Madam Speaker, I do not know if what he says about the previous Parole Board is true, but the public would expect a parole board that does not make the kinds of absurd, boneheaded, dangerous decisions that the current Parole Board has made. We should ask the public to choose between a parole board that had more or fewer supporters of one party and a parole board that made the kind of decision that was made in this case.
Whatever criticisms the member might have had about the previous Parole Board, it did not make this decision. This decision was made by 14 of 16 brand new Parole Board members, some of whom clearly lacked the experience, the background and the wisdom to make the right decision. The proof is in the pudding on the appointments process. If the appointments process were working, there would not be decisions like this.