset for our efforts. If you would like, I
can send you an email of our actual document for the bill itself.

Our efforts will be featured in The Concordia Sentinel. In addition,
Politico Magazine is interested in featuring us.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
Dhruv Samdani