Posted: 8/15/2014 3:02:14 PM EDT
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Gov Perry Indicted
Rick Perry indicted for Lehmberg veto threat ? By Tony Plohetski American-Statesman Staff, KVUE News A Travis County grand jury today indicted Gov. Rick Perry on two charges related to his effort last year to force District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg to resign after her drunken driving arrest. Grand jurors charged Perry, 63, with abuse of official capacity, a first-degree felony, and coercion of a public official. The indictments stemmed from Perry’s threat last summer to withhold $7.2 million in state money from Lehmberg’s office unless she step down – a threat he later carried out by vetoing an appropriation in the state budget. The money was earmarked for the state’s Public Integrity Unit, which is housed in Lehmberg’s office. Perry’s veto forced Travis County taxpayers to partially fund the office, but several prosecutors and staff lost their jobs or had to be reassigned. Lehmberg supporters said Perry’s actions constituted political retribution; Many Republicans have said the Public Integrity Unit has unfairly targeted their party for prosecutions. The Travis County District Attorney’s office has for decades been led by Democrats, including Lehmberg. Had Lehmberg resigned, Perry would have named her replacement. Travis County deputies arrested and charged Lehmberg with DWI in April 2013. She later pled guilty and was sentenced to 45 days in jail – an usually harsh sentence for a first-time drunken driving charge. She later prevailed in a civil lawsuit to remove her from office. After his veto, Perry said, “Despite the otherwise good work (of) the Public Integrity Unit’s employees, I cannot in good conscience support continued state funding for an office with statewide jurisdiction at a time when the person charged with ultimate responsibility of that unit has lost the public’s confidence.” |
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This is a witch hunt and is nothing other than retaliation by Democrats.... I don't see the elements of Abuse of Official Capacity fitting and sure as hell don't see it with Coercion of a Public Servant...
§ 39.02. ABUSE OF OFFICIAL CAPACITY. (a) A public servant commits an offense if, with intent to obtain a benefit or with intent to harm or defraud another, he intentionally or knowingly: (1) violates a law relating to the public servant's office or employment; or (2) misuses government property, services, personnel, or any other thing of value belonging to the government that has come into the public servant's custody or possession by virtue of the public servant's office or employment. (b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor. (c) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) is: (1) a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the use of the thing misused is less than $20; (2) a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the use of the thing misused is $20 or more but less than $500 ; (3) a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the use of the thing misused is $500 or more but less than $1,500; (4) a state jail felony if the value of the use of the thing misused is $1,500 or more but less than $20,000; (5) a felony of the third degree if the value of the use of the thing misused is $20,000 or more but less than $100,000; (6) a felony of the second degree if the value of the use of the thing misused is $100,000 or more but less than $200,000; or (7) a felony of the first degree if the value of the use of the thing misused is $200,000 or more. (d) A discount or award given for travel, such as frequent flyer miles, rental car or hotel discounts, or food coupons, are not things of value belonging to the government for purposes of this section due to the administrative difficulty and cost involved in recapturing the discount or award for a governmental entity. § 36.03. COERCION OF PUBLIC SERVANT OR VOTER. (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. |
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So what does this mean for Perry since he's stepping down 01/01/14 as governor? Can Abbott pardon him if found guilty (once he's in office)? No clue on how this all works. he got a time macine ? I dont see why Abbott couldnt pardon him. I doubt they'll get a conviction anyway. |
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So what does this mean for Perry since he's stepping down 01/01/14 as governor? Can Abbott pardon him if found guilty (once he's in office)? No clue on how this all works. Not 100% clear, but from what the local news showed this evening, he has to turn himself in to be processed under the indictment (fingerprints, photo, regular booking type deal), released until a court proceeding happens. His lawyers will file an appeal to try to get the indictment thrown out. This will take some time and during that time he will still maintain his position as governor. It will get used against him, especially if he runs for president, but it's that troll of a DA that should really be getting the attention for refusing to resign her position after her nasty DWI arrest. |
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"I took into account the fact that we're talking about a governor of a state - and a governor of the state of Texas, which we all love," said Michael McCrum, the San Antonio-based special prosecutor. "Obviously that carries a lot of importance. But when it gets down to it, the law is the law." Can you believe a democrat said this? |
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Quoted: Really now. It can't be because some liberal lesbian just feels scorned now can it. Quoted: Quoted: This Rick Perry character cannot be trusted with the faithful execution of laws and exercise of executive power as President of the United States, that much is clear. |
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If I was Perry, I'd be running commercials every day on all of the Austin TV and radio stations playing parts of her drunken tirade. Need to make sure she feels the heat and crawls under a rock never to be heard from again. |
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Democrats play hardball while the Republicans do not know what happened.
