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Bush Commutes Sentences of Two Border Agents Convicted of Shooting Drug Dealer
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| 1-19-09
| DEB RIECHMANN
Posted on 01/19/2009 9:58:40 AM PST by E.G.C.
Edited on 01/19/2009 10:46:59 AM PST by Admin Moderator.
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To: E.G.C.
Now Nancy can add this commutation to her list of criminal inquiries into the administration.
To: 08bil98z24
They still committed a crime. Commuted works for me, they do not deserve to be in jail, BUT they still did abuse their power by filing a false report ... Law enforcement/border enforcement is something they never deserve to be EVER again. Maybe we should prevent the Border Patrol from ever being put into that position. Land-mines and lethal-electrified fences should do just nicely.
To: E.G.C.; RedRover; jazusamo
Lo-o-o-o-o-o-n-g overdue. too long. I wish Pres. Bush had the cojones to do this a year and a half ago!
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posted on
01/19/2009 10:55:05 AM PST
by
dynachrome
(Barack Hussein Obama yunikku khinaaziir)
To: Chris DeWeese
"Commuted = free without guns to protect themselves. Its a heck of an upgrade, but my wifes reaction isnt fit to print."Nor is mine.
Bush's buddy on the border, Johnny Sutton, U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Texas, is still a pissant.
We can hope that Zero's AG's first action will be to fire Sutton.
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posted on
01/19/2009 10:55:11 AM PST
by
Redbob
(W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
To: freema
Thanks for the ping. Have been praying for these men and for President Bush to soften his heart towards these men. Thank God.
To: mkjessup
From the article
"Nearly the entire bipartisan congressional delegation from Texas and other lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle pleaded with Bush to grant them clemency."I won't be praising President Bush on this one. Sounds like he was dragged into doing the right thing.
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posted on
01/19/2009 10:56:13 AM PST
by
McGruff
To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..
To: E.G.C.
Hallelujah!!! Best thing he’s done in years!!!
To: Vaquero
at least they can fight their conviction from the comfort of their homesI hope you're right on that.
Questions for FR lawyers:
1. If the president has pardoned you, can you still appeal your conviction?
2. If not, if the president has only commuted your sentence (not given a pardon), can you still appeal your conviction?
I think this could be relevant in the Scooter Libby case. Have read that Libby has not asked for a pardon.
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posted on
01/19/2009 11:01:13 AM PST
by
shhrubbery!
(Dear media: Palin is pure as Alaska snow - it's OBAMA who was "NEVER VETTED" !)
To: E.G.C.
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posted on
01/19/2009 11:01:46 AM PST
by
Rick_Michael
(Have no fear "Senator Government" is here)
To: freema; bigheadfred
and VelaBeen looking and can't find a thing yet, Ma. Thanks for the ping.
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posted on
01/19/2009 11:02:57 AM PST
by
jazusamo
(But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
To: E.G.C.
GOD BLESS PRESIDENT BUSH!
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posted on
01/19/2009 11:03:03 AM PST
by
Munz
(Infiltrate Interrogate Eradicate NEXT!)
To: McGruff
I won't be praising President Bush on this one. Sounds like he was dragged into doing the right thing.
Bush was probably advised by his closest advisers that, if he didn't, Obama possibly would -- and that would make it look even worse for him and his legacy.
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posted on
01/19/2009 11:03:09 AM PST
by
TomGuy
It's about F*****G time, and it should have been a FULL PARDON!
But then I guess Bush got what he wanted. He gave a message to anyone who might actually enforce US border laws. "Do it, and you and your family will lose everything."
Mark
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posted on
01/19/2009 11:03:34 AM PST
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: E.G.C.
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posted on
01/19/2009 11:04:32 AM PST
by
manc
(Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick MA,CT sham marriage end racism end affirmative action)
To: madison10
It's President Bush until tomorrow, BTW. Actually, it is customary to retain the title after the office. That's why it was always "Ambassador Keyes" and such.
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posted on
01/19/2009 11:04:33 AM PST
by
sam_paine
(X .................................)
To: E.G.C.
...That's great, How about retiring the WOD, The DEA, the Drug Czar, and a trillion other failed Federal Bureaucrats??? ...Pardon them and the inmates incarcerated for nonviolent behaviors...
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posted on
01/19/2009 11:05:26 AM PST
by
gargoyle
(...Don't bring shotguns to UFO landings, let the aliens land, they might be here to pick me up...)
To: Tarheel; geologist
Bush commuted the sentences not pardoned, but still good news Good for Bush, he finally got the message.
This is the best possible outcome, since it leaves the door open for further legal actions with evidence on the perp, e.g., which could lead to full exoneration or the lifting at least of the felony convictions and restoration of their rights. It also leaves the door open for a future pardon and restoration of rights, going the other way.
To: Drew68
I heard one of their wives on the radio, and they wanted commutations, not pardons. They said accepting a pardon would have been an admission of guilt, and they still plan on fighting the conviction.
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posted on
01/19/2009 11:06:44 AM PST
by
hoppity
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