BREAKING: Texas Grand Jury Indicts Governor Rick Perry

[jeff47]

144. Ah yes, time to claim it's different

DeLay denied having engaged in a conspiracy to launder money for the purpose of evading campaign finance laws in order to fund a political campaign. DeLay was a representative from one district, and never won a statewide election in Texas for anything.

Your argument is that no Republican in Texas could be convicted because at least one juror is likely to be a hardcore Republican.

Doesn't matter what crime is claimed. You were arguing at least one would refuse to convict.

Where did I say it was not possible for him to be convicted? Nowhere.

Well, you could start with re-reading your post number 89. Where you make an elaborate show claiming it's mathematically impossible for him to be convicted.

I am saying that he has a very persuasive justification defense.

He's free to try it. But his justification defense has to also explain why he decided to use extortion instead of using a legal mechanism to disqualify or remove the DA from office.

Imagine a police officer comes across a robbery suspect. And decides to shoot the suspect multiple times instead of arresting him. Even though the suspect was not a threat to the officer. The cop was just taking down a criminal, right? A very persuasive justification defense. There'd never be days upon days of protests over the incident.