tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post570122939141791746..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Pardon Me, GovernorAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-62906207162864533602009-12-04T00:59:20.690-05:002009-12-04T00:59:20.690-05:00CrispyRice, Thanks. I may do a few more legal art...CrispyRice, Thanks. I may do a few more legal articles in the future -- just been kind of busy debunking all of the policies Obama keeps dropping on us.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-67295353772652938852009-12-04T00:54:53.738-05:002009-12-04T00:54:53.738-05:00I'm with Bev - I never much cared for Huckabee...I'm with Bev - I never much cared for Huckabee. I won't be sad to see him ride into the political sunset. I suspect he was quite interested in increasing the power of the government as long as it was "his" way, and this sort of use of pardons only reinforces that.<br /><br />This article also reminded me, Andrew, of how much I enjoyed your early articles discussing the legal system. It's good to get insight from people who know how it works.CrispyRicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302075204880024936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-33130001915212502332009-12-03T23:15:01.553-05:002009-12-03T23:15:01.553-05:00Jed, That's a good question. In the end, I do...Jed, That's a good question. In the end, I doubt Fox will abandon him so long as he has good ratings -- which I don't know if he does or doesn't.<br /><br />It's always hard to predict how things like this will play out.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-36482122964467286242009-12-03T23:11:04.817-05:002009-12-03T23:11:04.817-05:00Joel, I didn't know any of this about him eith...Joel, I didn't know any of this about him either until I started looking into this issue. I know there were questions about his tax record, though honestly I never looked into what those were, but this was a surprise.<br /><br />And I think you're right, I think this is the end of his conservative support.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-42155081806569287162009-12-03T22:00:35.852-05:002009-12-03T22:00:35.852-05:00I wonder how is job at Fox will fall out. I enjoye...I wonder how is job at Fox will fall out. I enjoyed when he had James Burton on, but doubt he had much of an audience. This surely won't help.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-74351344582036027412009-12-03T21:20:22.102-05:002009-12-03T21:20:22.102-05:00Andrew,
I thought Huckabee was just a little bit...Andrew, <br /><br />I thought Huckabee was just a little bit too nice. I didn't know he was a bleeding heart liberal. <br /><br />This has destroyed his aspirations for higher office. No way will any conservative organization help him now.Joel Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-48181720902965270662009-12-03T20:42:19.915-05:002009-12-03T20:42:19.915-05:00Stan, I think that Michelle Malkin already called ...Stan, I think that Michelle Malkin already called this his Willie Horton moment today (or yesterday).<br /><br />He seems nice enough, and he is a good speaker, but this really calls into question his judgment as a governor.<br /><br />Some people are saying this could be the reason that he implied this weekend that he won't run for President.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-43005780483867511382009-12-03T20:23:21.526-05:002009-12-03T20:23:21.526-05:00I always liked Huckabee, he seems a decent enough ...I always liked Huckabee, he seems a decent enough fellow, and man can he speak extemporaneously - - I guess his training as a Baptist minister. From your article it would appear that he was using his pardon powers like jury nullification, or because it feels good. This will definitely be his Willie Horton (Dukakis pardon). He’ll get pounded on this morning, noon, and night.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-21141975888995012342009-12-03T19:57:18.036-05:002009-12-03T19:57:18.036-05:00Lawhawk, My first instinct was that this was unfai...Lawhawk, My first instinct was that this was unfair as well. Almost all governors pardon people and it's usually done after an investigation by a legal office results in a report that concludes that a pardon is warranted. If the guy then goes on and commits a crime, it's hard to blame that on the governor.<br /><br />But then I started looking into this and it was actually kind of stunning. This sounds like something Jerry Brown would do, honestly. I also found, interestingly, that there are a lot of prosecutors who actually campaigned against Huckabee because of this particular issue.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-6625209575962644892009-12-03T19:49:58.196-05:002009-12-03T19:49:58.196-05:00Andrew: Wow! I was prepared to give him the bene...Andrew: Wow! I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt, since I didn't have all the information you just provided. Thanks for setting me straight. I wouldn't have voted for him in any primary anyway, but this clinches it.<br /><br />Let me throw another state glitch into the mix here (particularly since Jerry Brown may be our next governor). The governor of California has the power to commute a death sentence to life without possibility of parole. Bad enough. But then he also has the power to commute that sentence to anything he wants, including a full commutaton or pardon. It's a hole that needs to be filled, though I also agree that the power must remain in corrected form for those very rare occasions where it is genuinely warranted.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-33490527753343942642009-12-03T19:39:10.155-05:002009-12-03T19:39:10.155-05:00Bev, I totally agree that there should be standard...Bev, I totally agree that there should be standards.<br /><br />What drives me crazy about the liberal thinking on pardons is that they look at someone and say, "wow, he seems kind of nice sitting there in a suit in his best manners, we should pardon him." They never think about the consequences or the victims.<br /><br />Huckabee would not have been my choice either. Far too often he took very liberal stances and that concerned me about his judgment. He seemed far too happy to have the government intrude into our daily lives and our wallets.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-72299381053847323872009-12-03T19:31:03.396-05:002009-12-03T19:31:03.396-05:00I only bring it up really because Bush always got ...I only bring it up really because Bush always got flack from liberals for not pardoning criminals when he was Governor. They wouldn't understand that he couldn't. They just wanted to believe that he was mean. <br /><br />That aside, I agree with you. Perhaps there should be very narrow guidelines regarding pardons for violent criminals or crimes especially against children.<br /><br />I never really warmed to Huckabee anyway.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-40224140974645208652009-12-03T19:22:43.514-05:002009-12-03T19:22:43.514-05:00Bev, All told, I think having the power to issue a...Bev, All told, I think having the power to issue a pardon is an important final check on a system that can go very badly wrong, but it does get abused, as in this case.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-30652580511097700722009-12-03T19:20:19.081-05:002009-12-03T19:20:19.081-05:00This is why the Governor of Texas no longer has th...This is why the Governor of Texas no longer has the privilege of commuting sentences or pardoning prisoners and hasn't since the '70's. See, one more reason to move back to Texas...Viva la Tejas!BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.com