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YOUR BLAST FAX MESSAGES
TO: President
George W. Bush
The Leadership of the United States Senate and the
United States House of Representatives:
The Hon. Harry Reid,
The Hon. Robert C. Byrd, The Hon. Richard J. Durbin,
The Hon. Charles E. Schumer, The Hon. Patty Murray,
The Hon. Robert Menendez, The Hon. Byron L. Dorgan,
The Hon. Debbie A. Stabenow, The Hon. Jeff Bingaman,
The Hon. Blanche L. Lincoln, The Hon. Barbara Boxer,
The Hon. Thomas R. Carper, The Hon. Bill Nelson, The
Hon. Russ Feingold, The Hon. Mitch McConnell, The
Hon. Jon L. Kyl, The Hon. Lamar Alexander, The Hon.
John R. Thune, The Hon. John Cornyn, The Hon. John
Ensign, The Hon. Nancy Pelosi, The Hon. Steny H.
Hoyer, The Hon. James Clyburn, The Hon. John B.
Larson, The Hon. Xavier Becerra, The Hon. Chris Van
Hollen, The Hon. Rosa DeLauro, The Hon. George
Miller, The Hon. John A.
Boehner, The Hon. Eric I. Cantor, The Hon. Mike
Pence, The Hon. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, The Hon.
John R. Carter, The Hon. Thaddeus G. McCotter, The
Hon. Pete Sessions
RE: Time Running Out for Border Agents Compean and
Ramos. The American People Have Not Forgotten.
The Washington Times stated in a recent
editorial: "It's both baffling and disappointing
that President Bush has not already pardoned two
U.S. Border Patrol agents imprisoned since 2007...
Time is running out for Mr. Bush to act to correct
what one Congressman [Rep. Dana Rohrabacher] calls
'the worst miscarriage of justice that I have
witnessed in the 30 years I've been in Washington.'"
I agree. To put it in the words of Congressman Ed
Royce: “Ramos and Compean have been living in the
torture of solitary confinement for almost two years
for something they never should have been prosecuted
for in the first place. We are pleading with the
Pardon Attorney to make a favorable recommendation
of commutation to the President so he can finally do
the right thing by these men and their families."
Some have said that Compean and Ramos were pursued
to send a message to all Border Agents that
aggressive enforcement of our immigrations laws will
not be tolerated. Others have said the lives of
these two loyal public servants were destroyed to
placate a foreign nation.
One thing is certain. This travesty of justice must
be reversed. These brave men should not spend one
more day in prison. President Bush must pardon
these agents or commute their sentences
immediately!
Sincerely,
Your
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Yes Jeff:
Please send my personalized and urgent Blast Fax
messages
to
President Bush and the Republican and Democrat
Leadership of the House and Senate.
Tell them that the railroading of Ramos and Compean is a gross miscarriage of
justice and perhaps one of the most cynical misuses of power in our nation's
recent history. Tell them that their continued imprisonment demeans the American
people and our government.
Tell them that these brave American heroes are owed apologies for the injustice
they have suffered and that this horrible wrong can be righted only if the
President pardons these men or commutes their sentences.
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 John Allen Aregood was convicted of
conspiring to transport and harbor illegal aliens.
President Bush pardoned him just days ago.
And what about former Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean
who, according to Congress Tom Tancredo and so many others, were sent to prison
for "doing their jobs?"
NOTHING! Not a word!
In total, President Bush - just weeks
after issuing 14 pardons - bestowed his good graces on YET ANOTHER 20
individuals.
Here's a partial list of the 19 pardons
(courtesy of the Associated Press):
 William
Alvis III of Flushing, Ohio. Possession of an unregistered firearm
and cocaine distribution.
Eric
Charles Blanke of Parker, Colo. Counterfeiting.
Steve
Doyle Cavender of The Villages, Fla. Conspiring to import, possess,
distribute and dispense marijuana.
Marie
Elena Eppens of Lynden, Wash. Conspiracy to distribute and to
possess with intent to distribute marijuana.
