Posted on 11/26/2008 12:25:18 AM PST by South40
Bush should be ashamed of himself; he springs a dope supplier, pal of Carly Simons on a letter from Orin Hatch. Yet he lets two law enforcement officers rot in jail for shooting a drug dealer in the butt. GW is going out just as his old man did, a laughing stock. IE, spend spend, no domestic leadership,out of control illegal immigration and surrounded by a bunch of nitwit advisers. And let’s not kid ourselves, the reason we lost the house the senate and the presidency is because of GWB.
To: Outrance
What am I missing? Everything I have read about these border agents makes it sound like an obvious travesty of justice. What is the other side of the story? There must be something else?
Apparently the cops were busted for not reporting the incident as the dope dealer escaped into Mexico with a bullet in his butt.
Jay Severin said yesterday that his sources inside the Administration said the pardons would get done soon.
Yep, 10 years for "not doing the paperwork".
I know people who have done much worse and have be subject to punishments that are not 5% of the punishments these agents are having to endure.
They are supposedly being kept in solitary confinement for their own safety, but the federal government operates "prison camps" where they would be perfectly safe.
Ramos and Compean are being made an example of - and it's purely evil.
I got to go with this answer too. I been saying the same thing, Someone should tell Jorge Boosh he is not President of Mexico
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Bush has a legacy - the WORST President in recent times and the one man who did the MOST to damage Republican chances in 2008 - and into the future.
The score so far is 1 for Bush and 26 against Bush. Doofer, do you think that perhaps you could be mistaken?
As a law enforcement officer, allow me to answer your question: In general, law enforcement officers have NEVER had the right to shoot at a fleeing suspect. There are exceptions, but generally speaking, once the bad guy starts running away, there is no reason to use deadly force.
Well thought out, and well said!
All Bush has to do is have the papers drawn up, sign them, and it's a done deal. He could have it done in ten minutes, there is no reason for any delay.
Compean and Ramos could have been home for Thanksgiving, but Bush prefers them to be in solitary confinement.
I hope Bush gets similar "justice" someday.
I'll say the same as I say now; Bush campaigned as a conservative and governed like a liberal; Bush has destroyed the Republican brand; Bush has more allegience to Mexico than these United States; Bush is the worst president I have ever voted for; and Bush is an embarrassment to all self-respecting conservatives.
One day youll regret not supporting President Bush.
I supported Jorge right up until he revealed himself to be the best Republican president the liberal Democrats have ever had and a traitor to the conservative base.
Nail, head.
Remember Lon Horiuchi the FBI agent that shot the wife and baby of Weaver at Ruby Ridge?
Horiuchi successfully petitioned to remove the case to federal court,[4] where the case was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge on May 14, 1998, who cited the supremacy clause of the Constitution which grants immunity to federal officers acting in the scope of their employment.[1]
From wikipedia- I wonder why this wasnt applicable to the border patrolmen that were given 10 and 12 years in the pen for wounding a drug dealer?
If Mexican officials protest the agents’ release, Bush will not pardon them.
He pays no attention to America where Mexico is concerned.
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