[Iwo Jima]

I am very confident that the 5th Circuit will reverse this conviction. Bush will see to it. He won't pardon them (he can't), but he will take the heat off by getting the 5th Circuit panel to in essence do it for him.

[ContemptofCourt]

I am very confident that the 5th Circuit will reverse this conviction. Bush will see to it. He won't pardon them (he can't), but he will take the heat off by getting the 5th Circuit panel to in essence do it for him.

OK, IJ, you lost me there. How is "Bush going to see to it"? That's the whole friggin purpose of the lifetime appointments...so the executive or legislative branches can't screw with the judiciary or their work.

I know plenty of circuit court judges, and not one of them is beholden to anyone in the executive branch.

[FOXFANVOX]

"Bush......won't pardon them (he can't), but he will take the heat off by getting the 5th Circuit panel to in essence do it for him."

CoC critiques the last part of your statement, I would question the first part. Pres. Bush can pardon the USBP Agents. It is stated in the US Constitution that he has that power. [The nonsense about waiting for the proper process is just that, nonsense.] Unfortunately, his Texas pal Johnny Sutton has his ear so I don't look for a pardon unless the people of this country ratchet it up several more notches.