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YoshaMazov · Joined: 10 May 2007 Location: Suwon

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/02/washington/02cnd-libby.html?hp

Once again, proving that rich, well-connected men are indeed above the law.

hogwonguy1979 · Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Location: the racoon den

absolutely disgusting

Alyallen · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:36 pm Post subject:

Yes....judged by a jury of his peers.

Bailed out by his peers....

Long live the U.S. judicial system Rolling Eyes

yawarakaijin · Joined: 08 Aug 2006

I am shocked. Rolling Eyes

Gopher · Joined: 04 Jun 2005

It is the President's Constitutional prerogative.

dogbert · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Location: Killbox 90210

cbclark4 · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Location: Masan

Constitution of the United States

Article. II.
Section. 2.

The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

Within the law not above the law.

twg · Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Location: Getting some fresh air...

YoshaMazov · Joined: 10 May 2007 Location: Suwon

I don't think anybody is saying Bush broke the law; we all understand he has the legal right to pardon/commute the sentence of anyone he sees fit.
The point is that Bush has used this power to prevent his political ally from going to prison, even after Libby's appeal was unanimously rejected by a Court of Appeals, with two of the three judges even being Republican appointees.
Governor Bush oversaw a surprisingly huge number of executions while in Texas, and when he was asked why he didn't pardon any of the convicted inmates, he replied,
"I don�t believe my role [as governor] is to replace the verdict of a jury with my own, unless there are new facts or evidence of which a jury was unaware, or evidence that the trial was somehow unfair."

Oh, how the times have changed.
Were there new facts with Libby? No.
Was the jury unaware of any evidence? No.
Was the trial unfair? No. Unlike the hundreds of poor, non-white minorities that were ended under Bush's death machine, Scooter Libby had access to an amazing legal team. A legal team, may I add, that couldn't convince any judge to agree with them.

The message it sends to Americans is clear: Loyal Bushies are indeed above the law. Today public confidence in government has completely bottomed out. This decision will only act as a catalyst in the rapid deterioration of the legitimacy of his presidency..

jkelly80 · Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Location: you boys like mexico?

NAVFC · Joined: 10 May 2006

Imbroglio · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject:

Good!

The whole thing was a politically driven liberal witch hunt anyway.

I can picture all the liberals typing out emails on thier new iphones..

!!!!s and + + +++s everywhere, with a few OMG thrown in for effect .

I mean, why not? What's going to happen, his poll numbers will drop?

NAVFC · Joined: 10 May 2006

wannago · Joined: 16 Apr 2004

Just to put things into perspective:

Here is a list of pardons granted by Slick Willie in January, 2001. Just one month...

Pardons for a lot of cocaine offenders and LOTS of other crimes against government and society.

I'm not saying Libby's pardon is right, but to feign shock and dismay and pretend that W is the only president to pardon someone is....well.....assinine.

jkelly80 · Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Location: you boys like mexico?