Robert Duvall stops by to show support for Ramos, Compean and Hernandez

SToptheinvasionblog ^ | 4/24/07 | SToptheinvasionblog

[AuntB]

Photos and more:

http://stop-the-invasion.blogspot.com/

[AuntB]

Hold their feet to the fire ping!

[oyez]

Dats da' man!

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Hunter ping.

[cripplecreek]

That’s great. I hope it helps to raise the spirits of “our guys”.

[TheKidster]

What a stand up guy!

[AuntB]

He is such a great actor!

[calcowgirl]

Ping!

For anyone wondering, the deadline for filing of the briefs for the Appeal is May 2, 2007 (original deadline was April 3).
There may be more in the news, soon.

[Paperdoll]

Thanks, AuntB. Even at my age, Robert Duvall makes my heart beat a little faster! Wouldn’t it be great if he would endorse Rep. Hunter?

[AuntB]

For anyone wondering, the deadline for filing of the briefs for the Appeal is May 2, 2007 (original deadline was April 3). There may be more in the news, soon.

Will Judge Cardone have input into that?

[CharlesWayneCT]

Ramos and Compean are Hispanic as well as political prisoners of our Justice Department.

Political prisoners? They were charged, indicted, tried, and found guilty by a jury of their peers.

If you think the facts of the case were not appropriately presented to the jury, or the jury failed to properly take them into account, by all means have congressional hearings to review the evidence.

But this "congressional pardon" stuff just makes us look silly. There are separation of powers issues, constitutional issues. If the founding fathers had wanted the legislative body to be an arbiter of the guilt or innocence of individual criminals, they would have given them that power.

but the constitution explicitly gives that power to the judicial system as judge of who has violated the common laws, and of the executive in deciding who to charge for crimes, and for pardoning those who are deemed to have been unfairly treated.

When conservatives abuse the system like this, it makes our arguments for strict constitutional fealty look politically motivated.

[AuntB]

Yes, it would!

[Arizona Carolyn]

Good for him!!!! I guess not living in SoCal with the hollywood elite actually gives him a sense of country.

[CharlesWayneCT]

I would have thought with Robert Duvall at the event, they would have raised more than $1600 dollars. He’s got a bit of money himself.

In my area (where he lives) he’s part of an organization protesting Dominion Power for wanting to run a new Power Line through the county Duvall lives.

But in general he’s a good conservative.

[Enterprise]

bump

[calcowgirl]

No. Cardone was the district court judge in the last trial. Now it’s before the Appeals Court and will be subject to a 3 judge panel. (I don’t know which judges—I’m not sure how that works).

[Jeff Head]

I think the focus of the congressional effort is to give a sense of congress so that the President, who does have the Constitutional power, will pardon these men.

Clearly, the congress cannot pardon them themselves.

I'd like to read the wording of the HR...I bet it does not try to pardon them itself, but probably urges the President to do so.

[b9]

Robert Duvall ~ using his celebrity the right way.

[Cinnamon Girl]

Where was this gathering?

[Mr. Jazzy]

Duval has always been a 1st class actor, and a get Tango dancer!