From Raw Story:
In commuting Libby's sentence, Bush directly contradicted an opinion outlined in a friend-of-the-court brief filed last year by his administration arguing that a 33-month sentence for perjury was "reasonable," a Democratic presidential candidate said.
"The questions we should all be asking ourselves today are: Why is the President flip-flopping?" asked Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., pointing out the previous case. "Why does Scooter Libby get special treatment?"
In the case, which was decided last month, the Supreme Court upheld the nearly three-year sentence handed down to Victor Rita, a 25-year military veteran, who was convicted of perjery and obstruction of justice. The court ruled that prison sentences falling within federal guidelines established in the mid-1980s can be presumed to be reasonable, as the Bush administration advocated in its brief.
And I suspect that there will be more cases dugged up that will challenge the Walmart greeter's commutation to Libby.
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I look for this action taken by Judge Gerbil to be case law. As lawyers will use this as evidence for their corrupt clients. If the Justice System still has the scales of Justice and equal treatment look for there to be alot of Appeals on the grounds layed out by Judge Gerbil.
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