Re: For David Von Pein Fuhrman vs Alan Dershowitz

> Who do you think lawyers are supposed to work for? Saints?

You implied that Dershowitz should be admired for his commitment to 
professional standards. My point was that Dershowitz was not working for 
Nader, (at least not publicly, as far as can be determined). He has nor 
lawyer relationship towards Nader.

 Rather than loyalty to the rule of law and support for the decision of 
the court, Dershowitz chose to advocate for clemency for Nader, a 
self-confessed sex-criminal, with the rationalization that such an act 
would be for the 'general good', which is defined by Dershowitz himself. 
He sought to over-rule the legal process for his own political reasons. He 
was not standing for the rule of law but seeking to bend it.

As for the broad principle that a president can over-turn sentencing 
verdicts of courts and judges, i find rather archaic, which resembles the 
powers of monarchs and dictatorships. Certainly, remissions and pardons 
should be an integral part of the prison system but permitting it to be at 
the idiosyncratic whim of a politician doesn't reflect well on a nation's 
legal system.