[Sosfbay-discuss] We did it! And the Commuting of Libby's Sentencing

[Andrea Dorey]

What is really infuriating is that Bush did not pardon, he commuted  
the sentence so that Libby is free to refuse to testify or give any  
information on the other scoundrels involved in the outing of Plame.   
No doubt after Bush is safely out of office, he (or a "friend")  will  
pardon Libby.
It's an end-run around the powers of the other two branches of our  
government, and an insult to those branches and to the people of this  
country.
Impeachment is the only answer, otherwise these excesses are  
"rewarded" and will continue, even in other administrations.
Regards,
Andrea Dorey
(voter and supporter from your very first term)

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