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GWB reaches new lows. by Peace_man2007-07-03 10:39:27
  Just to be precise here, by hadji2007-07-03 10:47:35
    Sorry. Insert "some of" in my post. by Peace_man2007-07-03 10:54:47
      In that case, to answer your question, by hadji 2007-07-03 11:02:56
Bush has said that he feels Scooter's punishment was excessive. It is the president's privilege to commute a sentence when he feels this is so. That is how this upholds the law.

If you think this is a mockery of the balance of power, then your argument would be against that article in the U.S. Constitution, not against Bush. Heck, even NPR is reporting that Bush has granted the least number of pardons than any president in the last 100 years. And with Scooter, it wasn't even a pardon.

You may disagree with Bush's actions, but I think you're overstating the matter. Every president in the history of the U.S. has had this privilege, and most, if not all, of them have used it, and many have done so more frequently than Bush.
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        The reason why I think this potentially by Peace_man2007-07-03 11:06:03
          Yes, it has been done in the past. by subbywan2007-07-03 11:08:17
            nixon was pardoned by ford... by Fnord_Hero2007-07-03 11:13:13
              Yeah, and Ford's pardon helped keep it unclear. by kelli2172007-07-03 11:25:03
            The pardon of Nixon by Ford... by Peace_man2007-07-03 11:16:47
          I don't see how it does that by MatthewDBA2007-07-03 11:09:20
            It negates the most severe of the court's by Peace_man2007-07-03 11:18:35
              It does negate those things. But again, by hadji2007-07-03 11:22:49
                Don't they only insist on that if there is a risk by Classic_jon2007-07-03 11:25:39
                  I'm not sure. I'm just going by what I've heard. (n/t) by hadji2007-07-03 11:28:58
                  IIRC, by krikkert2007-07-03 11:49:23
                    Thanks, I ma just curious as to how he falls by Classic_jon2007-07-03 12:10:58
                It's very unusual. by lheggland2007-07-03 11:28:22
          What you're still missing is that this wasn't by hadji2007-07-03 11:09:42
            He's also not ruling out a complete pardon. by Peace_man2007-07-03 11:21:13
              No more so than any other president by subbywan2007-07-03 11:22:42
              We'll see what happens then. by hadji2007-07-03 11:23:48

 

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