Regular readers of this blog are more than well aware that my feelings toward President Bush and his cronies are anything but kind on many issues. Illegal immigration is one of those things and related to that issue is the shear terrorism that the Bush Administration has committed against those that put their lives on the line every single day. When the Justice Department flays those that protect us what is there to fall back upon? The power of the President, that is what. I will not bother with listing what many consider to be abuse of power by past Presidents using the power of the pardon. I seriously doubt that I would live long enough to do so. Not to mention that something like that, by it’s very nature would be quite subjective.
This brings us to the cases of Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. The trial was a farce, pure and simple. Those men were railroaded by U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton. I know it, anyone, including President Bush knows it, and now it is past the time to do what is right and correct. President Bush, pardon in full these two brave men that put their butts on the line for the United States of America.
This is yet another bald faced example of the failure of the War on Drugs. No, I am not at all in favor of drug use. I am also very much in favor of line soldiers in that war. In plain English, if you are for this war, you are for making thugs and murderers into wealthy people. That, after all, is the end result of the war on drugs. In more than twenty years working the streets of Denver and the Front Range I saw precisely four, that’s correct four, people that died from taking drugs, or those that were driving while under the influence of drugs. I saw in that same time several Officers from different agencies, Firefighters, and by standers including small children killed or wounded as a direct result of the drug war. It’s time for change alright, change from a policy that was brought upon us by another President.
President Bush needs to step up to the plate and pardon these men.
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