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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: TX Gov. Rick Perry Indicted for Abuse of Power Over Threat to Veto Prosecutors' Funding [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)41. Thanks for the comment, Mr. Parry.
Minor problems:
1) The DWI conviction didn't legally disqualify her from the office. She plead, did her time, which was much longer than a normal first DUI conviction
2) There is a process to remove a DA from office. Instead of starting down that road, Parry decided to use extortion so that he could personally benefit from the resignation.
3) His veto didn't just stop the DA's paycheck - it stopped funding the entire office.
4) Parry was seeking to appoint the replacement, thus getting a very large benefit from abusing his office's power
5) Parry reportedly offered to get her a job in another part of the government, which is illegally profiting from government.
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BREAKING: TX Gov. Rick Perry Indicted for Abuse of Power Over Threat to Veto Prosecutors' Funding [View all]
Hissyspit
Aug 2014
OP
Since that report, the Travis count DA appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals which granted writ
Gothmog
Aug 2014
#67
"Mr. Perry’s supporters said the accusations amounted to an attempt to criminalize politics"
wordpix
Aug 2014
#52
Please: can we respond to this news in a more sophisticated manner?
LloydS of New London
Aug 2014
#17
BREAKING UPDATE: Prosecuter confirms, Perry will be booked next week. @KVUE @Amber_Downing
The Straight Story
Aug 2014
#18
You can always tell someone has a strong argument when they provide such a pathetic response. (nt)
jeff47
Aug 2014
#81
Rick Perry: "We don't want no public integrity here in the great state of Texas"
wordpix
Aug 2014
#51