'There is always a possibility or there’s an avenue open for anybody to petition for consideration of a pardon,' Snow told reporters. 'As far as we know, that’s not been done, and we don’t know if it’s contemplated by Scooter Libby or his defense team. The reason I will say I’m not going to close the door on a pardon is simply this: that Scooter Libby may petition for one. But the president has done what he thinks is appropriate to resolve this case,' Snow said.
you're right, tony, i'm sure neither libby nor his defense team would want to take away that $250,000 fine, two years probation, and the guilty sentence of perjury that could lead to libby being disbarred.
the lies are just to easy to spot these days. as andrew sullivan has been saying for days now, you have the rule of law, and the rule of law for your friends.
on another political note, i think mitt romney should be praised for not ever having issued one single pardon while he was governor of massachusetts.
(i also like the mandatory private health insurance plan that romney implemented for his home state and think that a system like that could probably work at the federal level as well.)
2 comments:
Georgie - The following is an excerpt from Federalist No. 74 in which Hamilton supports the pardon power resting with the President:
"The criminal code of every country partakes so much of necessary severity, that without an easy access to exceptions in favor of unfortunate guilt, justice would wear a countenance too sanguinary and cruel. As the sense of responsibility is always strongest, in proportion as it is undivided, it may be inferred that a single man would be most ready to attend to the force of those motives which might plead for a mitigation of the rigor of the law..."
I for one think it would be too sanguinary (which after looking up I know means “bloodthirsty”) and cruel for the unfortunate Libby if he were to lose his law license for simply participating in the outing of a CIA agent, lying about it under oath, and costing the American people millions of dollars in the various costs associated with his investigation and prosecution. Surely Bush would agree with me and quickly pardon the man so he can get on with his life.
I like the Blog Georgie.
-Utah
http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa74.htm
ha! i don't know if you meant to use the same quote that luther used in the thread right below this one, but even if you didn't, i appreciate the rebuttal!
utah, when are you starting a blog? maybe you could document your various film projects while you're writing them.
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