How can there be respect for a juries verdict, respect for justice if you commute the sentence?

Question

Now that the shoe is on the other foot I’d like to see how the republicans can find a legitimate reason ( not a political one) that can justify the freeing of a criminal who has recently been tried, found guilty by a jury of his peers, convicted, and sentenced for that crime?

With all the pissing and moaning about the Clintons and the legal issues they dealt with. Some of have you republicans and made it a hard point to post comments about it on here. So step on up gang and prove me right. Be hypocrites, spout off about your one-sided definition of what justice is and how the rule of law only applies if it is in favor of the republican agenda, OR you can shock me and agree that criminals who do get caught breaking the law should go to jail?

Libby urinates on the law and is cheered by his political party for it. Bush, defecates on the criminal justice system and frees a convict for no other reason other than honoring a code of flip flopping ideals of justice.

for all of you morons who posted crap about "what Clinton did" try reading my question...or right I DID ask you to show me you are hypocrites. I happen to agree with one poster...if they get caught they should do the time end of story.....keep posting you only make ME look better by adding proof to the claims I made

Answer 1

Well, I'm a conservative and i think if he was found guilty of perjury, Libby should have done the jail time.
But remember, Clinton did no jail time either.

Answer 2

Lets face it, Bush commuted his sentence now so that the Republican party has a chance in two years for the big election. Also do you really think Libby is going to have to pay that fine himself? They probably are already taking some of their political party's contributions and salting them away in an account with Libby's name on it. As for two years probation and a felony conviction Libby probably will always have a job with some big Republican big-wigs company; (Haliburton is hiring).

If the American public is smart they will remember this and send a real message come election time to the Republican party irregardless of who the candidate or office is that a person is running for. That way some ineffective, stubborn, and really poor excuse for a president like Bush will think twice before doing something like this again and damning his political party!

If it was you or me that did the crime-you can bet we would be doing the time!

Answer 3

I am a Republican and feel that Libby should have done the time in jail. But then again so should Paris, and every other criminal out there. Of course Juries have gotten so out of hand that they award multiple millions to an idiot that put a hot cup of coffee between her legs while driving and let OJ off. SO maybe something needs to be done about our jury system.

Answer 4

How can you leave politics out of this discussion when politics clearly led to the investigation, the conviction, and the excessive sentence?

If you think that Libby's sentence was an example of blind justice, then you are the one who is blind.

BTW, I would definitely not call myself a Bush supporter, I just call them as I see them.

Aside from that opinion, I think the idea that ANY president has the power to commute sentences and pardon criminals is an affront to our justice system.

Answer 5

Bush wont be happy until he makes the Republican Party so loathesome, so corrupt, no one except the mentally challenged would even consider voting for anyone on the Republican party.

Do Reps yet see why they were so definitively removed from office in November? Everyone who comes on Yahoo Answers laughing about Libby's sentence commutation only shows true Americans where their loyalty lies and it obviously isnt with America or its Justice system.

Answer 6

You are goofy. Libby got railroaded. The Administration was part of the problem. The President let him testify, and he should not have done so. I would prefer that the President give him a full pardon. Telling what you remember is not lying. There was no crime to begin with. What more explanation do you need?
Juries can be wrong, judges can be wrong, and prosecutors can be wrong.

Answer 7

Bush has usurped many of Americans legal Rights and manipulated the laws to suit his own agenda. He is putting the finishing nails in his coffin and by the time he's gone next year, even republicans will hate him for his treachery, immorality, unethical use of presidential power, and his abject disregard for women's rights...to name a few.
Thank God he cannot do anything to prevent leaving office in '08!
At least we stopped the Immigration Bill! Bush is not only a stupid man--he's got no concept of what a Great Republic we are and how hard lowly peons like me will fight to defend our country against bush's disregard of our Constitution and citizens' rights. Where are all the crazy gun slingers when you need one?

Answer 8

There are 2 factors in a courtroom of regulation, the defence and prosecution. They the two would desire to place forward their arguments. Justice replaced into served and it replaced right into a honest trial. the call won't be what you opt for for, yet for this reason the prosecution did not furnish a available argument. you could in basic terms discover somebody to blame if the data is there and the prosecution would desire to be held to account for that!

Answer 9

Actually Libby was never proven guilty of the crime he was tried for. What he got jail time for was for lying under oath. And his "lie" was not remembering what happened exactly and saying so.

Answer 10

That power is granted to him right? Within his job description?
Maybe you should ask the Supreme Court this question and not those of us on yahoo who obviously don't have every fact. If you have them all, please I'd love to see them.