Already a member?
Sign in
Welcome! Wikis are websites that everyone can build together. It's easy!
Location: A Forum for Democratic Voters
Discussion: Free Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean
Keyword tags:
2008
American liberties
anti-fascist
candidates
Congress
democrat
democrats
DNC
election
horserace
incumbent
jokes
left wing
liberals
nominee
politics blogs
polls
progressives
white house
Watch
 independentcentrist |
Free Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean
Dec 3 2007, 6:42 AM EST Free Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean Target:President George W. Bush and the United States Congress Members To: The President of the United States and United States Congress Please free Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean who were illegally charged and convicted of a crime they did not commit. Let's please get these Border Patrol Agents home for Christmas! For Petition Signees: 1. Please read the below and follow the links. 2. Sign this Petition. 3. Contact the President, your Senators, and House of Representatives Member. Give them the message that Citizens of the United States stand for individual freedoms to live without the threat of illegal imprisonment. For background see: Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF) (Non-Partisan) Free Compean and Ramos "... [Citizens] expressed bitter disappointment [Friday, November 25, 2007], that President Bush did not use the Thanksgiving holiday to pardon two U.S. border agents who have been imprisoned for a year for shooting and injuring a man now accused of drug smuggling. "'We had hoped that President Bush, who was compassionate enough to pardon two turkeys in the Rose Garden, might also have had enough compassion to pardon two law enforcement officers who spent their lives defending us at the border,' said Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach)." [continued] 1 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
|
independentcentrist |
RE: Free Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean
Dec 3 2007, 6:42 AM EST [continued] That was according to an article in the Los Angeles Times. But there's more. That same Times article also read: "A recent development in the case could further increase pressure on the White House to intervene. The man shot by the officers in February 2005 has been indicted on charges that he brought marijuana into the United States during September and October 2005 -- the very period when he was in the country on a 'humanitarian visa' so he could testify against the agents."'The latest disclosures show that the government knew the alleged drug smuggler was a career criminal,' said T.J. Bonner, president of the National Border Patrol Council, a union representing more than 12,000 border agents. 'He was their star witness. They portrayed him as a down-on-his-luck kid looking for $1,000 to pay for his mother's medical care.'"Calling the prosecution 'disingenuous if not outright deceptive,' Bonner said the president's inaction is 'a bitter disappointment to a lot of people.'" You remember Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean -- the two unjustly convicted border patrol agents who have now spent almost a year in prison for what Congressman Tom Tancredo called "doing their job" -- securing our border against an illegal alien attempting to smuggle nearly 800 pounds of marijuana into the United States. You may also remember that immediately following their wrongful conviction, President Bush promised to review the matter. Yet despite the recent indictment of the illegal alien drug smuggler who testified against the two brave border patrol agents -- a development which will only help these brave border agents when their appeal is heard next week -- there is still no action by the White House on a matter it promised to review almost a year ago. Quote and Reply Post a Reply 1 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
|
independentcentrist |
RE: Free Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean
Dec 3 2007, 6:43 AM EST [continued] The Times again: "Some critics hope the appointment of a new attorney general, Michael B. Mukasey, might prompt a fresh review by the Justice Department. Neither the department nor the White House had any comment Friday about whether a review was underway." ... No review? Now to add insult to injury -- Illegal Alien Drug Smuggler in Border Agents' Case Arrested for... Smuggling Drugs Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila, the illegal alien drug smuggler whose testimony on behalf of the U.S. government led to the conviction and imprisonment of Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, has been indicted and arrested on charges of smuggling more than 750 pounds of marijuana into the United States. According to news reports, the charges against Aldrete-Davila involve a drug load consisting of 752.8 pounds of marijuana that he allegedly transported across the border on October 22, 2005, more than eight months after the highly-publicized incident involving the border agents. Cipriono Ortiz-Hernandez, the stash house owner Aldrete-Davila allegedly used to store his smuggled drug load, identified him after being arrested on related charges in early August..." See the full article for more details. [continued] 1 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
|
independentcentrist |
RE: Free Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean
Dec 3 2007, 6:44 AM EST ... Enough is enough! It's time to finally free Compean and Ramos without any further delay. And now that these new developments have come to light, THERE IS NO EXCUSE! Tell them that enough is enough. Tell them that the recent indictment of the drug smuggler and career criminal who was the star witness against them makes any more stalls and delays ridiculous. Shout loudly that Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean be freed IMMEDIATELY! Send your own personal letters using this full impact easy entry form site. Use Congress.org to send your direct representatives. This site is highly effective reaching government officials. Sign up for notices alerting you to actions and information of your choice.Congress.org To Go - My Issues Sign Up ... Mr. President, Members of Congress please free these courageous agents for Christmas. It's the right thing to do! 1 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
|
independentcentrist |
RE: Free Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean
Dec 3 2007, 6:44 AM EST Free Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/freeramosandcompean Target: President George W. Bush and the United States Congress Members 1 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
|
independentcentrist |
RE: Free Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean
Dec 3 2007, 6:45 AM EST Dear Friends, I have just read and signed the petition: "Free Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean" Please take a moment to read about this important issue, and join me in signing the petition. It takes just 30 seconds, but can truly make a difference. We are trying to reach 1,000 signatures - please sign here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/384790610 Once you have signed, you can help even more by asking your friends and family to sign as well. Thank you! The Independent Centrist http://www.thePetitionSite.com 2 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you? |