Posted on 01/15/2009 7:01:02 AM PST by SwinneySwitch
Monica Ramos and Patty Compean still have hope.
It is the slim hope that President Bush will, in his administration's final hours, commute the sentences of their husbands.
Ignacio "Nacho" Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, two former Border Patrol agents, were sentenced to 11 and 12 years in prison, respectively, in October 2006 in the nonfatal shooting of a now-convicted Mexican drug smuggler. They have been in federal prison since January 2007.
The convictions of the two men led to an outcry across the nation, and nearly a half-million signatures were collected for a presidential pardon. The notoriety of the case also forced prosecutors with the U.S. attorney's office in the Western District of Texas to explain publicly why the two men were convicted of violating the civil rights of the fleeing suspect.
"Every day I believe that the president will do the right thing," Mrs. Ramos told The Washington Times by phone from her home in Texas. "Our three sons have been devastated by this; there is nothing that can replace the time that has been already lost."
The Bush administration's treatment of Ramos and Compean - Mr. Bush has resisted previous calls - contrasts sharply with its actions toward the Border Patrol's leader. Chief David V. Aguilar, whose tenure has been widely criticized on other grounds besides the shooting case, received a $61,200 merit-award bonus.
At the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, a dozen House members held a news conference to urge Mr. Bush to commute the sentences of the agents before he leaves office Tuesday.
"They were not in the commission of a crime; they were in the commission of defending our borders, and they should have been acknowledged for having done that," said Rep. Louie Gohmert, Texas Republican.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
“P.S: To write Jose Compean or Nacho Ramos, see below:
Ignacio Ramos #58079-180
FCI Phoenix
Federal Correctional Institution
37910 N. 45th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85086
Jose Compean #58080180
FCI Elkton
PO Box 10
Lisbon, OH 44432”
Thank you! They need our support.
You can listen to Laura Ingraham’s Friday interview with the wives of Ramos and Compean here:
The audio even works great with dial-up. :)
THANKS!!!!
Feel free to post a picture.
I’m not the one who made the mistake. You feel free to post a picture or identify the man you claimed was Compean.
‘Comments of a smug loser armchair general. ‘
Gee, how juvenile. I’ve come to expect it from some of the dumber R&C kooks.
AP description under photo in a Washington Times article! Have at it!
I’m not the one who made the mistake. You feel free to post a picture or identify the man you claimed was Compean.
You are both wrong. Do you have vision problems? Maybe a hard head causes poor eyesight.
Should be 3 of us are wrong. 4 now, counting you.
Movealong.org.
Bush Commutes Sentences of Two Border Agents Convicted of Shooting Drug Dealer
Fox News | Fox News
Posted on Monday, January 19, 2009 11:58:40 AM by E.G.C.
Breaking per Fox News.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2167463/posts
GOP’s Cornyn Makes Final Plea to Free Border Agents
Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2009 8:08:38 AM by BellStar
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2166360/posts
Just saw the news - commutation’s something of a travesty, but better than nothing. Pardon was the right way to go, IMHO.
Colonel, USAFR
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