Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Just So We're Clear

The man who has spent the past six-and-a-half years wiping his ass with the constitution would like us all to know that commuting sentences is a power granted to the President by said document.

The Constitution gives the President the power of clemency to be used when he deems it to be warranted.


ETA: The best one-line summary I've seen: War Criminal Commutes Sentence of Convicted Perjurer at Behest of Traitor

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2 Comments:

At 7/03/2007 10:41 AM, Blogger teabird said...

I just posted a comment on my blog, too - it's beyond unbelievable, isn't it?

You're my Ravelry friend, too!

 
At 7/05/2007 7:52 PM, Blogger Annie said...

Remember waaaaaaaay back in 2000 when we sat around at the Lower Level drinking cider and feeling depressed at the polls rolled in? That cold shiver down my spine turned out not to be, after all, random doom and foreboding.

 

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