First they came for Christie of NJ with Bridgegate, and we did not care cause we hate that fuck. Then they indicted Guv McDonnell of VA and we did not care because we did not know who he was. Now they came for Perry and shit is real. Which 2016 candidate is next? Jindal? As a gun owner he needs to be careful. He can no longer ship or receive guns, illegal to sell him a gun, etc. You know Holder is salivating to get felony gun charges on a Republican Tex Governor. And coyotes are now safe as he just got his CHL suspended. |
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Maybe more to sabotage a presidential run than anything else. Quoted:
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Mark my words, this is pure political bullshit carried out purely to sabotage the Republican Party here in TX. If Governor Perry is guilty of said charges, why did this not happen sooner?  Maybe more to sabotage a presidential run than anything else. ^^^ This. Your Governor scares the shit out of the Democrats if he runs for the White House again. . |
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Pretty simply put, its not illegal to tell your state you will VETO bad law, and that a corrupt, drunk idiot shouldn't be in charge of a ham sammich'. They got their feelings hurt is all that occurred. The DA and the judge pressing this case are subject to discovery law which requires ALL documents related to an indictment, or case involving criminal charges be given to opposing council. It should be interesting to see who is accusing Perry. Example: http://mediamatters.org/research/2013/02/21/fox-manufactures-obama-veto-threat-for-replacin/192749 My message to them is simple: No. I will veto any effort to get rid of those automatic spending cuts to domestic and defense spending. There will be no easy off ramps on this one. |
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Democrats play hardball while the Republicans do not know what happened. First they came for Christie of NJ with Bridgegate, and we did not care cause we hate that fuck. Then they indicted Guv McDonnell of VA and we did not care because we did not know who he was. Now they came for Perry and shit is real. Which 2016 candidate is next? Jindal? As a gun owner he needs to be careful. He can no longer ship or receive guns, illegal to sell him a gun, etc. You know Holder is salivating to get felony gun charges on a Republican Tex Governor. And coyotes are now safe as he just got his CHL suspended. The Grand Jury simply said there was enough 'evidence' to charge him and take Perry to trial. Perry is not a felon unless he is convicted. |
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If I was Perry, I'd be running commercials every day on all of the Austin TV and radio stations playing parts of her drunken tirade. Need to make sure she feels the heat and crawls under a rock never to be heard from again. Quoted:
If I was Perry, I'd be running commercials every day on all of the Austin TV and radio stations playing parts of her drunken tirade. Need to make sure she feels the heat and crawls under a rock never to be heard from again. I'd donate $50 to support that. |
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If I was Perry, I'd be running commercials every day on all of the Austin TV and radio stations playing parts of her drunken tirade. Need to make sure she feels the heat and crawls under a rock never to be heard from again. I'd donate $50 to support that. Her in the restraint chair with "0.23" all over it. |
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The Grand Jury simply said there was enough 'evidence' to charge him and take Perry to trial. Perry is not a felon unless he is convicted. Quoted:
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Democrats play hardball while the Republicans do not know what happened. First they came for Christie of NJ with Bridgegate, and we did not care cause we hate that fuck. Then they indicted Guv McDonnell of VA and we did not care because we did not know who he was. Now they came for Perry and shit is real. Which 2016 candidate is next? Jindal? As a gun owner he needs to be careful. He can no longer ship or receive guns, illegal to sell him a gun, etc. You know Holder is salivating to get felony gun charges on a Republican Tex Governor. And coyotes are now safe as he just got his CHL suspended. The Grand Jury simply said there was enough 'evidence' to charge him and take Perry to trial. Perry is not a felon unless he is convicted. Didn't say he was a felon. A felony indictment is DQ for many gun related freedoms. He just lost them. Try question 11b on the 4473 for starters. then move onto GC411.187 after that. |
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That woman was arrested for DUI after driving 3x the legal limit down a bicycle path in her car with an open bottle of vodka in her cup holder. She was sauced to the gills. |
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That woman was arrested for DUI after driving 3x the legal limit down a bicycle path in her car with an open bottle of vodka in her cup holder. She was sauced to the gills. Quoted:
That woman was arrested for DUI after driving 3x the legal limit down a bicycle path in her car with an open bottle of vodka in her cup holder. She was sauced to the gills. She was convicted and sentenced to jail. Putting her in charge of public integrity is a joke of the highest order. CLEO for the county is a convicted criminal - jeez. Democrats really have no morals anymore, there seems to be no amount of criminal activity they think they can engage in and not be held accountable. |
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Quoted: Craig McDonald, Director of Texans for Public Justice. Quoted: Quoted: It should be interesting to see who is accusing Perry. Craig McDonald, Director of Texans for Public Justice. Right on the ethics part. But ethical violations are not criminal acts. The DA and judge in the case are prosecuting him, not Craig McDonald.
