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Dear Representative, I urge you to co-sponsor Rep. Jerrold Nadler's H.Res. 1531 urging President Bush not to pardon senior members of his administration for crimes authorized by the President - and to investigate those crimes both in the House and the Justice Department, and prosecute if ...
Bush pardons 14 individuals
msnbc.msn.com — The Associated Press has learned that President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals and... commuted the prison sentences of two others. (more) Bush pardons 14 individuals
Press Release of Representative Jerrold Nadler
house.gov — WASHINGTON , D.C. Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil... Rights, and Civil Liberties, introduced a Resolution in the House of Representatives demanding that President Bush refrain from ... (more) Press Release of Representative Jerrold Nadler
Pardon Me?  Bush Pardons 14, More To Come?
Pardon Me? Bush Pardons 14, More To Come?
firedoglake.com — Photo via Xavier Mazellier. 'Tis the season. The pardon rumors and begs have begun cropping up everywhere... . Despite the Bush/Cheney administration being the stingiest pardoners in recent history , speculation runs rampant on who may ... (more) Pardon Me? Bush Pardons 14, More To Come?
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Nadler Introduces Resolution Opposing Bush Pardons
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... from Jerrold Nadler, Chair of the Constitution Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee: H.RES.1531, "Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should not issue pardons to senior members of his administration during the final 90 days of his term of office," Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold (introduced 11/20/2008). There is a petition promoting this resolution, through which you can write to your representative and senators at http://democrats.com/nadler-pardons Read more: ...

Sign a petition against Bush pardons for Bush crimes
Corrente — ... Here's a resolution, hot off the presses from Jerrold Nadler, Chair of the Constitution Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee: H.RES.1531, "Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should not issue pardons to senior members of his administration during the final 90 days of his term of office," Sponsor: Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] (introduced 11/20/2008). There will be a petition promoting this resolution, through which you can write to your representative and senators. ...

David Swanson: As Congress Lay Dying
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Congressman Jerrold Nadler and Senator Russ Feingold and several good columnists and even some ordinarily awful editorial boards have spoken against the possibility of Bush pardoning crimes he authorized, but these voices have all falsely conceded that Bush can do this if he chooses before asking him not to. He cannot, and Congress is not powerless to stop him. House Members should sign onto Nadler's resolution to raise awareness of the issue but should not stop there. Congress members should pursue impeachment immediately for the commutation of Libby's sentence, pass a bill ...

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