There has been a lot of talk that during his final days in office, President Bush may issue a "blanket pardon" for anyone in his administration who broke the law by following official administration policies (torture, domestic spying, etc).
My Congressman, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, introduced H.R. 1531 in Congress Friday. The resolution, according to a press release from the Congressman..
My Congressman, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, introduced H.R. 1531 in Congress Friday. The resolution, according to a press release from the Congressman..
...is in response to President Bush’s widespread abuses of power and potentially criminal transgressions against our Constitution. The Resolution aims to prevent undeserved pardons of officials who may have been co-conspirators in the President’s unconstitutional policies, such as torture, illegal surveillance and curtailing of due process for defendants.
"This Resolution declares that we will not tolerate a last minute attempt by President Bush to shelter his cronies – cronies who may well be guilty of serious criminal offenses – from the full force of the law," said Rep. Nadler. "President Bush must not excuse his own officials from possibly illegal acts committed outside the context of their official duties. Such pardons would merely obfuscate the truth and amount to a gross miscarriage of justice."
I LOVE Rep. Nadler and the fact that he has the balls to introduce official legislation that uses the word "cronies", and calls Dubya out for his illegal bullshit. Bravo Jerry!!!
I hadn't heard that yet! Will be interesting to see what happens.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, frogponder, I think nothing will happen. The Dems are such total wusses it's beyond pathetic. Even though Bush and his evil cabal have broken the law, the Dems are so terrified of rocking the boat and making the mean old Republicans mad at them "by politicizing government" that they're political eunichs.
ReplyDeleteI hope I'm wrong, but with Harry "The Wimp" Reid, Nancy "Impeachment's Off the Table" Pelosi, and Steny Hoyer in charge, I'm expecting absolutely nothing.
That said, go Nadler! I know my soon-to-be former congressthing Rahm Emanuel is too "savvy" to introduce something like that.
Not to mention, he used the word "obfuscate" in a sentence!!!
ReplyDeleteNow we must not obfuscate the truth in these matters- Clarity and reason will surely be behind any decisions made- now where is my stick to stir up this s**t. LOL Dannelle
ReplyDeleteA resolution is not a law but rather a statement endorsed by the house. It does not have the same effect as a law and will not prevent pardons. That said, it is too bad that Rep Nadler and the House didn't pass a resolution eight years ago aimed at preventing Obama's new Attorney General, Eric Holder, and Bill Clinton from executing a full bought and paid for pardon for the convicted criminal Marc Rich.
ReplyDeleteIf only all our elected officials were like this I think we'd all have more confidence in our government.
ReplyDeleteMark :-)
Let's not forget that Bill Clinton, so revered by many in our community, did exactly the same thing when he left office. (Remember Mark Rich? Among others..) Doesn't make it right, but it isn't limited to one President.
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