A jury found him guilty and sentenced him but the president removes his prison sentence. Doe he think he's above the law?
2007-07-02 15:24:18 · 5 answers · asked by Lance H 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Yes, Bush does think he's above the law. However, he has the executive privilege to pardon a convicted felon if he so chooses, which is, indeed, an incredibly insipid power for a President to hold. Bush probably has no choice; Cheney probably ordered Bush to release Libby before Libby went to prison and started 'singing', which would almost surely result in implicating Cheney. The Bush administration is full of criminals, traitors and war-mongers who will do anything for the sake of OIL and WAR PROFITEERING, up to and including the mass murder of thousands of Iraqis and 3,500 U.S. soldiers. -RKO- 07/02/07
2007-07-02 15:38:42 · answer #1 · answered by -RKO- 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's amazing, that's for certain. He is a felon as determined by a fair trial. He will loose his license to practice law, but apparently our President felt the need to commute his sentence. As to how he can do that, well he's got powers you and I do not have. This is one occasion where he exercised his option to pull favor and have his friend dismissed from jail.
2007-07-02 15:30:43 · answer #2 · answered by Ms.Social Worker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, yes, he DOES think he's above the law, but what he did was in fact within the bounds of the law - it's part of being an executive. However, it is a serious miscarriage of justice, and adds a new layer of STINK to this foul administration.
2007-07-02 15:28:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, in fact it is the law. This is what a president can and often times does do.
Look who Clinton pardoned.
2007-07-02 15:28:51 · answer #4 · answered by mstrobert 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