12 congressmen demand pardon for border agents

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[glymers]

WASHINGTON – A dozen members of the House of Representatives have written to President Bush demanding an investigation of the case against two Border Patrol agents sentenced to 11 and 12 years in prison for the pursuit and shooting of a drug smuggler and calling for a presidential pardon of the pair.

[glymers]

This is not the message that our legal system should be giving to the drug cartels that are smuggling drugs, people and terrorists across our borders," said Tancredo, author of "In Mortal Danger," a book that says the insecure border and immigration enforcement policies represent the No. 1 crisis in the U.S. today.

[glymers]

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=52607

[Toby06]

12 is a good start.

[I see my hands]

"Let George do it" becomes a prayer.

[firewalk]

bttt

[kinoxi]

Hopefully he trying to avoid controversy before the election. This pardon seems quite obviously the right thing to do.

[3AngelaD]

How I wish Rep. Virgil Goode represented my VA district, instead of Congressman Moron. Those Border Patrol agents should get a medal for target shooting -- they got the drug smuggler in the butt.

[glymers]

11-12 yrs for doing thier job, Bush Better Pardon them. If he don't.... I wouldn't expect any Border Agent to do their Job from here on out.

[spectre]

When President Bush signs the Border Fence funding tomorrow at the White House, it would be a morale booster if he were to pardon these two men at that same time..

But I know he's not even considering pardoning them.

sw

[ex-Texan]

The government wants to build a super highway from Mexico to Canada. Some very smart people think the U.S. economy is dependent on drug cartel money for survival. How many billions are laundered through our banking system, Wall Street and house flipping mortgages? Nobody knows and nobody even cares. The North American Union is the goal.

[Gay State Conservative]

If Marc Rich,Susan MacDougal and Roger Clinton can get Presidential pardons,then I figure a couple of border guards trying to do their duty can get one too.

[RolandBurnam]

this is the craziest thing i have heard. the lawyers who charged them should be the ones in jail. I have officially lost faith in our government. There is no difference between republican and dim.

[glymers]

Well Bush has alot on his plate at the moment. But supporting these Congressmen and the Petitions for thier Pardon is a start. Enough letters to the President and the Media putting this front burners is up to We The People.
Here is a start. http://www.grassfire.org/ they have a petition fired up.

[PRND21]

12 is a good start.

So that means over 400 House Members didn't sign.

The jury voted to convict, 12-0.
Bush should not pardon the agent's obstruction of justice convictions.

This is just more Tancredo grandstanding.

[taxcontrol]

It would be a great media strategy if he did. Consider, if the MSM reports on it he will be seen as coming down on the strong side (as in widest public support) and the Democrats will be viewed as being anti law enforcement.

And it would force the MSM to talk about something that will cause a surge in Bush's numbers. It will reinstall immigration in people's minds and that is a loosing issue for the Dems.

[shankbear]

YES!!!!!!!

[Ramius]

Curious phenomenon at work here...

In some other context if a couple of cops shot and killed a fleeing suspect, then failed to report it and colluded hide the evidence... most here would be yelling to string them up.

Yet this case is somehow different.

[biff]

Ah jeese, not you again with your liberal mindset???

[PRND21]

Ah jeese, not you again with your liberal mindset???

What is liberal about mandatory sentences given to jury convicted felons?

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Shucks, the Late CHARLIE ASKINS JR. used to shoot them down all the time when HE was with the border patrol. The Late BILL JORDAN did the same, that is, until new border patrol touchie feelie management came in.