I’m probably going to get flamed, but I think that President Bush is respecting the Constitutional balance of power by commuting sentences rather than granting pardons.
What...What did Clinton do for Marc Rich?....and the FALN terrorists?
"W"'s just refusing to pardon these men because he screwed up and let them get prosecuted needlessly.
He's too embarrassed to admit it. He will be haunted by that fact until the day he dies.
Pardons are one of Constitutional powers of the Presidency. The founders gave it to him in the NAME OF BALANCE. He would be disrespecting that balance BY GIVING IT UP.
WRONGO.
The Constitution (unfortunately) gives the President unfettered power of pardon.