Just curious if you think anyone in Bush's office (i know he probably wont look at each one himself) will take a gander at the 3000 currently active requests for clemency & pass onto him the ones that seem worthy?
Do you think any of the 3000 could be as worthy of clemency as Libby, in the president's mind?
Do you think there will be a continued non-effort to decide if any of the requests have merit?
I'm not looking for bashing answers. Whether you are pro or anti Bush might be good to include with your answer.... but I'm looking for answers that are not completely bashing of Bush or the "limp wristed liberals" .
thank you
2007-07-04 15:09:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
I have a sneaking suspicion that we will learn of him granting a percentage of these 3000 requests just so that it won't look so much like cronyism when he commuted Libby's sentence.
It would be a good PR move..... but I guess this administration has already gotten far past the point of caring about how the American public feels or thinks about them... so I also have a sneaking suspicion that the same ZERO percent of these requests will be granted, as before the Libby thing.
I'm curious what other people think about it.
2007-07-04 15:25:26 · update #1
He did not grant pardons in Texas when he was Governor. Instead he put in an expressway to the chair. I doubt anyone else will get any commutes or pardons uless they get caught up in a Watergate type of scandel, then I guarantee Bush will pardon everyone found guilty.
2007-07-04 15:13:58 · answer #1 · answered by hardcoredlw 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Those requests for Presidential pardon or commutation of sentence go to an office specifically set up for that purpose in the Department of Justice. Normally, those packages don't make it to the Executive Office of the President (the West Wing) until shortly before he is to leave office. The power to pardon an offense under Federal law or commute a sentence of a Federal court is an absolute power held by the President.
In the case of Mister Libby, the commutation decision was made before Mister Libby had to begin his imprisonment. His conviction stands, including monetary fines assigned as part of his sentence and the probation period as well.
It is entirely possible that some of those 3,000 cases will merit a Presidential pardon. But, look for it to happen pretty close to January 20,2009.
2007-07-04 15:34:13 · answer #2 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's not likely too concerned about the thousands of other requests for clemency. Libby was a operative carrying out tasks for higher-ups, so when he was caught, he was protected as much as possible - the end result was having his sentence commuted.
2007-07-04 15:17:20 · answer #3 · answered by sunshine25 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually I don't think GW can spell clemency,that was Cheney's doings.
2007-07-04 15:17:21 · answer #4 · answered by one10soldier 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