Gov. Rick Perry Indicted On Felony Charges

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By Odin.Zicdeh 2014-08-16 06:39:24  
I don't really follow Texas ***all that much, but a DA is the unholy union of the two most corrupt entities on Earth. Lawyer and Government Employee. A DUI actually seems like a Mild Charge, since I'm sure she's got a backlog of Prosecutorial misconduct too.

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By Odin.Jassik 2014-08-16 09:43:47  
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The top prosecutor needs to step down in this situation. You know this.

So, whenever an elected official is charged with a crime they must step down?

Besides, what does it matter what the DA did, breaking more laws trying to get rid of her isn't exactly something he should be rewarded for. I'm betting if the roles were reversed, you cite it as evidence that liberals are evil as well.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-16 09:53:43  
Odin.Zicdeh said: »
I don't really know anything about Rick Perry himself, but I haven't seen a politician that wasn't a crooked *** so it's real hard to dig up sympathy.
The problem is, some don't start out crooked and become so the day they are elected.
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By fonewear 2014-08-16 09:59:11  
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Here is the DA completely wrecked after being being picked up for a DUI and trying to use her position to get out of hit then throwing a fit.



Here she is being carted off to jail where she spent the next 45 days.
The top prosecutor needs to step down in this situation. You know this.

This (top) image will haunt me.
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By Anna Ruthven 2014-08-16 10:02:44  
fonewear said: »
Phoenix.Amandarius said: »


Here is the DA completely wrecked after being being picked up for a DUI and trying to use her position to get out of hit then throwing a fit.



Here she is being carted off to jail where she spent the next 45 days.
The top prosecutor needs to step down in this situation. You know this.

This (top) image will haunt me.
Reminds me of that witch in Robin Hood: Men In Tights. I think that was Uma Thurman.
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By Bismarck.Magnuss 2014-08-16 10:07:34  
Tracey Ullman.

Imdb, yo.
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By Anna Ruthven 2014-08-16 10:10:18  
Bismarck.Magnuss said: »
Tracey Ullman.

Imdb, yo.
That's right, I dunno how I mixed those two up.
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By Lakshmi.Saevel 2014-08-16 10:29:05  
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Isn't the grand jury something that will indict anything including a Ham Sandwich if a prosecutor wants it to?

Pretty much. The requirements of evidence are incredibly low, the prosecution only needs to show that there might be a change the person did something illegal. There is no defense yet nor any form of analysis or criticism over the quality or authenticity of the presented evidence.

As for this particular situation, it's obviously a political attack though it might stick depending on how many favors people owe him.
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By Sylph.Xtinae 2014-08-16 10:32:35  
no matter what happens to Perry, lolAggies
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By Jetackuu 2014-08-16 11:14:55  
I can think of several other reasons he shouldn't be in his post that are much better reasons than this, albeit may not be illegal.
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-08-16 11:22:48  
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I can think of several other reasons he shouldn't be in his post that are much better reasons than this, albeit may not be illegal.

On point, actually, much of the heat given to this particular prosecutor was based around her office's investigation of corruption in the governor's office. Supposedly a medical research fund that is a personal favorite of Perry that's been used to encourage biotech companies to settling in Texas has been almost exclusively benefiting his large campaign contributors. The case revolves around him retaliating by vetoing her department's investigative budget for her refusal to step down immediately, instead of retiring at the end of her term.
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By Garuda.Chanti 2014-08-16 11:32:30  
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.... The case revolves around him retaliating by vetoing her department's investigative budget for her refusal to step down immediately, instead of retiring at the end of her term.
Not quite. He has a line item veto power and using it is quite legal.

The problem is he threatened to use it first. That is coercion and not legal.

He should have kept his big dumb mouth shut. One more time again.
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By Shiva.Viciousss 2014-08-16 11:38:35  
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More evidence that liberals are the truly most vile and disgusting people on the planet. They will do anything to literally destroy political opposition. They celebrate their deaths.

Did you even look at why he wanted this particular DA to resign? What he did was legit.

I don't even understand why Vic cares about politics. His only concern should be who the pizza delivery boy is.

I'm sure he will try to use that as a defense, right? That will go a long way, right until the judge rules it inadmissable. It's pretty much an admission of guilt. But but, look what she did! I was totally in the right! Guilty.
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-08-16 11:40:33  
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Odin.Jassik said: »
.... The case revolves around him retaliating by vetoing her department's investigative budget for her refusal to step down immediately, instead of retiring at the end of her term.
Not quite. He has a line item veto power and using it is quite legal.