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If I was Perry, I'd be running commercials every day on all of the Austin TV and radio stations playing parts of her drunken tirade. Need to make sure she feels the heat and crawls under a rock never to be heard from again. I'd donate $50 to support that. For once we can agree |
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Maybe more to sabotage a presidential run than anything else. Quoted:
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Mark my words, this is pure political bullshit carried out purely to sabotage the Republican Party here in TX. If Governor Perry is guilty of said charges, why did this not happen sooner? Maybe more to sabotage a presidential run than anything else. That's hillarious, Perry is dumber than Dubya and stands no chance of winning the presidency. America won't stomach another redneck from Texas anyway. I love the fact Perry has signed every piece of pro gun legislation that came across his desk, but he's a back alley dealing sheister. |
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Right on the ethics part. But ethical violations are not criminal acts. The DA and judge in the case are prosecuting him, not Craig McDonald. Quoted:
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It should be interesting to see who is accusing Perry. Craig McDonald, Director of Texans for Public Justice. Right on the ethics part. But ethical violations are not criminal acts. The DA and judge in the case are prosecuting him, not Craig McDonald. You asked who is accusing Perry, Craig McDonald was the one who accused him and started the ball rolling. If you meant to ask who the judge will be and who will be first chair, that has not yet been determined. |
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To be fair, those cops were ruining her career. Quoted:
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This Rick Perry character cannot be trusted with the faithful execution of laws and exercise of executive power as President of the United States, that much is clear. Excuse me, but thats bullshit and you know it. No one is ruining her career but herself. She got herself drunk, she mouthed her own ass off, and she went after the Governor of the most powerful state in the Union. So a cop egged her on? Who here hasnt had a shitty encounter with a cop at least once? She is responsible for her own actions and career. Don't put that on anyone but her. |
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Excuse me, but thats bullshit and you know it. No one is ruining her career but herself. She got herself drunk, she mouthed her own ass off, and she went after the Governor of the most powerful state in the Union. So a cop egged her on? Who here hasnt had a shitty encounter with a cop at least once? She is responsible for her own actions and career. Don't put that on anyone but her. Quoted:
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This Rick Perry character cannot be trusted with the faithful execution of laws and exercise of executive power as President of the United States, that much is clear. Excuse me, but thats bullshit and you know it. No one is ruining her career but herself. She got herself drunk, she mouthed her own ass off, and she went after the Governor of the most powerful state in the Union. So a cop egged her on? Who here hasnt had a shitty encounter with a cop at least once? She is responsible for her own actions and career. Don't put that on anyone but her. Pretty sure Sean was joking. |
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Pretty sure Sean was joking. Quoted:
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This Rick Perry character cannot be trusted with the faithful execution of laws and exercise of executive power as President of the United States, that much is clear. Excuse me, but thats bullshit and you know it. No one is ruining her career but herself. She got herself drunk, she mouthed her own ass off, and she went after the Governor of the most powerful state in the Union. So a cop egged her on? Who here hasnt had a shitty encounter with a cop at least once? She is responsible for her own actions and career. Don't put that on anyone but her. Pretty sure Sean was joking. In that case I just made an ass of myself. |
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That's hillarious, Perry is dumber than Dubya and stands no chance of winning the presidency. America won't stomach another redneck from Texas anyway. I love the fact Perry has signed every piece of pro gun legislation that came across his desk, but he's a back alley dealing sheister. Quoted:
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Mark my words, this is pure political bullshit carried out purely to sabotage the Republican Party here in TX. If Governor Perry is guilty of said charges, why did this not happen sooner? Maybe more to sabotage a presidential run than anything else. That's hillarious, Perry is dumber than Dubya and stands no chance of winning the presidency. America won't stomach another redneck from Texas anyway. I love the fact Perry has signed every piece of pro gun legislation that came across his desk, but he's a back alley dealing sheister. Redneck from Texas > commie from Kenya. |
