Doesn't it make you wonder why they have taken such a hard line on this? These two are very politically savvy. They know that this stance is dangerous for them. I don't see them taking that kind of chance just for a headline.
Yes, but I obviously draw a very different conclusion from the prevailing opinion on FR. I wonder why everyone agitating on behalf of those two defendants are afraid of the appeals process if, in fact, there are so many flaws in the case against them. If all those claims are true, then the men would be better off having their convictions overturned. A pardon implicitly says they were guilty, but are being given a second chance.
Oh, and even politically savvy individuals can have their own agendas. In my opinion, they see the flood of Mexicans into our state, and see a threat to their political careers. Now if they were honest about that, I could understand. But for either of them to take the monumentally disgusting tack of threatening the President with impeachment if the former agents are harmed while in jail just turns my stomach. (That's how the matter was present on the Al Rantel and John & Ken shows tonight.)
Those men are in jail because they were convicted by a jury. A judge presided over the trial, and the men had benefit of defense counsel. While I expect mindless rhetoric on forums such as this, two members of Congress definitely know better than to not only try to circumvent the judicial process, but to try to make this or any president responsible for what happens in a court of law. That is a complete violation of their oaths to protect and defend the Constitution, for no president has the right or power to interfere in a judicial process.