"Nuthin up here Barney."
Posted on 07/05/2007 12:27:31 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
I demand a full review of Washington’s pardoning of the leaders of the Whiskey Rebellion. Conyers is probably old enough to remember it.
Great post!
"Nuthin up here Barney."
“The Constitution only applies when Clinton was President”
You are kidding aren’t you?
Don’t hold your breath. The GOP leadership in Congress has shown they are inept to take advantage at openings the Rats would if the shoes were on the other feet. Recall all of the stuff regarding William Jefferson (D LA) and the way “our” side went to bat for him last year when his office was raided while the Rats were calling the GOP the “culture of corruption.” We were handed the perfect counterpoint and “our” speaker of the house punted and went on the defense for Jefferson. Could you see Pelosi or Reid doing that for a Republican??
Our side sticks at political PR and strategy!
He admitted in interviews to not having reviewed pieces of evidence and/or expressed general ignorance regarding them.
Now all of the sudden he is the world's greatest investigator on presidential pardons.
Ed Koch Predicts Push to Impeach Bush(Surprise...surprise.)
NewsMax.com ^ | Nov. 8, 2006 | Ed Koch
Posted on 11/08/2006 4:00:51 PM PST by kellynla
Some congressional leaders will push for President Bush’s impeachment now that the Democrats have taken control of the House and possibly the Senate, former New York Mayor Ed Koch predicts.
“I expect that [Rep. John] Conyers as chairman [of the House Judiciary Committee], now with great freedom, will do anything he can to commence such impeachment or investigatory activity, and we’ll see whether Pelosi will prevent it,” Koch says.
Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in line to become the first female speaker of the House of Representatives in U.S. history, has said that impeachment proceedings against Bush are “off the table,” according to a report in The Washington Post.
With the resounding Democratic victory on Tuesday, however, Conyers, D-Mich., is set to take over the chairmanship of the House Judiciary Committee.
Earlier this summer, Conyers issued a 350-page “investigative report” on the Bush administration that was widely viewed as a road map for Bush’s impeachment if the Democrats took control of the House. Conyers charged that the Bush administration had violated “approximately 26 laws and regulations.”
The Judiciary Committee would initiate any impeachment proceeding.
If Conyers were able to use his chairmanship to launch an impeachment investigation of Bush, Koch warns, the effect would be “devastating.”
“The reason I supported, and still support, President Bush with respect to foreign policy on the issue of international terrorism is that I believe that it is an extraordinary threat to the U.S.,” Koch tells NewsMax. “And I regret that too many in the Democratic Party don’t appreciate the danger.”
Beyond impeachment, Koch sees another worrisome outcome following on the heels of the midterm election results: gridlock. “Gridlock is not good for nations,” he says.
“I hope the two parties and their leadership sit down and work on compromises on their philosophy. I happen to be very supportive of the domestic agenda of the Democratic Party, and supportive of the foreign affairs agenda of President Bush. I don’t agree with the president on a single domestic issue,” Koch says.
Koch adds that he looks “for changes that are dramatic in the domestic area.”
“I hope they’re able to work out some reasonable approach to Iraq, obviously different from what we have currently,” he says. “The nation is for a change in direction.”
The Presidential Pardon is categorical and final. A President could pardon every single felon in prison and there is no recourse, except to impeach and convict his ass out of Office in record time.
Besides, while they are busy looking for whatever little mole hill they can find to make a mountain out of, they won’t be able to put their SOCIALIST actions into practice.
They can keep this crap up until the next election. Then we will see just how many people in this country catch on to their idiocy.
I am, but if you watch Keith Olbermeister on MS_DNC, he will probably agree with me.
Conyers office just hung up on me when I asked if the Congressman had read the constitution and was aware of separation of powers. I think a FReeping is in order.
(202) 224-3121 Ask for Conyers office.
>>”Yes, we’re going to review all of them, including Clinton’s, Bush one, Bush two, we’ll go back as far as they want,” Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., said in an exclusive interview with FOX News Radio. Conyers added that the Nixon pardon would also be covered in the review.<<
>>a perfect waste of taxpayer dollars......<<
I don’t know... if it actually gets committee chairmen to read the constitution maybe it would be worth it.
I think Conyers is angling for a pardon for himself. Didn’t he steal from the taxpayers by using staff time for personal work?
1) And just what would become of any findings of his little committee?
