Posted on 07/29/2007 8:45:31 AM PDT by Calpernia
HOUSE PASSES AMENDMENT TO RELEASE IMPRISONED BORDER PATROL AGENTS
Washington, D.C. – Late last evening, Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) was joined by several of his colleagues in successfully offering an amendment to H.R. 3093, the FY2008 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act, prohibiting funds from being applied to the incarceration of Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. The amendment, which passed the House by voice vote, would force the Bureau of Prisons to release the agents.
“Agents Ramos and Compean – serving 11 and 12 year prison sentences for wounding a drug smuggler running more than 750 pounds of marijuana across the border -- have now spent more than six months in federal custody,” said Congressman Hunter. “The conviction of these agents represents the most severe injustice I have ever seen and, without question, qualifies for a presidential pardon.
“Unfortunately, repeated calls for a pardon have gone unanswered. If the President is unwilling to pardon agents Ramos and Compean, then it is our duty to ensure that no funding will be made available for their incarceration.
“I hope the Senate will follow the House’s lead by coordinating a similar effort or accepting the House passed amendment. This miscarriage of justice must be corrected.”
NOTE: Congressman Hunter has also sponsored legislation, H.R. 563, to pardon agents Ramos and Compean. Presently, the bill has 102 cosponsors.
Thank you to Congressman Duncan Hunter and Congressman Tom Tancredo!
Do I hear a moaning sound coming from the White House???
No, you probably hear King Jorge’s veto pen, the one he’ll use to ‘defend’ his ‘dear friend’ Johnny Sutton.
Largely symbolic effort, not to mention Unconstitutional.
Sutton is a co-conspirator to MJ importation into the US. Arrest and prosecute the b*st*rd.
WOO-HOO! Now to get it past the Demoncrat “House of Lords.”
That truly is great news. It makes me believe there’s still some justice left in our system !!!
Thank heaven that someone is interested in helping these two who have been the victim of a real kangaroo court proceedings. Talk about injustice, this judge was a pure nut case and the jury was packed with fools. Shame on Bush for not determined the difference between justice and injustice and did not pardon the border patrol agents and order reinstatement with back pay and benefits.
(NOT joking)
The only payroll Duncan Hunter has ever been on is the Oath he took to Serve and Protect.
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B4DH
Not with the stooges we have in the Senate...
“Largely symbolic effort, not to mention Unconstitutional”
I don’t think you are correct here.
The Congress budgets all money. They can opt not to supply any money. The Executive Branch executes but only with the monies supplied by Congress.
I don’t believe they can give a pardon but I do believe the withholding of funds is constitutional.
Just noting that Hunter is listed on the roll call as "not voting".
It was voted heavily FOR by Democrats. 3093 looks like pork piled on top of pork...
563 should have been offered as stand alone resolution instead of piggy backing it on a BAD bill...
Agreed.
Unconstitutional? Por que?
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