ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS WAITING:
Jose Alonso Compean (left) and Ignacio "Nacho" Ramos, who
are serving federal prison terms, would be given a chance
at freedom if President Bush considers a pardon.
Posted on 01/15/2009 7:01:02 AM PST by SwinneySwitch
Monica Ramos and Patty Compean still have hope.
It is the slim hope that President Bush will, in his administration's final hours, commute the sentences of their husbands.
Ignacio "Nacho" Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, two former Border Patrol agents, were sentenced to 11 and 12 years in prison, respectively, in October 2006 in the nonfatal shooting of a now-convicted Mexican drug smuggler. They have been in federal prison since January 2007.
The convictions of the two men led to an outcry across the nation, and nearly a half-million signatures were collected for a presidential pardon. The notoriety of the case also forced prosecutors with the U.S. attorney's office in the Western District of Texas to explain publicly why the two men were convicted of violating the civil rights of the fleeing suspect.
"Every day I believe that the president will do the right thing," Mrs. Ramos told The Washington Times by phone from her home in Texas. "Our three sons have been devastated by this; there is nothing that can replace the time that has been already lost."
The Bush administration's treatment of Ramos and Compean - Mr. Bush has resisted previous calls - contrasts sharply with its actions toward the Border Patrol's leader. Chief David V. Aguilar, whose tenure has been widely criticized on other grounds besides the shooting case, received a $61,200 merit-award bonus.
At the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, a dozen House members held a news conference to urge Mr. Bush to commute the sentences of the agents before he leaves office Tuesday.
"They were not in the commission of a crime; they were in the commission of defending our borders, and they should have been acknowledged for having done that," said Rep. Louie Gohmert, Texas Republican.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
There is good cause for Hope and Change....Thursday,
January 15, 2009 12:48 AM
Please read , act now and pass it along... I talked to Monica Ramos this(yesterday) evening. She is in very good spirits in spite of all the hassles she continues to endure.
There are high "hopes" as the time draws near for a decision by the President to commute the sentences of Ignacio and Jose....Ramos and Compean. I would like to ask for just one more week that you make a call or send an email to increase the exposure of this wrongful decision..this travesty of justice... against two fine border agents and their families. For now, not a time to gripe...
express that Justice for All begins with the pardon/commutation of Ramos and Compean....
express the desire to see these brave border patrol agents pardoned/commuted, home with their families to continue a life so abruptly separated ...
and emphasize the need for greater border security NOW, border security FIRST
Ask for an update on the status, we want a "Change" in their status and we "Hope" a light is seen, then please...express anything else you may desire.
'president@whitehouse.gov'
White House Comments Line: 202-456-1111
White House Fax: 202-456-2461
Email the White House: comments@whitehouse.gov
Sen. Hutchison 202-224-5922 or local office in your area
Sen. Cornyn 202-224-2934 or local office in your area
PHONE CONGRESS at: 202-224-3121
Unfortunately all the 800 and 866 numbers I have....are now disconnected. Let me know if anyone has an 8xx number and I'll pass it along.
Thank you
Larry & Marie Youngblood
Done...
Don’t hold your breath. I don’t have ANY faith that President Bush will do the right thing in this case.
agreed
You and me both. I want him to commute the sentences. I do not expect him to do that.
When HUMAN EVENTS interviewed Bush and asked him about this case he refused to talk about saying “I’m not talking pardons”.
Bush is a squish and always has been.
Texas 2 ping!
This is on opportunity for GWB to show which side of the fence he is really on. I say free them now with a huge apology.
I don’t expect him to pardon these guys, because like all other RINOS, he is more concerned with his favor ability among Democrats, than he is for the rest of his base.
Drivel he is not a Rino. never was.
Only in the mind of bitter bitter conservatives does that thought live
Commutation seems like the right course of action here.
He already has and he's not going to, and that's what showed me who he really is.
You know your right. My bad here.
What I should have said is that he's not a conservative, and never has been.
But you called me a bitter Conservative, and I suppose there is some truth in that!
Gee.. does it really show?
That piss-ant White House RINO JORGE pardon two actual men? Fat chance.
That depends on your view of the GOP and it's proper place in the political spectrum. If you think Ike, Nixon, and Ford were conservatives you probably think the Bushes are also conservatives. But if like me your concept of a conservative Republican is Ronald Reagan, then both Bush 41 and 43 are RINOs, and McCain is a ne plus ultra RINO.
You are correct, sir, he is not a RINO. He's more like a socialist or, at best, another garden-variety liberal. That he belonged to the Republican Party was purely accidental or a matter of convenience.
bitterbitter
Agreed. I find him more in tune with the liberal label than anything else. Way too much the social engineer and big spender.
Whether he issues the pardons will play a major role in my final opinion of him. Admittedly, it is not very good right now.
Just sent an email to Cornyn’s office asking for his position on commutation/pardon. Haven’t heard back yet.
Colonel, USAFR
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