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[winterbadger]

Bush commutes Libby prison sentence

I'd comment, but what is there to say? The guy's been convicted in a court of law, but instead of using the appeals process like any other citizens, he has friends in high places overrule the court.

I think it's long past time that the president's power to grant reprieves and pardons was amended out of the Constitution. It is so regularly used for corrupt and partisan reasons, and so rarely used for humane or merciful ones, that I question its purpose.

But this latest move is so typical of an administration that has ignored, sidestepped, and blatantly violated the law in pursuit of power that it hardly surprises me. These are a gang of criminals who have no respect for the law or the Constitution. That this president and vice president have remained in office, unimpeached, is a shame and an embarrassment to the entire nation.

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The only comfort I can take in this

[john-arundel.livejournal.com]

is that Bush continues to cost the Republicans and will - I hope to God - cost them the whitehouse and a majority in either house for some time to come. Bush is bad, the VP much worse - but the greatest villian in Rove, imo. The only one of these 3 not elected by the (tiny) majority of Americans that put them into office - his 'win at all costs' approach destroyed the ability of far better men than his current boss to effectively run (McCain for instance) and taken the Republicans and - Im afraid - the institution of the executive branch - down a road of evil 1st's that we will never recover from.

Re: The only comfort I can take in this

[winterbadger]

I keep hoping that if I knew more 19th century American history I could say "Oh, these guys are bad, but my goodness, they're not a patch on Old So And So in 18xxx, who had people's head's chopped off for disagreeing with his nomination for Postmaster General." *sigh* I think I may be hoping in vain.