2) When he does this, he needs to remember that he sets a precedent for the opposition to use one day. [Both parties need to think about that.]
3) Does Congress have any Constitutional authority in this little matter?
I agree, what possible purpose can this be? They were elected to legislate and solve problems of our country, not investigate the snot out of every BS issue that the MSM prints. Amen.
[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 1, Parts 0 to 42]
[Revised as of July 1, 2000]
Sec. 1.1 Submission of petition; form to be used; contents of petition.
A person seeking executive clemency by pardon, reprieve, commutation of sentence, or remission of fine shall execute a formal petition. The petition shall be addressed to the President of the United States and shall be submitted to the Pardon Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, except for petitions relating to military offenses. Petitions and other required forms may be obtained from the Pardon Attorney. Petition forms for commutation of sentence also may be obtained from the wardens of federal penal institutions. A petitioner applying for executive clemency with respect to military offenses should submit his or her petition directly to the Secretary of the military department that had original jurisdiction over the court-martial trial and conviction of the petitioner. In such a case, a form furnished by the Pardon Attorney may be used but should be modified to meet the needs of the particular case. Each petition for executive clemency should include the information required in the form prescribed by the Attorney General.
Sec. 1.2 Eligibility for filing petition for pardon.
No petition for pardon should be filed until the expiration of a waiting period of at least five years after the date of the release of the petitioner from confinement or, in case no prison sentence was imposed, until the expiration of a period of at least five years after the date of the conviction of the petitioner. Generally, no petition should be submitted by a person who is on probation, parole, or supervised release.
Sec. 1.3 Eligibility for filing petition for commutation of sentence.
No petition for commutation of sentence, including remission of fine, should be filed if other forms of judicial or administrative relief are available, except upon a showing of exceptional circumstances.
Sec. 1.4 Offenses against the laws of possessions or territories of the United States.
Petitions for executive clemency shall relate only to violations of laws of the United States. Petitions relating to violations of laws of the possessions of the United States or territories subject to the jurisdiction of the United [[Page 97]] States should be submitted to the appropriate official or agency of the possession or territory concerned.
Sec. 1.5 Disclosure of files.
Petitions, reports, memoranda, and communications submitted or furnished in connection with the consideration of a petition for executive clemency generally shall be available only to the officials concerned with the consideration of the petition. However, they may be made available for inspection, in whole or in part, when in the judgment of the Attorney General their disclosure is required by law or the ends of justice.
Sec. 1.6 Consideration of petitions; recommendations to the President.
(a) Upon receipt of a petition for executive clemency, the Attorney General shall cause such investigation to be made of the matter as he/ she may deem necessary and appropriate, using the services of, or obtaining reports from, appropriate officials and agencies of the Government, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(b) The Attorney General shall review each petition and all pertinent information developed by the investigation and shall determine whether the request for clemency is of sufficient merit to warrant favorable action by the President. The Attorney General shall report in writing his or her recommendation to the President, stating whether in his or her judgment the President should grant or deny the petition.
Sec. 1.7 Notification of grant of clemency.
When a petition for pardon is granted, the petitioner or his or her attorney shall be notified of such action and the warrant of pardon shall be mailed to the petitioner. When commutation of sentence is granted, the petitioner shall be notified of such action and the warrant of a commutation shall be sent to the petitioner through the officer in charge of his or her place of confinement, or directly to the petitioner if he/she is on parole, probation, or supervised release.
Sec. 1.8 Notification of denial of clemency.
(a) Whenever the President notifies the Attorney General that he has denied a request for clemency, the Attorney General shall so advise the petitioner and close the case.
(b) Except in cases in which a sentence of death has been imposed, whenever the Attorney General recommends that the President deny a request for clemency and the President does not disapprove or take other action with respect to that adverse recommendation within 30 days after the date of its submission to him, it shall be presumed that the President concurs in that adverse recommendation of the Attorney General, and the Attorney General shall so advise the petitioner and close the case.
Sec. 1.9 Delegation of authority.
The Attorney General may delegate to any officer of the Department of Justice any of his or her duties or responsibilities under Secs. 1.1 through 1.8.
Sec. 1.10 Advisory nature of regulations.
The regulations contained in this part are advisory only and for the internal guidance of Department of Justice personnel. They create no enforceable rights in persons applying for executive clemency, nor do they restrict the authority granted to the President under Article II, section 2 of the Constitution.
I vote for the latter. Amen.
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