Eduviges
Duvi Gonzalez-Matsumura of Clovis, Calif. Aiding and abetting
embezzlement of bank funds.
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President Bush also commuted the
prison sentence of Reed Raymond Prior who was convicted of possession of
methamphetamine with intent to distribute and sentenced in 1996 to
life in prison.
a
trafficker of illegal aliens
drug
pushers
embezzlers
Were these people more deserving of a
pardon than two American heroes who put their lives on the line every
single day to protect our border?
And what happened to
"compassionate conservatism?"
With days to go before he leaves
office, time is running out for President Bush to do the right thing, answer
those questions
and release these brave American heroes from prison!
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Yes Jeff:
Please send my personalized and urgent Blast Fax
messages
to
President Bush and the Republican and Democrat
Leadership of the House and Senate.
Tell them that the railroading of Ramos and Compean is a gross miscarriage of
justice and perhaps one of the most cynical misuses of power in our nation's
recent history. Tell them that their continued imprisonment demeans the American
people and our government.
Tell them that these brave American heroes are owed apologies for the injustice
they have suffered and that this horrible wrong can be righted only if the
President pardons these men or commutes their sentences.
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Only A Matter Of Days Until It Is All Over...
It is highly doubtful that Barack Obama will champion the cause of these
wrongfully and vindictively prosecuted American heroes.
What does that mean?
It means that if President Bush fails
to act soon, these brave men are destined to spend a DECADE behind bars... NO
TIME OFF FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR... NO CHANCE OF PAROLE.
Some might say that Compean and Ramos were prosecuted to appease a
foreign government.
Others might even say they were offered as sacrificial lambs to
advance a political agenda.
Still others might say that it was just a horrible miscarriage of
justice.
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Assuming that any one (or any combination) of these opinions is true:
The foreign government, that some would say their prosecution was
intended to appease, has long since forgotten about them.
The political agenda that some would say their imprisonment was
meant to advance - namely amnesty - was defeated (in fact you helped
defeat it)!
And the freakish miscarriage of justice has simply gone on too long. |
No matter which option you choose,
the only reason NOW not to pardon the brave Border Agents or at least commute
their sentences is hard-hearted vindictiveness.
THERE IS NO ACCEPTABLE REASON NOT TO
RELEASE COMPEAN AND RAMOS!
And THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE!
You've heard a great deal about Compean and Ramos recently.
You may have sent Blast Faxes and made phone calls to our elected officials -
PERHAPS MULTIPLE TIMES - on their behalf.
We're asking you to do it
AGAIN... AND AGAIN... AND AGAIN ...
if needed!
Because once President Bush leaves
office, their time may be up.
Over the past several years we've won our share of battles and we've lost some
battles too. But, out of them all,
this is one fight that we simply cannot lose!
At the very least
we must fight to the very last minute!
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Yes Jeff:
Please send my personalized and urgent Blast Fax
messages
to
President Bush and the Republican and Democrat
Leadership of the House and Senate.
Tell them that the railroading of Ramos and Compean is a gross miscarriage of
justice and perhaps one of the most cynical misuses of power in our nation's
recent history. Tell them that their continued imprisonment demeans the American
people and our government.
Tell them that these brave American heroes are owed apologies for the injustice
they have suffered and that this horrible wrong can be righted only if the
President pardons these men or commutes their sentences.
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Harsh Words For The Administration...
Congressman Dana
Rohrabacher:
“The fact that the president has neglected to free
these men from their imprisonment while freeing drug dealers, embezzlers and
other criminals is insulting to the American people.”
According to Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum:
"The end of President Bush's final term is quickly
approaching... we cannot let him leave office without resolving one very
important issue: he must commute the prison sentences of convicted U.S. Border
Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean!"
Others were not as polite.
Conservative columnist Doug Patton called this travesty
"a stench in the nostrils of every thinking American who loves justice."
