Posted on 05/06/2015 1:08:53 PM PDT by Servant of the Cross
In case you missed it yesterday, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee announced another run for the White House. In an already crowded GOP field, there are many questions surrounding whether Huckabee can successfully make it through the primary. Putting the horse race aside, pundits seem to be forgetting a very important and devastating decision Huckabee made during his time as governor.
In 2000, despite objections from prosecutors, Huckabee granted clemency to a man named Maurice Clemmons. Background from the Arkansas Leader:
Several prosecutors around the state are upset with Gov. Huckabee for grant- ing clemency to violent criminals, but he is blaming the prosecutors for often not seeking the maximum penalty and keeping felons locked up longer.
Until now, Huckabee has refused to comment on his controversial policy of making violent prisoners eligible for parole they include murderers, armed robbers and rapists, who often return to a life of crime after theyre freed but in a statement to The Leader this week, he lashed out at prosecutors for not doing more to keep prisoners behind bars to which Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney Larry Jegley had this response: Thats a load of baloney.
Im offended as a prosecutor and as a citizen. He can blame the prosecutors, but ultimately hes the man responsible, Jegley says. Hes the only one who can sign on the dotted line."
Jegley cites numerous examples of Huckabees freeing felons who go on committing more crimes and wind up back in prison.
Maurice Clemmons received a 35-year sentence in the early 1990s for armed robbery and theft. His sentence was commuted in May 2000, and he was let out three months later.
The following March, Clemmons committed two armed robberies and other crimes and was sentenced to 10 years. Youd think theyd keep him locked up after that, but no: He was paroled last March and is now wanted for aggravated robbery.
If Huckabee decides to set these criminals free, Jegley says, at least he ought to give an accounting. I cant imagine why in the world theyd want them released from jail. Theres a good reason were afraid of them. The sad truth is that a significant number of people re-offend.
Nine years later, Clemmons was arrested and charged for the murders of four Washington State police officers. The officers left behind husbands, wives and children:
Maurice Clemmons, the 37-year-old Tacoma man being sought for questioning in the killing this morning of four Lakewood police officers, has a long criminal record punctuated by violence, erratic behavior and concerns about his mental health.
This is just one example of many. Huckabee has an alarming record of releasing criminals who end up re-committing serious and violent crimes like rape, assault and murder. That record should be up for scrutiny as he attempts, again, to make it into the White House.
Dear GOP - make sure Cruz is the man in 2016, or prepare to lose spectacularly.
I’m sure he did it on purpose just to kill an innocent person!
Come on, get some wisdom. Gov. Mike Huckabee went up against Bill and Hillary at the height of their power in their own state . . . AND WON.
He’s the only Christian that can get this done - he can beat Hillary!
[ Several prosecutors around the state are upset with Gov. Huckabee for grant- ing clemency to violent criminals, but he is blaming the prosecutors for often not seeking the maximum penalty and keeping felons locked up longer.
Until now, Huckabee has refused to comment on his controversial policy of making violent prisoners eligible for parole they include murderers, armed robbers and rapists, who often return to a life of crime after theyre freed ]
Isn’t this like opening a gate on the farm and then blaming the cows getting out on the shabby fence when all the cows left via the open gate?????
He also pardoned a murderer who went on to murder again in Kansas City.
Just tell Huck you’ve come to Jesus and he will pardon anyone.
Please. How can you even think that? Wisdom? Here's just a little of Mike Huckabee:
Joy Behars Favorite Republican
Sally Kohn: Why This Liberal Hearts Huckabee
I could go one but I just dont want to
Cruz or Lose! So telling that Mike's first actions after announcing are to attack Ted Cruz.
So tell me, since Huckleberry can’t quite explain it, how a preacher gets “un-called” from the ministry? The switch from the ministry to the kleptocracy was a nice touch, a bit of a different approach to spending somebody’s else’s money?
How can Chuck Norris be so stupid as to endorse this guy?
Come on, get some wisdom.
It reflects poorly on his judgement, or lack of it.
Is that what they meant by compassionate conservatism http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3286159/posts
... made perfect sense to me.
You think Hillary won’t do a Willie Horton with this?
Norris could be in the early stages of dementia.
He's 75 years old. Born: March 10, 1940
He’s unattractive, liberal and hypocritical. I don’t think that he can win even the nomination.
If Hillary can pull the wool over people's eyes, I'm sure Huck can do a pretty good job as well.
If you say so.
Clemmons was never arrested or charged with the murders since he was shot dead while on the run. What part of that don’t you understand?
This one act should end any chance of him being President—Being a “Love Jesus” President would be worse than what we have Now. Huck has no guts. The world powers and leaders would play him like a banjo. Image—President Huck facing President (Czar) Putin? Old Vlad would eat him for lunch. Whats he going to do? Play a little song for him? he had his chance—and lost. Even Mittens would be better. I believe he isn’t fit to be VP. (Better Trump as VP than Huck). He plays dirty and isn’t even a good man of Christ—he let his anti-Mormonism lead him to sink Mitt Romney in West Virgina. No to Huckelberry!
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