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Bush Considering Pardon for Border Agents Convicted of Shooting Mexican Drug Runner
Fox News ^
| 1/19/2007
Posted on 01/19/2007 11:46:57 AM PST by Antoninus
WASHINGTON — President Bush promised to review a case for a possible pardon of two former U.S. Border Patrol agents serving time in prison for shooting a Mexican drug runner. Bush said in an interview with KFOX-TV in El Paso, Texas, Thursday that he would "take a sober look at the case" as it works its way through the appeals system.
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Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., introduced a bill on Thursday to pardon the agents, joining a growing group of supporters of the men, including Reps. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., and Ted Poe, R-Texas.
Hunter collected 76 co-sponsors on a House bill he introduced that would pardon the agents. The bill is the first of its kind in Congress, said Hunter spokesman Joe Kasper. The legislation is likely to head to the House Judiciary Committee for consideration.
"We cannot turn our back on agents Compean and Ramos or the rest of the men and women proudly serving in the U.S. Border Patrol. These two agents deserve our full support and the congressional pardon provided by this legislation," Hunter said in a statement.
Hunter also sent a letter to the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons requesting the two former agents be segregated from the general prison population — some of which the ex-agents may have helped put away.
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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: addictedleroy; aliens; compean; duncanhunter; election2008; illegalimmigration; immigrantlist; ramos
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Gotta love Duncan Hunter...
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posted on
01/19/2007 11:47:01 AM PST
by
Antoninus
To: Fierce Allegiance; abigailsmybaby; afnamvet; Afronaut; airborne; Antoninus; areafiftyone; Arsee; ...
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posted on
01/19/2007 11:47:53 AM PST
by
Antoninus
( Rudy McRomney as the GOP nominee = President Hillary. Why else do you think the media loves them?)
To: Antoninus
Good for Hunter and good for Bush.
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posted on
01/19/2007 11:48:09 AM PST
by
SolidWood
(Sadr lives. Kill him.)
To: Admin Moderator
Ooops. That should be "Agents" in the title...
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posted on
01/19/2007 11:49:58 AM PST
by
Antoninus
( Rudy McRomney as the GOP nominee = President Hillary. Why else do you think the media loves them?)
To: Antoninus
Yep! I hope those guys are out by lunchtime today (California time)!
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posted on
01/19/2007 11:51:36 AM PST
by
Fierce Allegiance
("Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors.")
To: SolidWood
...and good for Bush. He could still say no........
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posted on
01/19/2007 11:52:25 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Rachel Carson is responsible for more deaths than Adolf Hitler...............)
To: Fierce Allegiance
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posted on
01/19/2007 11:52:42 AM PST
by
gruntSGT
(Can anyone help me tell me the difference between Lindsey Graham and John Kerry?)
To: Antoninus
If the Border Patrol agents are unionized, why are the democrats so quiet on this subject? Aren't the RATS the "biggest fans" of the unions and their voters?
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posted on
01/19/2007 11:53:46 AM PST
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
(If voting really changed things, it would be illegal.)
To: Antoninus
I disagree with Hunter seeking a congressional pardon here. I would rather they pass a resolution asking Bush to grant a pardon.
I don't like conservative usurpation of power any more than I like liberal usurpation of power.
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posted on
01/19/2007 11:54:00 AM PST
by
dirtboy
(Duncan Hunter - a candidate who doesn't need infomercials to convince you he's a conservative)
To: dirtboy
I don't like conservative usurpation of power any more than I like liberal usurpation of power.
Honestly, I don't think the pardon has any chance of going through the House. Hunter probably doesn't either. It's a way of applying pressure to the president. And at this point, I'm sure as h3ll glad someone is stepping up to the plate in that regard.
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posted on
01/19/2007 11:56:03 AM PST
by
Antoninus
( Rudy McRomney as the GOP nominee = President Hillary. Why else do you think the media loves them?)
To: K4Harty
If the Border Patrol agents are unionized, why are the democrats so quiet on this subject? Aren't the RATS the "biggest fans" of the unions and their voters?
They like drug dealers and illegal immigrants too, so it's a real conundrum for them.
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posted on
01/19/2007 11:56:50 AM PST
by
Antoninus
( Rudy McRomney as the GOP nominee = President Hillary. Why else do you think the media loves them?)
To: Antoninus
Yes, good idea. Important to say it just right. We have to prepare to defend it. One defense--well, he didn't owe uncle Sam 600 million.
To: Antoninus
He's one of the few in DC with balls.
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posted on
01/19/2007 11:58:25 AM PST
by
shield
(A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand; but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
To: Antoninus
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posted on
01/19/2007 12:01:06 PM PST
by
wastedyears
("Gun control is hitting your target accurately." - Richard Marcinko)
To: Antoninus
"They like drug dealers and illegal immigrants too, so it's a real conundrum for them."
Kind of like when they hate WAL-Mart up until the time they hire illegal aliens. Then Wal-Mart is okay.
Hunter for President. There will be no usurpation of power. The entire scheme is to apply pressure on the Pres.
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posted on
01/19/2007 12:02:23 PM PST
by
TheeOhioInfidel
("I do not subscribe to using the Koran in any way." - Virgil Goode)
To: dirtboy
I don't like conservative usurpation of power any more than I like liberal usurpation of power. Same here.
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posted on
01/19/2007 12:03:10 PM PST
by
pgkdan
(Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions - G.K. Chesterton)
To: SolidWood
This should never have gone this long.
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posted on
01/19/2007 12:03:11 PM PST
by
Holicheese
(Beerfest could be the greatest movie ever made!)
To: Antoninus
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posted on
01/19/2007 12:05:47 PM PST
by
Just A Nobody
(I - LOVE - my attitude problem! NEVER AGAIN...Support our Troops! Beware the ENEMEDIA)
To: Antoninus
"I'll look into it". This is exactly what I say to my daughter when the answer is "no" but I don't feel like arguing about it right then.
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posted on
01/19/2007 12:06:06 PM PST
by
joebuck
To: TheeOhioInfidel
There will be no usurpation of power.Sorry, but when Hunter talks about exploring a legal gray area that hasn't been explored regarding Congressional powers, he's lost me on this one. Under the 10th, if a power is not specifically enumerated to Congress, they don't have it. Which means I may have to re-think Hunter a bit - I don't like usurpation, period, and I want a president who sees the 10th as something to be restored, not ignored.
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posted on
01/19/2007 12:10:26 PM PST
by
dirtboy
(Duncan Hunter - a candidate who doesn't need infomercials to convince you he's a conservative)
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