Cornyn comments on Compean/Ramos
by David Benzion · 01/18/2007 6:04 pmTexas Senator John Cornyn’s office has begun to send out the following response to those requesting comment on the border patrol case; here they are in full:
Sen. Cornyn has served in law enforcement for the vast majority of his working career, and he is particularly sensitive to those who put their lives on the line to ensure public safety. He knows the vital role that border patrol agents have in preventing drug dealers, would-be terrorists and others who wish us harm from entering the country.
Sen. Cornyn has taken an active role in making certain the rule of law is followed in this border patrol agent case, starting with a request last summer to the Justice Department for an explanation of their prosecutorial decisions that led to the agents’ conviction.
Throughout, Sen. Cornyn has urged the Justice Department to make available to the public all possible information about the case. In August and September, and again this month, DOJ published lengthy details about the facts of the case, and the issues faced by officials as the case transpired.
In September, Sen. Cornyn, through staff, asked DOJ for additional information, saying he was troubled by the decision to grant immunity to a drug dealer. He also joined Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA.) in seeking a Senate Judiciary staff review of the case and its handling, leading to a public hearing if appropriate. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), then chairman of Judiciary, instructed staff to begin the review.
Sen. Cornyn was encouraged because the DOJ – far from attempting to conceal its actions – expressed concern about alleged distortions and inaccurate statements about the case in news media and on the Internet, and actively encouraged a public hearing. However, Congress disbanded in early October, and in the staffing adjustments following change of partisan control in the November elections, the matter has not been pursued.
Sen. Cornyn this month has contacted the new Judiciary chairman, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), renewing the hearing request.
This matter is particularly difficult because the case has been decided at the trial level by a jury, and is currently on appeal. As a general rule, it is inappropriate for a public official to comment on an ongoing criminal case. It is particularly unfortunate that the DOJ has not yet published trial transcripts, because there are numerous unverifiable rumors about the trial circulating in various media. As a partial result, all of the facts have not been ascertained – making public comment particularly problematic.
Sen. Cornyn expressed public approval of a DOJ decision to withhold opposition on the defendants’ motion to delay incarceration of the agents pending their appeals. Unfortunately, the judge did not delay their imprisonment.
Sen. Cornyn intends to weigh in on the question of a pardon once the appellate process has been completed, and all facts about the case and trial have been established.
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Transcripts haven’t yet been published? Hmmm. Wonder how some here claim to have read them.
This is progress, though.
heh heh RickG! WHO are you talking about? Glad to see you back!
ST, that would be Cliffie!
Smoke and Mirrors by Sen. Cornyn. CYA comes to mind. Lets see, let’s get the prosecutor’s opinion on the case and not get any other opinion, especially the Defendants. Okay, let’s just dismiss it — I viewed the prosecutor’s side exclusively! John Cornyn has no backbone.
Rickg
The transcripts have been published according to Big Jolly - I have seen some back and forth of it.
I’ve been following this trial long before the union and the border patrol agents families orchestrated some wild publicity about it. News reports, video reports,
This trial didn’t end yesterday this has been going on for a while
Now Big Jolly can call names all he wants - it doesn’t change the facts that these two are now serving their sentences and they did what I reported the press reports and the reports from the trials did
Keep calling names BJ
Don’t feed the trolls, guys! Please Ignore him.
DOJ has not yet published trial transcripts?
That would make eric extremely mistaken.
Cornyns oath is to the NWO.
Something very ugly is coming. You can crap on America over and over but sooner or later the masses will wake up and see the lies.
Cornyn has the responsibility as a member of Congress and his seat on the Judiciary committee to perform oversight of the Executive Branch including the DOJ, US Atty, and Border Patrol. I haven’t seen much oversight from him and I surmise it’s only the public pressure that brings him to make a statement. By the way - the statement made by the DOj that Cornyn alludes to is nothing more than a restatement of the testimony of a drug smuggler vs. the Border Patrol agents. Simple question for Sen Cornyn: Was justice done? Hint - this is a “yes” or “no” answer. I’m waiting.
I am assuming my post was changed by the mod. No eric said he had the transcript when there werent any transcripts to have. If there is no transcript to have that would make him extremely mistaken? No?
Perhaps he is extremely extremely mistaken?
A mistake is something you thought to be correct.
Censorship is alive and well at LST.
Cool.
Calling someone a liar AINT?
Cool
The mod
It is what it is.
The facts are the facts.
He was cold busted.
Who would ever want to serve as an enforcement agent for homeland security, TSA, or an ordinary or even Commissioned Officer in the United States Military. Yes, we as Americans pride ourselves in being greater than our enemies, than the people who belittle us and believe in Socialism, Religous Extremeism, Murder and Terror, and have learned American Law substantially better than most attorneys and Judges. When asked to defend our country against maniacs with no rules of engagement, we do it at substantial risk of losing our own lives. It was only a week ago our National Guard ran away from radical, or maybe not radical armed trespassers crossing into our border from Mexico. They were not permitted to actually defend the U.S. Border. They were allegedly there to back up our Border Patrol Agents who also must be confused about their role in America and the reason they receive a paycheck every week. Agents Ramos and Campean have my deepest sympathy. Their families have my deepest sympathy as well. Their children will suffer needlessly. I recently attended an immigration and naturalization swearing in ceremony as a spectator, presided over by a Federal Judge from the Ninth Circuit Federal Court. He was one of my law professors back in the 1970’s. He made every applicant take an oath to bear arms to defend this country if called upon. People who commit crimes go to prison, not people who go to work in law enforcement in defense of OUR country. At least it used to be that way.
No Dj
If you researched this several new reports back when this was not popular just another trial El Paso news reported conversations in court and in preliminary hearings - information so detailed as to the exact conversation and the exact statements that could have only come from trial transcripts like ehrn Ramos lawyer protested in pretrial that his client had to undergo anger management again
And the excerpts and summarys from the Western district which have been out there doe now lets see 120 plus days (its really been like 117 but I loved been called a liar)
The only thing cold busted is your ability to ignore law enforcement
Perhaps our Congressional reps who support(ed) the DOJ and its minions in this matter are now realizing they are stuck to a tarbaby and are looking for a way to unstick themselves.
When you get up to dance with a gorilla you don’t sit down until the gorilla gets tired. Kirby Hendee’s Law #4.