Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose
Bottom line, however, is that government leaders use the power of the purse to get things done - always have, always will. Better line them all up and start the parade to the courts.
Th GJ has asserted that certain elements of what happened distinguish this affair form run of the mill veto anduse of the purse strings.
Do you know what those distinguishing attributes are?
As I have stated in this thread many times, the bottom line is that any Governor has the right to exercise his veto authority on any piece of legislation for any reason thus end of discussion.
Well, to be fair, that just the opinion of some guy on the internet. why should we give your opinion any weight? To make your case you should use Texas law and the information contained in the indictment. Otherwise, you're not actually debating, you're just gainsaying the GJ.
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The Travis County DA, is arrested for DUI, That send a good message, it's ok for the highest law enforcement person
in the county to break the law.
She was arrested and sentenced to do time.
Imho, when we say that certain acts will cause you to do time, that is a message of discouragement.
In your opinion, sending someone to jail for an act sends the message that that act is "ok"?
Dayum.
What do we have to do for you to understand that a message is a message of discouragement?
Public beheadings?
Slaughter their family and sell their children into slavery?
...Perry has legal control over where monies for special law enforcement projects go.
Apparently not because he had to use a veto against what the Texas legislature had approved instead of merely changing the budget of the "special law enforcement project".
He tells her, if she does not resign, her department will not receive the funding. (this is not a threat, but a statement)
You might ought to spend some time reading up on equivocation..
Or maybe not. You seem quite apt to use it. Perhaps you're already well-versed.
How can anybody think that Lehmberg is fit to over see the Public Integrity Unit?
Well they are Texans, the GJ who failed to indict Lehmberg over her arrest and conviction.
Texans may hold a different view of getting drunk and acting a fool than you are I do.
The reason the Democrats get away with this is there is NO reprisal from the Republicans. If they don't want this crap to happen to them then they need start returning the favor in spades and do it with gusto. Put a couple of Democrat heads on sticks and tell the Democrats if they wish to continue down the road of political destruction by indictment they will be happy to oblige them.
You're new to Texas politics, yes?
What's puzzling is why Democrats would support this behavior. It seems a (D) after a name is more important than the character and substance of the candidate.
It's also puzzling why you think anyone is endorsing Lehmberg's obnoxious drunken bender.