Good summary. Thanks FA
Yes, it's a "good summary". More precisely, it's a good summary of the "formal" process which is customarily followed.
For myself, I'd prefer a President who acted morally and ethically to one who hides behind formal process. President Bush need look no further than the example set by his own father, President George H.W. Bush, who pardoned Casper Weinberger immediately upon his indictment by Lawrence Walsh without even waiting for a trial, much less a conviction, appeal process or any "formal" recommendation for a pardon.
It has been extremely disheartening to observe these past few years the number of "law and order" Freepers in these types of threads who clearly worship the "legal process" and revere the "Justice System", but either can't discern or don't care whether or not "justice" is actually done...
I believe these people, and President Bush as well, are exactly the sort Shakespeare had in mind and so aptly described, through the words of Mark Antony: "for Brutus is an honorable man... and so are they all honorable men..."