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01-19-2009, 06:54 PM #1
Rohrabacher Went to Mat for Jailed Agents
We all know that Rohrabacher and Bilbray were not the only two congressmen to fight for Ramos and Compean but they were continually out there in front working tirelessly. California has some good guys.
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Rohrabacher Went to Mat for Jailed Agents
Monday, January 19, 2009 3:57 PM
By: Dave Eberhart
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., never gave up -- even in the eleventh hour -- from seeking a commutation of sentence for jailed former Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. On literally his last day in office, President Bush gave the relief that Rohrabacher and many others had so diligently sought.
Rohrabacher was a busy activist for the two men right up to the bitter end.
On this past Sat., Jan. 17, he and Ramos’ father-in-law, Joe Loya led supporters at the second year anniversary of the incarceration of Ramos and Compean rally in front of the Congressman’s office in Huntington Beach, Calif.
Just three days prior on Jan. 14, Rohrabacher called upon U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton to officially support commutation for the two men languishing in solitary confinement.
During a press conference, Rep. Rohrabacher highlighted several public statements made by Sutton acknowledging the sentences for the agents are in fact harsh.
“Mr. Sutton, we are asking you to look into your heart as a prosecutor and advise the President to commute the sentences of Ramos and Compean so they will not spend the next ten years in solitary confinement,â€
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