Posted on 08/17/2014 10:30:59 AM PDT by lowbridge
It didn’t take long for Michael McCrum to become a bull’s-eye for Republicans outraged by the felony charges against Gov. Rick Perry.
But those who know the 57-year-old McCrum say the sweeping partisan attacks against him won’t stick.
As the special prosecutor in the Perry case, McCrum is a veteran attorney — and former cop in Dallas and Arlington — who’s been on both sides in legal skirmishes.
He’s got plenty of fans, both Democrats and Republicans. And his political leanings largely are muted.
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McCrum, in announcing the indictment Friday, dismissed the notion that the Perry investigation was driven by politics because the grand jury was in Democrat-heavy Travis County.
“That didn’t go into my consideration whatsoever. I looked at the law. I looked at the facts and I presented everything possible to the grand jury,” McCrum said.
McCrum was selected as the special prosecutor by a Republican judge.
Earlier, he enjoyed bipartisan support for what would have been the crowning accomplishment of his career — being named by President Barack Obama as the U.S. attorney in San Antonio.
McCrum had the backing of Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Austin and the state’s two Republican senators, Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn.
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No, not possible. A legislative bill that passed and reached the governor's desk can be vetoed.
And if Perry's veto is allowed to stand, that also would set a very dangerous precedent.
LoL.
What would that very dangerous precedent be? That the Executive has plenary power to veto any act of the legislature? Please put your finger on the part of the Texas Constitution that says that a governor's veto may be questioned by any authority except the legislature [which has the power to override the same veto.]
Every veto is a political exercise, because the executive is acting under the authority given him by the polity.
What would set a VERY DANGEROUS PRECEDENT would be the claim that the judiciary may intervene in a political decision.. Very dangerous, indeed.
” I hear many of them were on the Davis campaign too.”
Where did you hear that?
I disagree that it wasn’t up to Perry to force a resignation. I contend that it was up to every citizen in the state of Texas to force a resignation of the drunken prosecutor. Since Perry is also a citizen, he had every right and duty to get this disgrace out of office. Under the opposite logic, we would have to allow convicted murderers to remain in office until the next election if we want to “leave it to the voters.” What Perry did was to use his part of the “Power of the Purse” to try to see that justice was done. To borrow a phrase from H. Carr, “In the Halls of Justice, justice is in the halls.”
Do us all a favor and get some balls. If governors cannot freely campaign and tell the voters exactly why they will veto something, if will be a disaster for the American people, freedom of speech, and about a dozen other important protections. You think he should lie and pretend it isn’t because this woman remained in office.
Meanwhile, in NJ Christie openly campaigned for the NY/NJ Port Authority to fund repairs to the Pulaski Skyway which millions take to get to NYC. He publicly prevailed and they are investigating him for “securities fraud” claiming investors in Port Authority bonds weren’t told it would use money to repair that road.
First mistake Republicans make is forgetting how absolutely evil the democrats are. Perry’s veto is not the issue here.
It’s like executing someone for making a wrong turn on the highway and then discussing the fact they took a wrong turn.
Enough. It’s not criminal behavior it is American behavior.
The paper's hundreds of words amount to nothing more than bird cage lining.
The fact that he would have been appointed by 0bama -- and was blocked -- is prima facie evidence of his political affiliation.
As if Cornman and Hutchinson are creditable endorsements?
What you all do not understand is our gutless Republican legislature has continued to NOT remove all power to investigate state crimes from these Bolsheviks.
Perfect example of not having the guts to cure the cancer when it is small and not raging out of control.
“I looked at the law.”
In Harris County, Lehmberg is known as “the law.”
“I’m disappointed in Perry here, because he is wrong. It is not up to Perry to try to force the resignation of an elected official. That up to the voters, or up to a legislative body (impeachment).
But you are absolutely correct. A possibly unconstitutional veto should not be seen as a criminal offense. It is just something that needs to be looked at by a judge.”
He is wrong in trying to force out an elected official.
I agree that a criminal charge is overkill.
If he were going to pursue this course he probably should have just vetoed the budget without the threat.
I think it also looks a bit sketchy that he did this while under investigation by the PIU
Partisan is as partisan does.
For this guy to stand there and pretend there was nothing political about this tells me be is the worst kind of evil lying dirty sob.
We are constantly told by our so called “Betters” that what we see with our own eyes is not really happening. Logic tells me that if someone pulls off the most partisan indictment in the history of the country, ipso facto that prosecutor is partisan, by the very definition of the word. But today we are told by the swells that logic doesn’t apply to our world anymore.
If a government official commits a crime, it is entirely appropriate for Perry or any other taxpayer to call for her resignation.
The veto is a power the Governor is entitled to exercise whenever and for whatever reason he wants.
This is an illegal attempt to overturn an election and to influence the next one.
McCrum is a toad.
I’ll bet he “served in Iraq and voted for Bush, twice!” ROTFL! Those bringing these frivolous DemocRAT Special of the Day, “Ham Sandwich indictments” should be charged themselves if it is found that the indicted individual committed no crime. Our “courts” should not be used as political weapons around election time.
“What Perry did was to use his part of the “Power of the Purse” to try to see that justice was done.”
I think the question here is did Perry misuse the power of his office to force an elected official that he has no jurisdiction over to resign.
Or to put it another way. Does the Governor have the power to set aside the results of a verified election because he’s outraged at the behavior of the elected official.
Based on this article I don’t know why McCrum is not the governor, president and Pope. My God he is the most perfect human being on earth.
Even though he is a scumbag lying defense attorney and just did one of the most outrageous things most people ever heard of.
With a straight face he says Perry should face 100 years in prison for vetoing a drunk’s budget.
Still awaiting the Obama, DUmbass prosecutor to follow through with his Dingbat-grand-jury indictment and filed charges with the court. I expect this to be thrown out of court as soon as it gets there, which should be a fun and humorous read.
A summery judgement on the motion to dismiss this farce on its entirety. I will pass judgement on the conduct of the Texas court when this nutty farce is put forth at that time. The criminal Dems can do all circular jerking all they want in the meantime.
“If a government official commits a crime, it is entirely appropriate for Perry or any other taxpayer to call for her resignation”
Yes it is. However the official is not required to resign. In fact the Travis County DA won her lawsuit to keep her job after her sentence and rehab was finished.
The governor doesn’t have the power to make her resign. If he did he would have just fired her.
Yeah that would be, but the poster above said,
"And if Perry's veto is allowed to stand, that also would set a very dangerous precedent"
which is nutty and it deserved the "LoL."
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