Check out this
post at the Washington Monthly's website for a good rundown of some of the aftereffects Bush's decision may have on the judicial system.
1. Average obstruction of justice sentences aren't 0 months or 33 months, but 70 months.
2. Bush recommended probation for Libby. But you can't get probation without serving time first, and "Judge Walton doesn't know how to reconcile Bush law with real law."
3. Defense attorneys are salivating at the thought of getting a new weapon in their arsenal: a "Libby motion."
Quote:
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“I anticipate that we’re going to get a new motion called ‘the Libby motion,’ ” Professor Podgor said. “It will basically say, ‘My client should have got what Libby got, and here’s why.’ ”
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That last quote is from the
New York Times.