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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 734602" data-attributes="member: 12952">In 2002, George W. Bush said the following:West Point is guided by tradition, and in honor of the&nbsp; “Golden Children of the Corps,” (applause) I will observe one of the&nbsp; traditions you cherish most. As the Commander-in-Chief, I hereby&nbsp; grant amnesty to all cadets who are on restriction for minor conduct&nbsp; offenses. (Applause.) Those of you in the end zone might have&nbsp; cheered a little early. (Laughter.)
 Because, you see, I’m going to let General Lennox define&nbsp; exactly what “minor” means. (Laughter.)

 During his commencement speech this weekend, Obama said this:“To the United States Corps of Cadets, and most of all,&nbsp; the Class of 2010 – it is an honor to serve as your Commander-in-Chief.&nbsp; Under our constitutional system, my power as President is wisely&nbsp; limited. But there are some areas where my power is absolute. And&nbsp; so, as your Commander-in-Chief, I hereby absolve all cadets who are on&nbsp; restriction for minor conduct offenses.
 That’s a lot of cheering. So I’ll leave the definition of&nbsp; “minor” to those who know better.”

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[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 734602, member: 12952"] [INDENT]In 2002, George W. Bush said the following: [INDENT]West Point is guided by tradition, and in honor of the “Golden Children of the Corps,” (applause) I will observe one of the traditions you cherish most. [B]As the Commander-in-Chief, I hereby grant amnesty to all cadets who are on restriction for minor conduct offenses.[/B] (Applause.) Those of you in the end zone might have cheered a little early. (Laughter.) [B]Because, you see, I’m going to let General Lennox define exactly what “minor” means.[/B] (Laughter.) [/INDENT] During his commencement speech this weekend, Obama said this: [INDENT]“To the United States Corps of Cadets, and most of all, the Class of 2010 – it is an honor to serve as your Commander-in-Chief. Under our constitutional system, my power as President is wisely limited. But there are some areas where my power is absolute. [B]And so, as your Commander-in-Chief, I hereby absolve all cadets who are on restriction for minor conduct offenses.[/B] [B]That’s a lot of cheering. So I’ll leave the definition of “minor” to those who know better.”[/B] [/INDENT] [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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