Do you agree with Bush's decision on Scooter?

[Jason_Els]

Originally Posted by UB50

It makes me think that we are no better than some of those third world countries that have governments that run amuck... Next we'll be finding out that Laura Bush stole millions of dollars and has 12,000,000 pairs of shoes in her closet...

Hmmm, Laura's changed her hairstyle:

http://www.digitalcatharsis.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/_42281436_marcos416afp.jpg (broken link)

Thank goodness we have a savior in Hillary!


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[Rhett_Butler]

Originally Posted by Jason_Els

Don't touch pardon.

Juries and judges are sometimes wrong and in the great majority of pardons, the ones we don't hear about, pardon is used to release those wrongfully convicted of crimes. Without the power of pardon invested in the executive, the only chance an innocent has of having a wrongful verdict or judgement overturned is to begin an appeal all over again. That process in itself could take years and cost taxpayers or the innocent convict a lot more money.

Don't throw the baby out with the bath water on this.

I didn't say to throw it out entirely. I said the power needs to be greatly restricted.

For potential innocence by all means the power should be there.

[GregW]

The problem arises not from pardoning the innocent but by forgiving the guilty because they were doing what they were told to do!