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Yeah, by liberal witch hunt grand jurors in Travis County. They jury shopped that one. I bet they all have California drivers licenses. I feel that a lot of DA's do this at the county level. They get a new Grand Jury and they try to ram a bunch of cases they could not get through in the past and hope that they can bum rush the grand jury. Same thing with any case that has a gun that "looks evil" they know the gun is not illegal such as a pistol AK but they try to get the grand Jury to true bill this evil looking weapon and then plea it down because the guy does not have the money to really fight the bogus charges. " he had a black gun and we searched the house and found a black gun" Sorry motherfuckers a lot of guns are black. . If you ever get a chance to get on a grand jury and are pro second amendment please do it. |
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Mark my words, this is pure political bullshit carried out purely to sabotage the Republican Party here in TX. If Governor Perry is guilty of said charges, why did this not happen sooner? Maybe more to sabotage a presidential run than anything else. That's hillarious, Perry is dumber than Dubya and stands no chance of winning the presidency. America won't stomach another redneck from Texas anyway. I love the fact Perry has signed every piece of pro gun legislation that came across his desk, but he's a back alley dealing sheister. Redneck from Texas > commie from Kenya. This right here! |
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Mark my words, this is pure political bullshit carried out purely to sabotage the Republican Party here in TX. If Governor Perry is guilty of said charges, why did this not happen sooner? Maybe more to sabotage a presidential run than anything else. That's hillarious, Perry is dumber than Dubya and stands no chance of winning the presidency. America won't stomach another redneck from Texas anyway. I love the fact Perry has signed every piece of pro gun legislation that came across his desk, but he's a back alley dealing sheister. Redneck from Texas > commie from Kenya. This right here! Every day...All Day +1 |
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That's hillarious, Perry is dumber than Dubya and stands no chance of winning the presidency. Quoted:
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Mark my words, this is pure political bullshit carried out purely to sabotage the Republican Party here in TX. If Governor Perry is guilty of said charges, why did this not happen sooner? Maybe more to sabotage a presidential run than anything else. That's hillarious, Perry is dumber than Dubya and stands no chance of winning the presidency. Small chance, but yeah, the powers that are behind the curtain appear to have already decided that Hillary is going to be the next president. There is a possibility that something might blow that up, but it isn't likely. I'm not sure that Perry is dumber than GW... Neither one are great public speakers or debaters, but both of them know the ins and outs of politics. America won't stomach another redneck from Texas anyway. Redneck? Neither GW nor governor good hair fit that definition... Perhaps ignorant coasters who only know what they are spoon fed by the liberal media think so... I love the fact Perry has signed every piece of pro gun legislation that came across his desk, but he's a back alley dealing sheister. How is that different from 99% of other career politicians? |
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Interesting development:
Rho Chalmers, who disclosed to the Houston Chronicle yesterday that she was a member of the grand jury that indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry, was an active delegate to the Texas Democratic Party convention during grand jury proceedings. Apparently, she was sitting on the grand jury during the daytime, and then heading over to the TDP convention to serve as a delegate afterwards. (story continues here.) |
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Interesting development: Apparently, she was sitting on the grand jury during the daytime, and then heading over to the TDP convention to serve as a delegate afterwards. (story continues here.) Quoted:
Interesting development: Rho Chalmers, who disclosed to the Houston Chronicle yesterday that she was a member of the grand jury that indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry, was an active delegate to the Texas Democratic Party convention during grand jury proceedings. Apparently, she was sitting on the grand jury during the daytime, and then heading over to the TDP convention to serve as a delegate afterwards. (story continues here.) Any way that gets thrown out then? Probably not, it ISTravis Cty |
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That woman was arrested for DUI after driving 3x the legal limit down a bicycle path in her car with an open bottle of vodka in her cup holder. She was sauced to the gills. Quoted:
That woman was arrested for DUI after driving 3x the legal limit down a bicycle path in her car with an open bottle of vodka in her cup holder. She was sauced to the gills. I couldn't figure out where she was at. A bicycle path? Wow, are the hipster cyclists in Austin united against her now? Of course not, being useful idiots and all. Perry should be able to survive this thing and come out looking like a hero. |