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Commuted.
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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
No. I'm hardly a huge Libby supporter, but the reasoning isn't that bad.
The issue as articulated is the proportionality of the sentence/punishment taking into account in the context of the individual's life and history.
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Funny how the conservatives who have been agitating about the harsh sentence Libby got don't otherwise seem to have a problem with the Sentencing Guidelines. The "proportionality" here is that Libby got the same sentence that other perjurers get.
eta: From Fitzpatrick's statement:
- We comment only on the statement in which the President termed the sentence imposed by the judge as "excessive." The sentence in this case was imposed pursuant to the laws governing sentencings which occur every day throughout this country. In this case, an experienced federal judge considered extensive argument from the parties and then imposed a sentence consistent with the applicable laws. It is fundamental to the rule of law that all citizens stand before the bar of justice as equals. That principle guided the judge during both the trial and the sentencing.
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Last edited by Tyrone Slothrop; 07-03-2007 at 10:35 AM..
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