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Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat [W:613/629]

Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

so perry tried to use the threat of denying funding to the public integrity department that the district attorney was in charge of in order to get her to step down.

That's why we elect governors.:peace
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

so perry tried to use the threat of denying funding to the public integrity department that the district attorney was in charge of in order to get her to step down.


Perry could have denied funding to the " public integrity " ( Conservative Gotcha Committee ) department long before this partisan drunk got popped for driving with a blood alcohol level 3 times the legal limit.

He's allowed under the State Constitution to do just that, but didn't until this DA embarrassed herself.

If your looking for Governor that defunded the public integrity department for nefarious reasons, look no further than New York. Personally, I think it's hilarious.

It's just one more indication of how corrupt the Liberal ideology AND the Democrat party are.
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

i don't think perry can force a district attorney to step down just because the attorney got drunk and said stupid things that were caught on film.
Why not?
It seems like exactly the thing he could and should do as Governor to insure the integrity of that State Office.
 
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Continuation of the pro growth, low tax, low cost of living policies of the past. This pro growth, pro personal responsibility state is a beacon of success for the nation to follow if they choose to do so, unfortunately liberal arrogance won't let the blue states do it and therein lies the basic problem we face today, progressive arrogance and thinking only with their heart trying to spread liberal misery equally to everyone else.

There is a reason that we have created the most jobs, have the largest population growth, attracting Fortune 500 companies and I assure you it wasn't liberalism

Liberal arrogance won't let blue states do what? The most arrogant people I've ever known in my life were all conservative republicans. Republicans won't let liberals better this nation (better known as the Party of No), and in fact are entirely responsible for the economic meltdown known as the Great Recession. Obstructionists is what you folks in the Republican Party are known as. You dodged my question posed earlier. What were the specific polices that Republicans put forth to make Texas an economic success? I already told you that it wasn't lowering taxes or the cost of living, since Texas Republicans sent property taxes through the roof. And I don't know what you mean by personal responsibility, unless you are saying that you can only benefit from things if you already have money.

Like I said before. You don't know what you are talking about.
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

i don't think perry can force a district attorney to step down just because the attorney got drunk and said stupid things that were caught on film.

Rick has done some pretty stupid things in front of camera as well...

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Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

so perry tried to use the threat of denying funding to the public integrity department that the district attorney was in charge of in order to get her to step down.

Doesn't Perry have the legal authority to deny those funds? How can threatening to do something you are legally allowed to do be illegal - even in Texas? If it is Perry should've been indicted the first time he threatened to veto legislation.
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

Why not?
It seems like exactly the thing he could and should do as Governor to insure the integrity of that State Office.

While he is hopped up on pills?
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

While he is hopped up on pills?
Prove it was during the so called time period and show that it wasn't legal.
 
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Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

Perry could have denied funding to the " public integrity " ( Conservative Gotcha Committee ) department long before this partisan drunk got popped for driving with a blood alcohol level 3 times the legal limit.

He's allowed under the State Constitution to do just that, but didn't until this DA embarrassed herself.

If your looking for Governor that defunded the public integrity department for nefarious reasons, look no further than New York. Personally, I think it's hilarious.

It's just one more indication of how corrupt the Liberal ideology AND the Democrat party are.


THANK YOU... I've brought it up twice now, and no smarter than everyone liberal will touch it with a 10' pole....Shows just how biased, and hypocritical progressive libs are today.
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

Doesn't Perry have the legal authority to deny those funds? How can threatening to do something you are legally allowed to do be illegal - even in Texas? If it is Perry should've been indicted the first time he threatened to veto legislation.

perry may be acting according to other motivations.

mainly that the district attorney in charge of the public integrity unit is a democrat, and is one of the few positions in state government that the republicans do not have complete control of.

Why didn’t Lehmberg resign?

In a word, politics. Lehmberg is a Democrat, and if she stepped down, Rick Perry would be the one to appoint a replacement. Moreover, the Travis County DA—as the prosecutor in the state’s capital—has special responsibilities over a variety of statewide legal issues. Foremost among these powers is the DA’s control of the Public Integrity Unit, which investigates the ethical breaches of state politicians, among a number of other charges.

So?

The Public Integrity Unit might be the most important office in state government run by a Democrat. Gov. Perry has been in office for 14 years—every nook and cranny of state government is filled with his appointees. The Public Integrity Unit is the rare piece that he doesn’t control. In 2005, the work of the Public Integrity Unit led to the indictment of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. So naturally, for years, Republicans in the state have tried to strip that power from the Travis County DA and fold it into Attorney General Greg Abbott’s office.

What’s more, the Public Integrity Unit was in the process of conducting an investigation of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. CPRIT received a ton of money from the Legislature to award grants to high-level medical research projects. The problem: a lot of that money was going to people who shouldn’t have gotten it. And some of those folks had close ties to Perry. Just a few months ago, Lehmberg’s office indicted CPRIT’s former director over his allegedly improper disbursement of an $11 million grant. But when Lehmberg got pulled over with the potato juice in her car last spring, the investigation was just underway.

When Lehmberg’s DWI went public, Republicans saw a way to get rid of a pesky, entrenched foe. (Though they couched this in terms of their deep, abiding concern for the office’s integrity.) Meanwhile, Democrats who would have happily seen Lehmberg canned if the Travis County Commissioners Court could have appointed her replacement rallied around Lehmberg as if she was the last warrior for righteousness on Earth.

