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Charges against Perry should wait until he is out of office - agree/disagree?
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:38 am
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:38 am
If Perry is willing to waive his right to a speedy trial and willing to waive the statute of limitations such that the clock doesn't run while he is office - the prosecutor should put off the prosecution until Perry's term is up. The legislature is free to take up the issue if they think it needs addressing sooner.
Agree or disagree?
Agree or disagree?
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Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:43 am to SpidermanTUba
Charges against Perry should be dropped. He used veto power to defund an office that is apparently incompetent, and therefore a waste of taxpayer money.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:44 am to SpidermanTUba
I hope not. I want them right away. Based on the facts that Perry threatened to withhold money from an organization he believes to be run by a criminal, I'm interested to see what the rule of law is. What other facts do we need? Can the gov protect the state from local incompetence?
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:47 am to SpidermanTUba
He should fight it now.
This sounds like a pretty bogus charge
It shouldn't be this easy to
blackmail a governor.
This sounds like a pretty bogus charge
It shouldn't be this easy to
blackmail a governor.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:48 am to C
quote:
y. Based on the facts that Perry threatened to withhold money from an organization he believes to be run by a criminal, I'm interested to see what the rule of law is.
The rule of law is it is a crime in Texas to coerce a public official in the exercise of her duty. Doesn't matter if they are a heinous DWI convict - no such exception is provided.
If PErry gets off it will be because a judge rules the law unconstitutionally vague (it is vague). HE has clearly violated the letter of that law in broad daylight - but is the law a proper law?
This post was edited on 8/18/14 at 9:49 am
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:48 am to C
The left-wing scumbags who orchestrated this charade are the ones who need to be charged and put on trial.
Even a lot of liberals are saying this is a joke. But then, you also have the kooks like tuba......
Even a lot of liberals are saying this is a joke. But then, you also have the kooks like tuba......
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:50 am to KCT
quote:
The left-wing scumbags who orchestrated this charade are the ones who need to be charged and put on trial.
Or Perry can just yank their funding. Lehmberg was investigating Perry's pet project - the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas - for suspicious grants. The DWI was just a convenient opportunity for him to kill that investigation.
Regardless - I think governors should be immune from criminal prosecution while in office so long as they waive the rights they would need to waive for the prosecutor to take up the charges when they leave office.
This post was edited on 8/18/14 at 9:52 am
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:51 am to SpidermanTUba
Doesn’t matter when this democratic circus comes to town. It’s a freaking joke of an indictment regardless when or if its ever adjudicated.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:51 am to SpidermanTUba
quote:
coerce
=/= defund via veto
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:51 am to SpidermanTUba
quote:Is she still the DA? If she is still the DA how is Perry guilty of coercion?
The rule of law is it is a crime in Texas to coerce a public official in the exercise of her duty.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:52 am to jamboybarry
quote:
quote:
coerce
=/= defund via veto
The law makes no such exception - it includes any and all forms of coercion.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:54 am to C
If I'm Perry, I move for a summary judgment to have the charges quashed before this abortion ever goes to trial.
Numerous legal scholars have questioned the validity of the charges and even people on the Dem side of the aisle, such as David Axelrod, say this indictment smells fishier than a mermaid's twat.
Perry and his legal team can easily argue that he was performing the duties of his office and that this is clear political payback for a legal act.
Numerous legal scholars have questioned the validity of the charges and even people on the Dem side of the aisle, such as David Axelrod, say this indictment smells fishier than a mermaid's twat.
Perry and his legal team can easily argue that he was performing the duties of his office and that this is clear political payback for a legal act.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:58 am to SpidermanTUba
quote:
The rule of law is it is a crime in Texas to coerce a public official in the exercise of her duty. Doesn't matter if they are a heinous DWI convict - no such exception is provided.
quote:
David AxelrodVerified account ?@davidaxelrod
Unless he was demonstrably trying to scrap the ethics unit for other than his stated reason, Perry indictment seems pretty sketchy.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 9:59 am to teke184
quote:
even people on the Dem side of the aisle, such as David Axelrod, say this indictment smells fishier than a mermaid's twat.
Is that a direct quote? Cause it actually is a pretty accurate depiction.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 10:00 am to teke184
Where is the line? Is it legal for Perry to sell his veto power to the highest bidder if he likes?
Posted on 8/18/14 at 10:01 am to UncleFestersLegs
quote:
Unless he was demonstrably trying to scrap the ethics unit for other than his stated reason,
CPRIT
There's a lot more going on here than Lehmberg's drunken rage.
This post was edited on 8/18/14 at 10:02 am
Posted on 8/18/14 at 10:01 am to SpidermanTUba
quote:
If Perry is willing to waive his right to a speedy trial and willing to waive the statute of limitations such that the clock doesn't run while he is office - the prosecutor should put off the prosecution until Perry's term is up. The legislature is free to take up the issue if they think it needs addressing sooner.
Agree or disagree?
the charges are ridiculous. they should and will be dropped, but disagree, he "should" be tried while in office.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 10:02 am to 3nOut
quote:
he "should" be tried while in office.
He probably doesn't want that. Much more will come to light than is already known.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 10:02 am to SpidermanTUba
quote:Disagree. If the court system is willing to forward this farce of an accusation, it should follow through as it would with any defendant.
If Perry is willing to waive his right to a speedy trial and willing to waive the statute of limitations such that the clock doesn't run while he is office - the prosecutor should put off the prosecution until Perry's term is up. The legislature is free to take up the issue if they think it needs addressing sooner.
Agree or disagree?
Posted on 8/18/14 at 10:03 am to SpidermanTUba
Selling a veto is clearly corruption and would be chargeable.
Tying the continued funding of an office to the removal of someone would be questionable IF the person involved had no skeletons in their closet and it were clearly due to something they were investigating.
Tying the funding to removing someone who had threatened multiple officials *on tape* with their jobs if they didn't break the law to do what she wanted, though? Negro, please. That bitch should be the one getting charged instead of Perry.
Tying the continued funding of an office to the removal of someone would be questionable IF the person involved had no skeletons in their closet and it were clearly due to something they were investigating.
Tying the funding to removing someone who had threatened multiple officials *on tape* with their jobs if they didn't break the law to do what she wanted, though? Negro, please. That bitch should be the one getting charged instead of Perry.
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