Posted on 08/01/2007 10:21:57 AM PDT by freespirited
House Republicans and Democrats rebuked U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton today for not appearing at a House subcommittee hearing into his office's prosecution of former U.S. Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. ..
The absence of Sutton and Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Richard Skinner – and an overall lack of cooperation from the Justice Department – will trigger additional oversight hearings demanding answers in the controversial case, said Rep. William Delahunt, D-Mass., chairman of the subcommittee on Internal Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Delahunt pointed out the Justice Department decided Sutton could not testify despite the fact the prosecutor has been talking about the case on numerous radio and television shows across the nation. ...
The Massachusetts Democrat reported to the committee that Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee have agreed to hold hearings prompted by the failure of Sutton and Skinner to appear.
Delahunt, a former Boston prosecutor, said that after reviewing the case, he has serious concerns about the verdicts and is certain the punishment does not fit the alleged crimes. ...
Delahunt said there was no need to charge the men under 18 U.S. Code Section 924(c) of the U.S. code, which requires a 10-year sentence for using or carrying a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence.
Echoing Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who chaired a Senate hearing on the case earlier this month, Delahunt argued the statute did not apply to Ramos and Compean in their pursuit of a drug smuggler at the Mexican border, because there was no underlying crime.
"I join with others who call on President Bush to commute the sentences of these two men," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...
Kudos to Duncan Hunter and Dana Rohrbacher for spearheading the charge!
So Skinner didn’t show either. Well, he’s already admitted DHS lying to congress about this case, doesn’t want to set himself up for that again.
I still want to know what part the head council of Homeland Security, Philip Perry had in this.
http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/2007/02/agents-ramos-and-compean-saga.html
“The DHS officials explained the case in such a way as to effectively forestall serious inquiry into the case by the four Texas Republicans. Said Mr. Culberson: “[DHS Inspector General] Richard Skinner admitted yesterday under oath that his top deputies gave Members of Congress false information painting Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean as rogue cops.”
http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/2007/02/exposing-dept-of-job-security-who-is.html
Exposing the Dept. of Job Security (who is Philip Perry?)
http://towncriernews.blogspot.com/2007/02/agents-ramos-and-compean-saga.html
This would be unnecessary if El Presendente Arbusto would just pardon them!
ping
While they are in a digging mood I wish they would dig millions of fence post holes along our southern border!
Let me fix that please! Don't you mean pardon them, re-instate them with full back wages and then promote them?
Free Ramos and Compean.
Impeach Sutton.
I think this started from the top.....Bush.
You are so right!
It’s okay that a illegal immigrant DRUG DEALER changes his story, and still is held credible!?
"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government,
1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.
QUISLING: a synonym for traitor, someone who collaborates with the invaders of his country.
Just pardon the gentlemen and get it over with.
Sheesh.
Walker said the problem is "systemic" and not the fault of any single individual. But he complained that GAO has had to go through the office of General Counsel Philip Perry. Perry is married to Elizabeth Cheney, a former State Department official who is one of the vice president's two daughters. Walker said it is his understanding that people from Perry's office have to review documents GAO seeks before they are released and selectively sit in on interviews with department employees...
Homeland Security Inspector General Richard Skinner said his investigations have also been hindered. "We're experiencing the same problem," said Skinner, who added his office is "oftentimes" told who they can interview and that it sometimes takes weeks to get documents...
When Michael Chertoff was nominated to head the DHS in 2005, he had asked Perry to join him as the department’s general counsel. The two were not only colleagues at Latham & Watkins but also members of the conservative Federalist Society, and they were of like minds in their general distrust of government regulation of business...
Members of the House Committee condemned the extensive underhanded dealings between industry and government officials that have resulted in huge losses for taxpayers...
From what we've found, it appears Philip Perry may have also been involved with the Ramos/Compean prosecution and resulting 'confusion' over statements, testimony, investigation by Homeland Security. Perry resigned this month to 'spend more time with family'. Skinner is the one who admitted to congressmen last week that Homeland Security had 'misled them' about statements Ramos and Compean made to the Homeland security investigator. Perry's wife Elizabeth (daughter of Dick Cheney), was #2 at the State Dept for Mid eastern affairs until recently.
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Remember departing President Eisenhower warning us of the growing influence of the military-industrial complex? It appears that we must amend that to a political-industrial complex that is not only hindering real homeland security but the military Ike thought threatening.
Yep.
Perry is a big time lobbyist for Lockheed Martin. I see where they just got a BIG contract. Chertoff used to work for the same lobby/lawyer firm.
And the Vice President alternates between (appointed) public offices and...
Quisling... I recognize him, he’s a poster at WideAwakes.
Gets his bash-the-Right material from Morris Dees. In fact the SPLC is real popular with PC posters over there.
BTTT
At least the SPLC reviewed my book.
Some posters here sound have been overactive in bashing Ramos and Compean and sound like White House operatives. They might show up yet on this thread.
President Bush has shown no rush in pardoning the BP agents. Yet he has pardoned several people involved with the drug trade.
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