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DesideriScuri -> RE: Rick Perry Takes A Header... (8/16/2014 10:25:15 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic
If he is the first governor in texas to be indicted in almost a hundred years, no wonder he was trying to get rid of the office examining corruption.
That she was charged with a DUI , maybe thats enough to get her kicked out of her "office" but why continue with the whole department? it looks awfully more underhanded than that. Did she try and "corrupt" her way out of her punishment?
Possibly, but there's no way to tell because the staffers, presumably, didn't go get the sheriff. From the article (italics mine):quote:
Perry and other high-profile Republicans said Lehmberg should resign after she was arrested and pleaded guilty to drunken driving in April 2013. A video recording made at the jail showed Lehmberg shouting at staffers to call the sheriff, kicking the door of her cell and sticking her tongue out. Her blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit for driving.
Not behavior becoming of an elected official, no doubt. But, getting drunk and acting like an ass isn't unheard of in political circles.
But, this indictment could be more of a political ploy than anything, too. Also from the article (italics mine again):quote:
No one disputes that Perry is allowed to veto measures approved by the Legislature, including parts of the state budget. But the left-leaning, Austin-based Texans for Public Justice government watchdog group filed an ethics complaint accusing the governor of coercion because he threatened to use his veto before actually doing so in an attempt to pressure Lehmberg to quit.
Were W, Obama and Clinton also acting coercively by threatening to veto legislation before the legislation was passed and "veto-able?" How many political officials have threatened to veto legislation in an attempt to prevent it's passage? Is Harry Reid unethically attempting to bully Boehner and the House of Representatives by refusing to bring any House-passed measures to the floor? Or, is he not guilty of the same because he isn't saying it before he has the opportunity to sit on it?
This indictment may or may not have any merit. If it does, and Perry is found guilty, he should be held to the whatever consequences are proper for the crime.
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