Posted on 01/18/2007 2:13:50 PM PST by alienken
Clinton would've pardoned these men-if they could afford it.
I am so incensed at this, I actually called the White House for the first time ever. The person taking my call said that she's been taking quite a few on this subject. I'll also call Sens. Casey and Specter, don't know what good THAT will do....:(
These men should not serve time. If they made a mistake and tried to hide it, they need firing,but not jail time.
PLEASE, PARDON THEM!!!
They did make a mistake, a felonious one.
That felony carries a mandatory jail sentence.
They will get an appeal.
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Yes, it may take a while, maybe the jurors who were 'coerced' into convicting them without access to all the pertinent info of the event that night will also be heard.
Thanks for being consistent, prnd21.
In the mean time, we wouldn't want to infringe on the right of certain folks to smuggle drugs across our borders with impunity and without fear of much repercussion at all should they be injured doing so..
I think Bush will be as deaf to this as he is to all concerns about the invasion from the South. His message to Border Agents should be loud and clear, "They're comin' in and don't you dare get in their way."
I'd vote to impeach over that alone.
What info was kept out of court?
The jurors voted 12-0 to convict. Do they get a mulligan?
So you readily discount the comments of a couple of the jurors after the fact? That's cool.
Like I said, thanks for being consistent.
You shouldn't be allowed to vote then.
There was no felony here. Why was our Gov. pandering to the drug smuggler? I think the Border Patrol should have more credibility than a known drug runner.
What can one say, even Mexican cartels have their supporters here. What a forum. ;-)
Fortunately, our justice system doesn't work by a majority vote of the uninformed or misinformed calling the white house.
These men should not serve time. If they made a mistake and tried to hide it, they need firing,but not jail time.
What they did is infinitely less serious than what Sandy Burgler did. Their punishment should reflect that.
They SHOT AN UNARMED MAN IN THE BACK.
That's not a mistake, that's assault with a deadly weapon.
"These two convicted felons don't deserve a pardon. Obstruction of justice is serious."
Shooting foriegn drug traffickers who are illegally on our soil is always justice.
If the congressmen who support these men really want to help future border patrol officers, they need to find ways to make examples out of the prosecutor and judge who tried them. Whether it's using their budgetary weapons or backroom deals, they need to crucify those two. That will send a positive message.
Pres. Bush is sending a message to other ajents be nice to mexicans I like them.
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