Joe Wilson Needs to Read Constitution

I just can't seem to let go of the fact that the liberals simply don't understand what happened with regard to Scooter Libby. Sure, politically, President Bush knew he was going to take heat for the move, but it is not something he is unused to. But this comment by Joe Wilson is so utterly asinine as to need more publicity:

Former U.S. Ambassador Joe Wilson, husband of the CIA operative whose name was leaked to the media in 2003, said Tuesday that President Bush has “utterly subverted the rule of law” in sparing I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby from jail.

Since Joe Wilson needs a quick lesson in the Constituion, here goes.

Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution reads:

"The President...shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment."

So let's see. Scooter Libby was convicted in a federal court of law, which means his crime was an offense against the United States and the president commuted his sentence (which is reprieve) and the Constitution gives the President this power explicitly.

So tell me Joe, how has the President's actions "subverted the rule of law?" I have learned, from the time I was a kid to my years in law school, that the Constitution was the Supreme Law of the Land. But apparently not in Joe Wilson land.

What an idiot!!!