The Cellar - View Single Post - Bush Commutes Sentences of Border Patrol Agents

classicman · 01-19-2009, 03:58 PM

Good for the Border Agents. I remember that case. Interesting statistics there at the end.
Clinton issued a total of 457 in eight years
George H. W. Bush, issued 77 in four years
Reagan issued 406 in eight years
Carter issued 563 in four years
Truman issued 2,031 in eight years*
Bush has granted a total of 189 pardons.

Guess you actually have to prosecute to pardon. Thats all I can figure. Why is Bush's number so much lower?

01-19-2009, 03:58 PM	#3
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Good for the Border Agents. I remember that case. Interesting statistics there at the end. Clinton issued a total of 457 in eight years George H. W. Bush, issued 77 in four years Reagan issued 406 in eight years Carter issued 563 in four years Truman issued 2,031 in eight years* Bush has granted a total of 189 pardons. Guess you actually have to prosecute to pardon. Thats all I can figure. Why is Bush's number so much lower? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt