VICTORY!
Bush commutes decade-long prison sentences of Ramos & Compean, Border Patrol agents.
I am not normally one to get on the bandwagon about issues such as this, but I worked side by side with these guys for several years. I saw a great injustice by the justice system and got onboard with this one with NumbersUSA.com about 3 years ago. Finally, all the efforts of NumbersUSA.com has resulted in Jose Compean and Ignacio Ramos getting out of prison.
On Monday, during his last full day in office, Pres. Bush commuted the sentences of these former Border Patrol agents. They were convicted of violating Border Patrol policies in the non-fatal shooting of a drug smuggler in 2005.
Many of our readers of this newspaper responded to the plea for help when we were trying to keep Compean and Ramos from going to prison. But we lost. Last week NumbersUSA sent out another plea for help. This time WE WON!
Read more here.
I wish to thank Roy Beck of NumbersUSA for his tremendous efforts. Many people told him that the last-minute efforts were futile. But thanks to all of you who took action even while believing it likely would lead to nothing.
In the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, hundreds of thousands faxes and emails went to the White House. Ramos and Compean won't be allowed out of prison until March 20. But they will still be home with their families 8-9 years earlier than if Bush had not acted.
Thank you all for your participation.
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