Everything You Need to Know* About Rick Perry's Newest Scandal - The Texas Observer
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

California had the 8th largest economy and TX the 11th. TX is required to balance the budget whereas California isn't thus California has billions in long term debt. I don't think that is something to trumpet

So you are saying that having the 8th largest GDP in the world is not something to trumpet? Yet, you wish to trumpet the Texas economy above and beyond California's economy which, as you noted, is behind California's economy? I don't follow your logic.
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

perry may be acting according to other motivations.

mainly that the district attorney in charge of the public integrity unit is a democrat, and is one of the few positions in state government that the republicans do not have complete control of.
Nonsense. If that were the case he would have threatened before this even happened.
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

Nonsense. If that were the case he would have threatened before this even happened.

district attorneys are elected, not appointed. perry has been governor for 14 years and his appointees dominated every aspect of state government.

the only exception was the public integrity unit.
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

district attorneys are elected, not appointed. perry has been governor for 14 years and his appointees dominated every aspect of state government.

the only exception was the public integrity unit.
And?
If that were the case he would have threatened before this even happened.
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

You may be right. You may not be right. I reserve final judgement pending the additional information that the ensuing investigation will no doubt uncover.

I think that the position of Perry's political career being over is at best premature.
Convitcted of abuse of power would end it, but as of this moment, I think it premature to make that assessment.

As I posted earlier today, Perry is the longest serving Governor in Texas history. The voters approved of the way he ran the State and kept him in that position - and I would venture a guess that if he were to run again for Governor, he would win again! He runs a business-friendly State, which is why many businesses fleeing California and other states relocate to Texas, and there's lots of wide-open spaces to welcome them. I understand that Tesla is considering Texas as a site for their huge new "gigabattery" plant which will employ 6500 people. The last I heard, a decision is expected by the end of the year on which of the four States that are bidding will be the winner.

Greetings, Erik. :2wave:
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

district attorneys are elected, not appointed. perry has been governor for 14 years and his appointees dominated every aspect of state government.

the only exception was the public integrity unit.

Apparently a haven for drunks.
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

Prove it was during the so called time period and show that it wasn't legal.

Sure. I'll have him indicted in front of a Grand Jury. He's a ham sandwich, or so I've heard.
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

but threatening to veto funding for the public integrity unit in order to make the embattled district attorney in charge of that unit step down is a form of coercion.

and coercion of a public official is a crime

Why in the hell would anyone give taxpayer money to the nutcase who was in charge of that department? Perry ought to get a medal for being concerned about tax dollars. Oh, I forgot, it is always someone else's fault for personal issues.There was no coercion at all, because vetoing a bill doesn't mean the end of the bill. Maybe you ought to take a civics class.
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

Sure. I'll have him indicted in front of a Grand Jury. He's a ham sandwich, or so I've heard.
Ahh, so you can't support your assertion or show that it is even relevant.
Understood.
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

Liberal arrogance won't let blue states do what? The most arrogant people I've ever known in my life were all conservative republicans. Republicans won't let liberals better this nation (better known as the Party of No), and in fact are entirely responsible for the economic meltdown known as the Great Recession. Obstructionists is what you folks in the Republican Party are known as. You dodged my question posed earlier. What were the specific polices that Republicans put forth to make Texas an economic success? I already told you that it wasn't lowering taxes or the cost of living, since Texas Republicans sent property taxes through the roof. And I don't know what you mean by personal responsibility, unless you are saying that you can only benefit from things if you already have money.

Like I said before. You don't know what you are talking about.

You are right, it is a lot easier to be arrogant when you have the numbers to support you. If Republicans are arrogant in TX it is because of the low unemployment, large job creation, booming economy, low cost of living, and massive explosion of population.

For someone who grew up and lives in that bastion of liberal education policies you represent the liberals quite well. You are totally ignorant of the actual economic results and even who controlled the legislative process and purse strings from January 2007 until the end of the Bush term

Specific policies, no state income taxes, enticing businesses to move to the state, allowing local communities to control their own resources, and kicking liberal economic policies out of the state. Property taxes depend on where you live, do you have any idea what property taxes fund? You choose where to live thus you choose what taxes to pay.

You are right though, I have no idea what I am talking about because I am a conservative and only spent 35 years in the business world. Amazing how little I know compared to you.
 
Re: Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prose

Why in the hell would anyone give taxpayer money to the nutcase who was in charge of that department? Perry ought to get a medal for being concerned about tax dollars. Oh, I forgot, it is always someone else's fault for personal issues.There was no coercion at all, because vetoing a bill doesn't mean the end of the bill. Maybe you ought to take a civics class.

the people voted to elect that particular district attorney and she refused to step down because perry wants to appoint a republican in her place.

and maybe you should reaserch your states laws.

one of the charges perry was indicted on was "coercion of a public servant or voter".

and according to Texas's statuary law

a) A person commits an offense if by means of coercion he:

(1) influences or attempts to influence a public servant in a specific exercise of his official power or a specific performance of his official duty or influences or attempts to influence a public servant to violate the public servant's known legal duty; or

(2) influences or attempts to influence a voter not to vote or to vote in a particular manner.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the coercion is a threat to commit a felony, in which event it is a felony of the third degree.

(c) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a)(1) of this section that the person who influences or attempts to influence the public servant is a member of the governing body of a governmental entity, and that the action that influences or attempts to influence the public servant is an official action taken by the member of the governing body. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "official action" includes deliberations by the governing body of a governmental entity.

TEX PE. CODE ANN. § 36.03 : Texas Statutes - Section 36.03: COERCION OF PUBLIC SERVANT OR VOTER
 
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