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Bush commutes

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posted on Jan, 19 2009 @ 03:38 PM
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A good thing happened. Give them their gun and badge back.

Roper


www.breitbart.com...

WASHINGTON (AP) - In his final acts of clemency, President George W. Bush on Monday commuted the prison sentences of two former U.S. Border Patrol agents whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer ignited fierce debate about illegal immigration.
Bush's decision to commute the sentences of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, who tried to cover up the shooting, was welcomed by both Republican and Democratic members of Congress. They had long argued that the agents were merely doing their jobs, defending the American border against criminals. They also maintained that the more than 10-year prison sentences the pair was given were too harsh.

Rancor over their convictions, sentencing and firings has simmered ever since the shooting occurred in 2005.



posted on Jan, 21 2009 @ 11:53 AM
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Originally posted by Roper
A good thing happened. Give them their gun and badge back.



They got a commutation not a pardon and are still convicted felons. They can't have a gun or be in the BP now.



posted on Jan, 21 2009 @ 05:56 PM
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True but they are working on that part and maybe more.

Roper



 
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