Center on Gov: OP-ED

Pardon me, is the gov't above the law?
By: ALEX GARLICK '08.5
The author is a fellow of the Roosevelt Institution Center on Governmental Reform.

Issue date: 11/17/05 Section: Opinions

The indictment of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is exposing a flaw in the structure of our government that has been exploited by both Democratic and Republican administrations: the pardon. Scooter Libby, chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney, is charged with leaking the identity of Valerie Plame, a CIA operative. If convicted, Libby faces up to 30 years for his actions; however, he's likely to serve less than 10 percent of that sentence because he has a presidential pardon in his future...

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