Ramos and Compean go free
The Economic Nationalist is pleased to learn that, in one of his final acts as president, George W. Bush has commuted the terribly excessive sentences of U.S. Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. Readers who do not recall the case will find a brief review of it by following the hyperlink. It remains to a future president to pardon the men of felony, but at least Messrs. Ramos and Compean will now be returned to their suffering families.
HJH
January 24th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
In my opinion, it reflects very badly on Mr. Bush that he delayed this commutation until the last full day of his Presidency, and then made it effective only on March 20th, as I understand it. That is simply criminal, and it leaves a very bitter taste in my mouth for Jorge Bush. It reminds me just how much of an internationalist he remains at heart and how he would not cross his buddies in mexico while he remained in office, even though it meant the persecution of those who had put their lives on the line in the effort to keep America safe. If I should ever meet Bush on the streets of Dallas, and I do visit there from time to time, I would have very little to say to him in the way of a civil conversation. I will have very bitter memories of this disappointing man.
January 27th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
It seems to me that you are right, Dr.D. Messrs. Ramos and Compean made an error that probably deserved a written personnel reprimand, but not criminal prosecution and certainly never felony criminal prosecution or hard time in the federal penitentiary. Ramos and Compean were the good guys.
“Disapponting” is unfortunately exactly the right word for Mr. Bush, all things considered. It’s a shame.
Howard