President Commutes Sentences for Ramos & Compean on Final Day of Office

U.S. Border Control [usbc@usbc.org] ^ | 01/19/2009 | Edward I. Nelson

[JOAT]

FINALLY!

[Don Corleone]

BUMP!

[exist]

I’ll miss President Bush. I’m wearing my Bush-Cheney hat all this week just to annoy people.

[Lion Den Dan]

Commuted sentence??? I think this ltill leaves them as convicted fellons with no right to own fire arms, vote or work in law enforcement.

[OPS4]

Finally one for the good guys!

[Ellendra]

Well its about time!!! Been praying for those two since this started.

[JOAT]

Commuted sentence??? I think this ltill leaves them as convicted fellons with no right to own fire arms, vote or work in law enforcement.

Yes, pardons were the correct answer, but this is better than 10 more years in prison under the Zero administration.

[Army Air Corps]

I was hoping for full pardons, but I’ll take this over nothing.

[CindyDawg]

I believe they can still appeal.

[R. Scott]

YES!

[Obamageddon]

Look for the Obanassiah one up President Bush by pardoning Ramos and Compean over the top of Bush’s commutation very soon after the immaculation.

[CindyDawg]

Are they out yet?

[Steamburg]

You think right, Commutation does not remove the taint of conviction and leaves them open to civil sanctions as well as criminal sanctions. You also left out that as convicted felons they will not automatically get their right to vote restored.
This decision is not unlike many of the Bush Decisions, calculated to almost do the right thing while giving the left a victory.
Sadly, he lacked the foresight to use a crisis to consolidate power. He was given so many chances and squandered them all.

[rhinohunter]

I think this ltill[sic] leaves them as convicted fellons[sic] with no right to own fire arms, vote or work in law enforcement.

That's OK... they can earn a lot more jack in the private sector and/or Conservative movement as American Heroes.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

“I was hoping for full pardons, but I’ll take this over nothing.”

I Agree!

[csmusaret]

Anyone here ever wonder why none of the other Border Patrol agents on the scene fired at the fleeing suspect?

[Sgt_Schultze]

Not until March 20. Why not today?

[JamesA]

Give them an opportunity to get their jobs back with full back pay, or infact just give them back pay, with NO criminal record. Try that one George!

[JOAT]

Anyone here ever wonder why none of the other Border Patrol agents on the scene fired at the fleeing suspect?

No.

I have wondered why they let the sack o' crap go, only to be caught AGAIN smuggling more drugs over the border later however.

I have also pondered that their mistake was only wounding said sack o' crap.

[GodGunsGuts]

Better late than never!