Big bttt!!!!!
Small correction. It should read:
"it sends a message to every law-enforcement agent that if you counter the Bush agenda on unfettered illegal immigration, then you will be charged with something, no matter how ridiculous, and sent to prison for a long time.
From the Fourth concerning border searches --''That searches made at the border, pursuant to the longstanding right of the sovereign to protect itself by stopping and examining persons and property crossing into this country, are reasonable simply by virtue of the fact that they occur at the border, should, by now, require no extended demonstration.'' Authorized by the First Congress, the customs search in these circumstances requires no warrant, no probable cause, not even the showing of some degree of suspicion that accompanies even investigatory stops. Moreover, while prolonged detention of travelers beyond the routine customs search and inspection must be justified by the Terry standard of reasonable suspicion having a particularized and objective basis, Terry protections as to the length and intrusiveness of the search do not apply.
We’ve gotta disassociate ourselves from Jorge—or we’re toast.
This act (or inaction) is way beyond disgusting.
Personally, I don’t think President’s should be pardoning anybody, under most circumstances.
And sorry, these two should not be ‘pardoned’.
A commutation of sentence, perhaps, but not a pardon. They’ve shown they should NEVER be allowed to carry a firearm and a badge again. The poor judgement they exercised cannot be denied.
But you can make the case the sentence was way to harsh given the circumstances.
These two were featured on Americas Most Wanted in a segment that completely ripped the Federal Prosecutor. As big a fan as I am of John Walsh, I still couldn’t believe it was so absolutely one-sided in favor of the BP agents.
Remember GWB is said to be “loyal” to his “friends”. So Johnny Sutton can block such pardons. In fact, the pardons were never even considered by the stubborn GWB.