Original sentence: Among those who unsuccessfully urged Bush to grant her clemency were Pope John Paul II and such prominent leaders of the Christian right as Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell.Bush has expressed his belief that all those executed were guilty, based on briefings by Alberto R.Gonzales, even though these briefings failed to mention critical factors, such as the fact that a condemned man's public defender slept through much of his case.It does not allow the governor to commute a sentence or grant pardons, except on the petition of the state parole board; however, the governor's opinion is generally considered to carry a lot of weight with the members of the parole board, particularly since all 18 board members were Bush appointees by the end of Bush's term.Texas's penal system allows the governor to grant a single 30-day reprieve for each offense, which Bush exercised one time, for Henry Lee Lucas.The 1998 execution of Karla Faye Tucker was particularly controversial.While Bush was governor of Texas, 152 convicted criminals were executed, more than any other governor in the history of the United States
Edited sentence: Although there is much consensus that Bush effected significant changes, there is little consensus as to whether these changes were detrimental or positive in nature.As the campaigns to succeed Bill Clinton as president began in earnest, Bush emerged as a key figure.If nothing else, Bush's transformative agenda, in combination with his political and family pedigree, catapulted him onto the national political radar.While Bush was governor of Texas, he undertook signifcant legislative reform in the areas of criminal and tort law, and school financing