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Huckabee...God Told Him To
Posted: Dec 4, 2009
God Told Him To
by digby
Everyone who reads tristero's posts knows about Mike Huckabee's record of bad judgment in pardoning criminally insane prisoners. And we all know that he did at least one of them based upon loony wingnut radio conspiracy theories and others because he personally knew the fellas.
But I think it's important to emphasize why he did most of them. Here's Gene Lyons:
During the former Baptist minister's decade as Arkansas governor, it appeared that no matter how heinous an inmate's crimes, all he had to do for a pardon was drop to his knees, praise Jesus and persuade some preacher known to Huckabee of his newfound holiness. "Everybody knows that Mike Huckabee makes up his mind what to do by what God tells him to do," said one minister who gained clemency for a prisoner serving 100 years for the strong-arm robbery of elderly neighbors.
I believe in clemency and I think our legal system is often very unjust. But to pardon violent criminals because "God told him to" is mind boggling. It's a very good thing this man's political career appears to be over. He's nuts.
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Where did you get this information? - He was interviewed and
[ In Reply To ..]said nothing about God telling him to pardon these criminals. Or is this an assumption because he's a man of faith?
Not arguing with you, just wondering where you got the information.
Also, if this is about the cop killer, he didn't pardon him.
I would like to know also because, I don't believe it. - -just using religion to trash him !.nm
[ In Reply To ..]x
pardon/commutation - Get It Right
[ In Reply To ..]commutation
n. the act of reducing a criminal sentence resulting from a criminal conviction by the executive clemency of the Governor of the state, or President of the United States in the case of federal crimes. This is not the same as a pardon, which wipes out the conviction or the actual or potential charge (as when President Gerald R. Ford pardoned ex-President Richard M. Nixon even without charges having been officially made-a rare instance). A pardon implies either that the conviction was wrong, that there has been complete rehabilitation of the party, or that he/she has lived an exemplary life for many years and deserves to have his/her name cleared in old age. Commutation implies the penalty was excessive or there has been rehabilitation, reform or other circumstances such as good conduct or community service. Commutation is sometimes used when there is evidence that the defendant was not guilty, but it would prove embarrassing to admit an outright error by the courts.
I am no Huckabee fan, but your post is unfair - stopandthink
[ In Reply To ..]what you posted sounds like irresponsible opinion versus fact.
How many people like Clemmons did Huckabee give clemency to? Where is the proof his motivation was because God told him to?
What do YOU require as proof?
I couldn't agree with you more! (sm) - Nikki
[ In Reply To ..]I'd also like to see a link to this because I Googled it and got NOTHING. I did, however, find a less publicized story about a rapist that was suspected to have gone free because of Huckabee. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/03/politics/main3569614.shtml
I'd probably be the first to post something like this if was true and I could substantiate it with two different links. In this case, I can't even find one to corroborate this.
I'm no fan of Huckabee, and there are instances where "God" has "told" certain politicians to do certain things (e.g., declare war on Iraq), but this statement seems to be designed to paint Huckabee as a lunatic when there's no proof of that, at least none that I can find.
How could "God tell him to" - when there is no god?
[ In Reply To ..]?
That's your belief. Not everyone believes that - see message
[ In Reply To ..]Whether you believe in God or not that is a personal choice. Evidently Gov. Huckabee believes in God as he is (or was) a minister. Your stating your opinion. Not fact.
It just sounds like you want to come her for an argument, but this kind of statement belongs on the faith board.
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