By COLlive reporter
10 members of New York City Council are calling on President Barack Obama to pardon the former kosher meat executive Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin.
Some 64 individuals were pardoned by Obama on Tuesday as he prepares to leave office. An additional 209 prisoners had their sentences commuted, amounting to a total of 1,597 clemencies in his 8 year tenure.
The New York Democrats asked Obama to do the same for Rubashkin, a Chassidic Jew from Postville, Iowa, who has been sentenced for to an unprecedented 27 years in federal prison.
“We respectfully ask that you consider freeing Mr. Rubashkin, who.. has already served seven years of his sentence,” they wrote in a letter to the White House, a copy of which was given to COLlive.com.
“In your eight years as president of our great country, you have asserted that you seek truth, justice, and equality for all. It would be a truly fitting conclusion to your term to demonstrate that by freeing Sholom Rubashkin.”
The letter was signed by Chaim Deutsch, Andrew Cohen, Rory Lancman, Karen Koslowitz, Helen Rosenthal, Alan Maisel, Laurie Cumbo, Brad Lander, Barry Grodenchick and Stephen Levin.
Spearheaded by Deutsch, the letter called the sentence “disproportionate” and said it was “not only extraordinary, but also two years longer than what was recommended by prosecutors.”
They noted that a bi-partisan collection of 51 members of Congress in 16 states have written to the Justice Department to request an investigation into the potential judicial and prosecutorial misconduct that led to Mr. Rubashkin’s unjust sentence.
Thursday, January 19, will be the last full day of President Obama in office. Deutsch asked the public to the White House at 202-456-1414 or email President Obama at https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact.
His initial sentencing was excessive, it is time for clemencey.
Kein Yehi Ratzon.
May Hashem release Sholom Rubashkin – whether Obama be His chosen keli or someone else… a yid should be home with his family. Let us remember that Hashem released Yosef from prison, not Paroh – Amen Ken yehi ratzon, Sholom Rubashkin should be home with his family, free to serve Hashem, free to be a father and husband. May we hear good news, IYH.
Obama will do at least one good thing! And that Shalom mordechai will be united with his wife and children who so desperately need him!!! And he needs them! May there be a geula protus and klolis now!
Just like hashem hardened Pharaoh’s heart hashem can soften this Pharaoh’s heart. Too beg Obama to free him is showing lack of faith we all just need to ask and put our trust in hashem that he will perform this miracle and soften Pharaoh’s heart
It is a mistake to expect Bark Hussein to do anything for a Jew. Better these Council members should say some Tehillim. See What Yirmiyohu Hanovi wrote, Perek 17, P’sukkim 5 & 7.
On this letter?
Obama has one last opportunity to ingratiate himself to the Jewish community and repair his current reputation. Lets hope he has the wisdom to take it.
I just called the number, and am wondering what I should have said, and what my call should have accomplished.
They just cut me off, and said I need to submit my request online.
What’s the email address to send to?
The heart of a ruler is in the hand of Hashem and our behaviors influence the outcome as well.
Although I believe this was a complete waste of time, here is a chance for Hussein Obama to be remembered favorable by all the Jews he hurt. Do I have any takers on this bet?
He only cares about leakers of national security material, terrorists, and drug dealers.
I pray that this works.
that he sits while he pardons traitors who LITERALLY endangered Americans lives
Halveay I should be wrong this time, but i am hopeful that Trump will be the one to do it. And SOON IY’H.
as #2 said…obama is ‘selective’ and it is said that it was Obama BEFORE he became president that told someone in charge in Postville, ‘we will get him”.
FREE Rubashkin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BS”D Maybe he’ll to it to make amends for stabbing Israel in the back
BS”D Yes Hashem go for it, make our day
That this works
Obama is pardoning those he thinks will help destroy ‘White’ civilization, and Rubashkin does not fit into that category.
So I think Obama will ignore such requests.
But it also says the heart of a king is in the hand of H-sh-m, so perhaps he will do it anyway, G-d willing.
Justice stinks. & full of leis. Unbeliveble how Sholom R can get 27 years. It’s not normal.