The problem is he threatened to use it first. That is coercion and not legal.

He should have kept his big dumb mouth shut. One more time again.

Ya, that's a little more clearly explained. His veto power was threatened in order to coerce or extort.
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By Shiva.Viciousss 2014-08-16 14:03:22  
Perry is about to address the charges, I expect a combative attitude.
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By Anna Ruthven 2014-08-16 14:06:32  
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Perry is about to address the charges, I expect a combative attitude.
I hope he cries.
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By Shiva.Viciousss 2014-08-16 14:10:22  
Well I was right he is deflecting everything. He is talking about the border crisis now. He is a terrible speaker lol.
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-08-16 14:12:38  
Deflection is a pretty standard political ploy, would you have expected him to actually address the charges?
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By Shiva.Viciousss 2014-08-16 14:15:04  
Of course not, I knew he would talk about the female DA, just like aman tried to, didn't expect him to talk about immigration but it doesn't surprise me.
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By Shiva.Afliction 2014-08-16 14:50:52  
Phoenix.Amandarius said: »


Here is the DA completely wrecked after being being picked up for a DUI and trying to use her position to get out of hit then throwing a fit.



Here she is being carted off to jail where she spent the next 45 days.
The top prosecutor needs to step down in this situation. You know this.
anyone think she looks like Rosie O'donnel as well?
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By Anna Ruthven 2014-08-16 15:02:56  
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Of course not, I knew he would talk about the female DA, just like aman tried to, didn't expect him to talk about immigration but it doesn't surprise me.
That's just like a man; give him an inch, he'll put in 7.
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By Jetackuu 2014-08-16 15:28:23  
Looks more like Maloney:


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By Shiva.Afliction 2014-08-16 16:06:05  
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Looks more like Maloney:


or the old lady off of bringing down the house...
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By Garuda.Chanti 2014-08-17 09:19:03  
Good story explaining it all:

Peak 'Opps': Explaining the Perry Indictment
- The Daily Beast

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If only he’d kept his mouth shut about that district attorney. But he didn’t, and now Texas Gov. Rick Perry faces the possible end of his presidential dreams.
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Here's the thing about Rick Perry's indictment. The case may indeed have plenty of merit. But merit aside, you can indict a ham sandwich if it's Republican in the most liberal hotbed of Texas: Travis County. The problem for Perry is that a Travis County jury can also find a Republican ham sandwich guilty.
What isn't mentioned is that this isn't a partisan attack. The special prosecutor was Republican. The two judges who authorized the special prosecutor were Republican. (I got that off NPR yesterday but amn't going to navigate their website to find it at my 7:20 AM.)
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-17 09:26:12  
Garuda.Chanti said: »
What isn't mentioned is that this isn't a partisan attack.
Yeah, right.

But the problem is, it's a partisan attack on both sides.

Which is why most Texans ignore whats going on in Travis County. Unless it directly effects us that is.

Would I back Rick Perry? No, I think he is an idiot and got what is coming to him.

Because of that viewpoint, I wouldn't ignore the obvious partisan politics being played here.

I wish that Travis County would stop trying to become Washington D.C. and Hollywood.
By volkom 2014-08-17 09:58:00  
Travis County.... the blue dot in a sea in red
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By Garuda.Chanti 2014-08-17 10:02:48  
I think the timing highly partisan. The timing, I believe, was directed by the woman at the center of this farce.

But he was indited by a Republican.

P. S. I hate trying to find anything I have heard on NPR on their website.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-17 11:31:30  
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I think the timing highly partisan. The timing, I believe, was directed by the woman at the center of this farce.

But he was indited by a Republican.

P. S. I hate trying to find anything I have heard on NPR on their website.
He was indicted by a lawyer.

Lawyers are neither Republican nor Democrat, as long as they get paid.
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-08-17 15:49:41  
Rick Perry for president!

Not sure what's worse, the people of Texas that kept him office since 2000, or the people of NJ for re-electing Christie.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-17 15:51:26  
Them's fighting words Chaos!

(apparently you do not know anything about Texas Politics, when a Republican/Democrat is elected, they generally stay elected until some oddity happens (they lose their election) or they retire).
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