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Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power for carrying out threat to veto prosecutors' funds
Star Tribune ^ | August 15, 2014 | WILL WEISSERT

Posted on 08/15/2014 3:57:33 PM PDT by bgill

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.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: austin; perry; perry2016; rickperry; rickperryindictment; rosemarylehmberg; texas; traviscounty
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights
Time to turn lemons into lemonade!

Looks like you got there before I did. Let's put Delay and KBH on the team. Lehmberg'll be shopping for a steel chastity belt.

221 posted on 08/16/2014 1:37:37 PM PDT by lentulusgracchus
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To: Labyrinthos
Perry with his new glasses looks like he is playing “follow the leader” instead of “lead the followers.” He looks like Spongebob SquarePants, but this prosecution is utterly ridiculous.
222 posted on 08/16/2014 1:44:12 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("Compromise" means you've already decided you lost.)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

The MSM is focusing on the indictment with little mention of the district attorney who refused to resign even though she blew a .239 after she was arrested for dui.


223 posted on 08/16/2014 2:02:00 PM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: sickoflibs; Impy; fieldmarshaldj

I like Perry too. He makes the Leftards crazy.

That’s always a plus.


224 posted on 08/16/2014 2:19:01 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

Um....................


225 posted on 08/16/2014 2:50:49 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!l)
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

Just posted to my 950 friends on Facebook. :)


226 posted on 08/16/2014 3:14:05 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!l)
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To: bgill

Corrupt politicians regardless of Party need to be sent to Leavenworth for 20 years minimum. I hate corrupt politicians. Unfortunately some liberals seem more tolerant of them just so they can gain partisan advantage. Nonetheless corrupt pols need to be expelled with major criminal sentencing.

These Politicians will sell out the USA to others if it gets them reelected. That needs to be ended yesterday.


227 posted on 08/16/2014 5:20:50 PM PDT by apoliticalone (The MSM has a role to keep Americans divided rather than having a United States)
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To: apoliticalone

How can a Governor be indicted for using his veto?


228 posted on 08/16/2014 5:22:18 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: bgill

It’s one thing for Zero to use Executive Powers to do something, but when a Conservative governor uses the same powers in his own state, he is indicted. How does that work?

I’m sure if I read the entire thread, I would find the answers. but THIS is my gut reaction. Zero will try to stop anyone who thwarts his war on America.


229 posted on 08/16/2014 5:29:36 PM PDT by Monkey Face (I tried to be normal once. Worst two minutes of my life.)
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To: broken_arrow1
That video was great! Thanks for posting.

Here's a gif image too. ;-)


230 posted on 08/16/2014 5:36:34 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Pining_4_TX
How does this affect the election? Has me worried.

I don't think you have much to worry about. ;-)


231 posted on 08/16/2014 5:38:26 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: bgill

This may be a fraudulent indictment. But Perry in 2003 and again in 2011 had a chance to change the law so that the attorney general of TX has jurisdiction over statewide elected officials, instead of the DA in Travis County. He did not, and he reaps the whirlwind. I know it would have been hard to get state Senate approval because of the 2/3 rule there.


232 posted on 08/16/2014 6:13:48 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: Red Steel

those of us in Austin need to tie EVERY Dem to Rosemary Lehmberg,,every Dem is a drunk, EVERY DEM thinks they are above the law and spits on police (see Cynthia McKinney’s action in DC),,,

Instead of defending Perry (which I think the law will take care of),,we need to pretend we are Dems and go after Lehmberg and her cohorts, specifically...ASAP! The drunk you tubes and videos need to be kept front and center as a representative of the Dem party in Texas.


233 posted on 08/16/2014 6:13:49 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: austinaero

We need to tie ALL Austin Dems to Lehmberg. That’s the crux of my prior message.


234 posted on 08/16/2014 6:18:47 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: GeronL

A veto can be bought just as are votes.

Until the public demands that every elected politician, public official and public servant disclose every dime of net worth they have coming into office, along with every dime accumulated going out on an annual basis, and with an accompanying explanation for increases, coupled with a mandatory penalty of 20 years in Leavenworth if claims are fraudulent, we’re stuck with rampant corruption.

USA politics have become as corrupt as Mexico because they are never held accountable. I’d hold them accountable regardless of Party.


235 posted on 08/16/2014 6:23:13 PM PDT by apoliticalone (The MSM has a role to keep Americans divided rather than having a United States)
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To: FR_addict

Ray Donovan also asked where he could go to get back his reputation. Was Reagan sympathetic to Donovan’s plight?


236 posted on 08/16/2014 6:23:53 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: liege

No, one does not have to step down when indicted in TX, and state officials cannot be recalled, but local ones may with a city charter allowing recalls.


237 posted on 08/16/2014 6:25:08 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: Clump

Move it to Brownwood, and nobody will come. The TX “field of dreams” is forever in Austin.


238 posted on 08/16/2014 6:25:52 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: Labyrinthos

I understand that.


239 posted on 08/16/2014 7:14:44 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("Compromise" means you've already decided you lost.)
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To: LUV W

Yesssssss?


240 posted on 08/16/2014 7:14:59 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("Compromise" means you've already decided you lost.)
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