Injustice and Incompetance March On

Just hours remain before two Texas Border Patrol agents — convicted of shooting a Mexican drug runner in the backside while on duty — are to turn themselves in to U.S. Marshals, and there’s still no word on whether President Bush will grant them a pardon.

Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean are scheduled to begin serving 11 and 12 years, respectively, on Wednesday when they turn themselves in at 3 p.m. ET for the February 2005 non-fatal shooting of Osvaldo Aldrete Davila.

Several groups, including Friends of the Border Patrol, The Minutemen and Grassfire.org, have been trying through petitions to keep the agents out of prison — through either a motion to U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone to allow them to remain free on bond during an appeal or through a presidential pardon from Bush.

But Cardone on Tuesday denied a motion for the two ex-agents to remain free on bond until their appeals.

These border patrol officers are being sent to long prison terms for shooting a Mexican drug smuggler in the buttocks. Not for killing him, but for shooting a fleeing suspect.

What does that tell you about how serious our government is protecting the borders? They imprison border patrol agents for doing their job.

If Bush refuses to pardon these officers as he’s being asked, he is going to seal his reputation as the president who surrendered to Mexico. 

I’ve bitten the bullet and voted Republican for the last time.  I hope Paul runs.On a brighter not I finally broke down and bought a Glock 21 yesterday.  Their full sized .45.  Extremely accurate, and kicks less than my .38 or .357!

Posted by  on  01/18  at  07:52 AM

Both parties really do a horrible job, in my opinion. That’s why I am an independent.

Posted by James Hudnall  on  01/18  at  09:39 AM
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