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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (60636)	7/3/2007 3:33:29 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 90947

I understand & agree with your sense of justice. I guess I'm looking at how harsh Libby's sentence is when compared to any high ranking Dem's who have committed far more serious crimes. IMO, there's something seriously wrong when justice is meted out quite differently based on your political orientation. And to make it even worse, our media not only fails to point it out this gross injustice to the public, but instead hypocritically defends & excuses lenient treatment of Dem's yet squeals like a stuck pig for even harsher treatment to Republicans who already had received far harsher treatment than Dem's. Grrrrr! Makes me want to grab a loony lib & slap 'em silly!!! <G/NG>

To: jlallen who wrote (60636)	7/4/2007 9:18:46 AM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 90947

I did not believe the sentence was excessive. In all the noise following Bush's commutation of the prison portion of the sentence, a lot of commentators were noting that the sentence was within the "guidelines." Fact is, the Supreme Court threw out the federal sentencing guidelines in Booker. IMO, Judges still look to the guidelines as just that, guidelines, though they have more discretion to depart upward or downward. Judge Walton obviously believed there was not sufficient justification for a downward departure.