Be careful what you wish for... Bush's actions yesterday has come back to bite him in the ass...
From the AP:
President Bush knew what he was getting in 2001 when he made Reggie B. Walton one of his first picks for a seat on the federal bench: a tough-on-crime judge with a reputation for handing down stiff sentences....
...attorneys noted some irony in Bush's decision to override Walton.
"The party who appointed him is now unhappy with what he appointed him to do," said Scott L. Fredericksen, a defense attorney who served as a prosecutor under every president since Ronald Reagan.
Also noteworthy, defense attorneys said, was seeing the White House urge leniency just weeks after the Bush administration announced a tough new crime bill that would bar judges from going easy on criminals. They would be free to impose longer sentences, but not shorter ones.
2 comments:
But how can it be excessive when these Federal judges are legally bound to the strict sentencing rules?
Chicago Native:
Replace the word "excessive" with "loyal." It is a lame excuse for the Gerbil's actions. If the appellate judge voted in favor of Libby yesterday, the Gerbil would have never commuted Libby.
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