Libby не пойдет в тюрьму

MaxSt · Post by **MaxSt** » 06 Jul 2007 17:29

Sentencing experts said Bush's action appeared to be without recent precedent. They could not recall another case in which someone sentenced to prison had received a presidential commutation without having served any part of that sentence. Presidents have customarily commuted sentences only when someone has served substantial time.

"We can't find any cases, certainly in the last half century, where the president commuted a sentence before it had even started to be served," said Margaret Colgate Love, a former pardon attorney at the Justice Department. "This is really, really unusual."

Vobel · Post by **Vobel** » 06 Jul 2007 17:38

MaxSt wrote:L.A. Times

Sentencing experts said Bush's action appeared to be without recent precedent. They could not recall another case in which someone sentenced to prison had received a presidential commutation without having served any part of that sentence. Presidents have customarily commuted sentences only when someone has served substantial time.

"We can't find any cases, certainly in the last half century, where the president commuted a sentence before it had even started to be served," said Margaret Colgate Love, a former pardon attorney at the Justice Department. "This is really, really unusual."

Well, there is first time for everything. :gen1:

MaxSt · Post by **MaxSt** » 06 Jul 2007 17:49

То есть одобряете, Vobel?

Vobel · Post by **Vobel** » 06 Jul 2007 18:16

MaxSt wrote:То есть одобряете, Vobel?

Я думал над этим. Скорее "да", чем "нет".
Клинтон, всё же, лгал с экрана федеральному жюри, будучи под присягой, всей стране. И - ничего. Баланс какой-то должен быть.

Flash-04 · Post by **Flash-04** » 06 Jul 2007 18:30

уже который раз повторяется гнилой по определению аргумент - "а тот дядька еще хуже"

Vobel · Post by **Vobel** » 06 Jul 2007 18:41

Flash-04 wrote:уже который раз повторяется гнилой по определению аргумент - "а тот дядька еще хуже"

Почему "гнилой"? :pain1:

По моему "определению" - не лучше и не хуже других. :pain1:

MaxSt · Post by **MaxSt** » 06 Jul 2007 18:49

Vobel wrote:Почему "гнилой"?

Потому что поступки надо оценивать по абсолютной шкале, а не по относительной.

ABK · Post by **ABK** » 06 Jul 2007 19:53

MaxSt wrote:Потому что поступки надо оценивать по абсолютной шкале, а не по относительной.

Разумеется, но если эти поступки совершил ненавстный Буш, мы их будет оценивать особенно пристрастно.

MaxSt · Post by **MaxSt** » 06 Jul 2007 20:12

Нет.

Дым · Post by **Дым** » 13 Jul 2007 05:21

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070713/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush

WASHINGTON - President Bush always said he would wait to talk about the CIA leak case until after the investigation into his administration's role. On Thursday, he skipped over that step :mrgreen:

and pronounced the matter old news hardly worth discussing.
"It's run its course," he said. "Now we're going to move on."