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Rick Perry Indicted For Abuse of Power

Postby Costa Fierro » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:32 pm

How is it that someone on the other side of the world picks this up quicker than those in 'Mericuh?

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been indicted for abuse of power after carrying out a threat to veto funding for state public corruption prosecutors.

The Republican governor is accused of abusing his official powers by publicly promising to veto $7.5 million for the state public integrity unit at the Travis County District Attorney’s office.

He was indicted by an Austin grand jury Friday.

Perry said he’d veto the funding if the district attorney, Rosemary Lehmberg, didn’t resign. Lehmberg had recently been convicted of drunken driving. The state’s Public Integrity Unit operates out of her office.

When Lehmberg refused, Perry carried out his veto, drawing an ethics complaint.


DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUNNNNNN!

Everyone's favorite governor has been charged with abuse of power. I have no idea how the American justice system and laws work so I'll just say "bad governor, bad" and pretend to squirt him in the face with a water bottle.

So, NSG. Is your favorite Texan getting what he deserves?
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Postby Farnhamia » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:35 pm

We were all having fun in the religion thread.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/16/us/go ... v=top-news

It's always struck me that if you're going to go after political opponents, subtlety works best. That way you don't get caught.
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Postby Planita » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:37 pm

Since I'm a Democratic and I don't know what the sh*t is going on, I'm gonna gather this is a good thing.
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Postby Geilinor » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:40 pm

Planita wrote:Since I'm a Democratic and I don't know what the sh*t is going on, I'm gonna gather this is a good thing.

Perry vetoed funding for the state anti-corruption unit to force a district attorney to resign after she was convicted of drunk driving.
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Postby Yumyumsuppertime » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:41 pm

I was actually posting this simultaneously with you, but you got in under the wire, so I deleted mine.

It's weird. The official he'd wanted to see resign was actually a mess, so if he'd been slightly more subtle, he could have pulled this off. Now just when the midterms are over, and people are lining up to take a run at the White House, he's going to be battling this.
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Postby The Orson Empire » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:41 pm

Geilinor wrote:
Planita wrote:Since I'm a Democratic and I don't know what the sh*t is going on, I'm gonna gather this is a good thing.

Perry vetoed funding for the state anti-corruption unit to force a district attorney to resign after she was convicted of drunk driving.

Good. He is a criminal and deserved to be convicted.
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Postby Farnhamia » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:42 pm

Yumyumsuppertime wrote:I was actually posting this simultaneously with you, but you got in under the wire, so I deleted mine.

It's weird. The official he'd wanted to see resign was actually a mess, so if he'd been slightly more subtle, he could have pulled this off. Now just when the midterms are over, and people are lining up to take a run at the White House, he's going to be battling this.

I merged yours into this one but then you deleted it.
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Postby Yumyumsuppertime » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:43 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Yumyumsuppertime wrote:I was actually posting this simultaneously with you, but you got in under the wire, so I deleted mine.

It's weird. The official he'd wanted to see resign was actually a mess, so if he'd been slightly more subtle, he could have pulled this off. Now just when the midterms are over, and people are lining up to take a run at the White House, he's going to be battling this.

I merged yours into this one but then you deleted it.


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Postby Kelinfort » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:47 pm

Costa Fierro wrote:How is it that someone on the other side of the world picks this up quicker than those in 'Mericuh?

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been indicted for abuse of power after carrying out a threat to veto funding for state public corruption prosecutors.

The Republican governor is accused of abusing his official powers by publicly promising to veto $7.5 million for the state public integrity unit at the Travis County District Attorney’s office.

He was indicted by an Austin grand jury Friday.

Perry said he’d veto the funding if the district attorney, Rosemary Lehmberg, didn’t resign. Lehmberg had recently been convicted of drunken driving. The state’s Public Integrity Unit operates out of her office.

When Lehmberg refused, Perry carried out his veto, drawing an ethics complaint.


DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUNNNNNN!

Everyone's favorite governor has been charged with abuse of power. I have no idea how the American justice system and laws work so I'll just say "bad governor, bad" and pretend to squirt him in the face with a water bottle.

So, NSG. Is your favorite Texan getting what he deserves?

Oh jeez, that's a blatant offence.
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Postby KAS SRD » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:49 pm

Is there any way he could be removed from office for this?
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Postby Geilinor » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:51 pm

KAS SRD wrote:Is there any way he could be removed from office for this?

Yes, but his term is up and he's not running for re-election this year anyway.
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Postby Risottia » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:56 pm

Costa Fierro wrote:How is it that someone on the other side of the world picks this up quicker than those in 'Mericuh?

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been indicted for abuse of power after carrying out a threat to veto funding for state public corruption prosecutors....


Wait, let me get it straight.

The idiot committed an abuse of power just to sack corruption prosecution? That's such a suicide move and an implicit confession... so blatant that even Berlusconi would have known better.
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Postby Ashmoria » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:02 pm

Farnhamia wrote:We were all having fun in the religion thread.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/16/us/go ... v=top-news

It's always struck me that if you're going to go after political opponents, subtlety works best. That way you don't get caught.

he probably shouldn't have announced it beforehand.
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Postby Ashmoria » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:02 pm

Geilinor wrote:
KAS SRD wrote:Is there any way he could be removed from office for this?

Yes, but his term is up and he's not running for re-election this year anyway.

yeah but its hard to run for president from prison.
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Postby The balkens » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:03 pm

Huh, didn't see that coming.
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Postby McNernia » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:03 pm

She was convicted of Drunk Driving, i would say the Governors case holds some but not much water.
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Postby Soldati Senza Confini » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:06 pm

As a Texan all I can say is: Good riddance and yes, he got what he deserved.
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Postby Greater Istanistan » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:07 pm

Utterly hilarious. This is why I love staunchly Conservative administrative regions.

Same thing kinda happened in Alberta, the Texas of Canada.
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Postby Yumyumsuppertime » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:18 pm

Mcnernia wrote:She was convicted of Drunk Driving, i would say the Governors case holds some but not much water.


She wasn't just convicted of drunk driving. She threatened the arresting officers with the loss of their jobs, dropped names of powerful friends, and eventually had to have a special hood put on her so that she wouldn't spit on them. This should have been a slam-dunk for him, but he screwed the pooch on it.
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Postby Neutraligon » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:28 pm

Yumyumsuppertime wrote:
Mcnernia wrote:She was convicted of Drunk Driving, i would say the Governors case holds some but not much water.


She wasn't just convicted of drunk driving. She threatened the arresting officers with the loss of their jobs, dropped names of powerful friends, and eventually had to have a special hood put on her so that she wouldn't spit on them. This should have been a slam-dunk for him, but he screwed the pooch on it.


Which he seems to do regularly.
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Postby KAS SRD » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:29 pm

Ashmoria wrote:
Geilinor wrote:Yes, but his term is up and he's not running for re-election this year anyway.

yeah but its hard to run for president from prison.

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Postby Arkolon » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:32 pm

Hey, that's not far from here. Should be in the paper tomorrow.
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Postby Faith Hope Charity » Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:33 pm

... Meanwhile the IRS continues to destroy evidence of its wrongdoings... HEY, Look over there! Perry is a good distraction for the media!
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