Bush to Pre-emptively Pardon Administration Officials?

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For years, liberals like myself have been annoyed with Congress' inaction on the many, many illegal actions we believe the Bush administration has committed. As the months wear on, time is running out for any hope that they will. Many have speculated as to whether or not a potential Barack Obama administration might finally go after Bush, Rove, Cheney, and the rest. And while I don't hold out much hope for that, now the question may be moot. I guess all we have to hope for is Karma.

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Conservative Lawyers Urge Bush To Issue ‘Pre-Emptive Pardons’ To Officials Involved In Illegal Programs

The New York Times reported this weekend that “[f]elons are asking President Bush for pardons and commutations at historic levels as he nears his final months in office, a time when many other presidents have granted a flurry of clemency requests.” However the Times noted that despite commuting Scooter Libby’s prison sentence, applicants “should expect to be disappointed” because Bush “has made little use of his clemency power” compared to past presidents. . .

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