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The Volokh Conspiracy - Bush Not to Offer Executive Clemency to Loyal Bushies?:
No one is claiming immunity from scrutiny, but the Dems would be well advised to think twice. The points of law are highly debatable (e.g. the exact definition of torture) and/or highly technical (e.g. various overlapping statutes, treaties, executive orders). The alleged infractions were all committed in the performance of the executive branch's most important responsibility. (How hard is it to get a conviction of a cop even in a clear violation of the law in the line of duty.) Just a data point to consider, the Republicans brought a clear cut legal case of an alleged violation with no public purpose against President Clinton. The chief proponents of that prosecution were as convinced of the justice of their cause and its importance to the health of the republic as those who want to see Bush, et. al. prosecuted. How did that work out for them?
From 1993 - New Agency Proposed to Oversee Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae - New York Times . ''These two entities -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- are not facing any kind of financial crisis,'' said Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee. ''The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.''
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