Patton adds:
"But I will lose my last ounce of respect for this man
as my president if he does not pardon Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean before he
leaves office. These men put their lives on the line for us just as surely as
our brave troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and justice demands a full
presidential pardon."
You're already familiar with the case.
Compean
and Ramos were convicted almost solely on the word of a known
illegal alien drug smuggler who claimed that Compean and Ramos shot
him in the butt while he was attempting to escape.
Incidentally,
this smuggler was attempting to transport 743 pounds of marijuana
into the United States at the time of the incident.
In
exchange for his testimony,
the smuggler was granted
immunity and allowed to come and go across the border almost at will
and was actually caught attempting to transport more drugs into the
United States while waiting to testify against Compean and Ramos.
The
court
WOULD NOT allow this fact to be submitted during the trial.
And,
in what may be the greatest irony of this whole case,
the smuggler was eventually
convicted of the smuggling offenses that occurred AFTER he
was granted immunity and was sentenced to LESS TIME than
Compean and Ramos.
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Patton again:
"It also turns out that this low-life drug smuggler
re-entered the United States at least 10 different times in 2005 and that he was
caught smuggling drugs while he was waiting to testify against Ramos and
Compean. These facts were not brought up at their trial."
Schlafly again:
"The severity of these charges and the harshness of the
punishment are totally disproportionate to the violation in question."
"Even the illegal drug smuggler, Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila, was sentenced to less
prison time than our fellow American border guards!"
Such irony is shameful!
Now is the time to demand justice!
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Yes Jeff:
Please send my personalized and urgent Blast Fax
messages
to
President Bush and the Republican and Democrat
Leadership of the House and Senate.
Tell them that the railroading of Ramos and Compean is a gross miscarriage of
justice and perhaps one of the most cynical misuses of power in our nation's
recent history. Tell them that their continued imprisonment demeans the American
people and our government.
Tell them that these brave American heroes are owed apologies for the injustice
they have suffered and that this horrible wrong can be righted only if the
President pardons these men or commutes their sentences.
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Blindness, Baffling and Disappointing...
The Washington Times also called President Bush's failure to act,
"blindness."
The Times wrote the following in a recent editorial:
"It's both baffling and disappointing that President
Bush has not already pardoned two U.S. Border Patrol agents imprisoned since
2007... Time is running out for Mr. Bush to act to correct what one Congressman
[Rep. Dana Rohrabacher] calls 'the worst miscarriage of justice that I have
witnessed in the 30 years I've been in Washington.'"
Congressman Tom Tancredo:
"These are the kinds of men whose government failed and
destroyed them - all while they were serving a cause greater than themselves.
These men deserve justice. I, and many other members of Congress, have
repeatedly called upon President Bush to exercise his power to pardon - but he
has not done so.”
Congressman Ed Royce stated:
“Ramos and Compean have been living in the torture of
solitary confinement for almost two years for something they never should have
been prosecuted for in the first place. We are pleading with the Pardon Attorney
to make a favorable recommendation of commutation to the President so he can
finally do the right thing by these men and their families."
Blogger Andrew T. Durham claims the case
"stinks to high Heaven" and wrote:
"It is literally a crime that apparently President Bush
is not granting pardons to immorally imprisoned border [patrol] agents Ramos and
Compean."
Now may be your last chance to make your voice heard!
At the very least, this may be President Bush's last opportunity to listen!
The time to release Compean and Ramos is
NOW!
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Yes Jeff:
Please send my personalized and urgent Blast Fax
messages
to
President Bush and the Republican and Democrat
Leadership of the House and Senate.
Tell them that the railroading of Ramos and Compean is a gross miscarriage of
justice and perhaps one of the most cynical misuses of power in our nation's
recent history. Tell them that their continued imprisonment demeans the American
people and our government.
Tell them that these brave American heroes are owed apologies for the injustice
they have suffered and that this horrible wrong can be righted only if the
President pardons these men or commutes their sentences.
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Yours In
Freedom,
Jeff
Mazzella
President
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