NLXSK1
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Well, he must have believed it was legal then.He did so publicly.
Well, he must have believed it was legal then.He did so publicly.
why the multi-thread?Governor Perry is indicted by a grand jury... A big deal or a ham sandwich??
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/08/15/texas-gov-perry-indicted-for-coercion-for-veto-threat/
Guess what?Well, he must have believed it was legal then.
Guess what?
It's not legal and not without precedent for indicting a Texas Govenor for the exact same thing. It's against Texas law and Perry may actually have to resign over this
Nothing will happen to Perry, this isn't even slightly a problem, stop listening to the media , you are like a yapping little dog.Texas and Iran.One has an economy run on oil,almost a quarter of its citizens living in poverty and leadership composed of mainly religious nutjobs.The other one is Iran.
Governor of Texas[edit]Nothing will happen to Perry, this isn't even slightly a problem, stop listening to the media , you are like a yapping little dog.
Texas is one of two states with job growth. Oh, and it has 3 of the USA's 10 largest cities. I have never had a bad experience in Texas. Have you ever been there? Texas exports more goods than California and New York combined. Has the second highest State GDP, and would be the 14th largest economy in the world. Agriculture is the biggest industry.
One question, were you using Bucky math when you equated Texas' 16% Poverty rate to 1/4?? FYI 1/4th =25% That rate has been a problem since 1980, I don't think it was Perry that was governor then.
If you went up the chain of command for the DA's supervisors, ultimately who do you end with?
i did check..must've been the childish batman reference in the title which didn't catch my eye.Well, if you check the timestamp it shows you cant be bothered adding to my thread and created your own.... You should quit doing that...
What exactly do you think that 7.5 million is used for?
You just contradicted your earlier statement. To quote: "The last Texas governor to face criminal charges was James E. “Pa” Ferguson, who was indicted in 1917 by a Travis County grand jury on embezzlement and eight other charges. His case also involved a veto that stirred anger: Mr. Ferguson vetoed the entire appropriation to the University of Texas because it had refused to fire certain faculty members. The state Senate voted to impeach him, but he resigned first.".......... So were you lying then or lying now?Perry's indictment is the first of a sitting governor in Texas on such charges since 1917 when, according toThe Dallas Morning News, James "Pa" Ferguson was indicted for vetoing funding for the University of Texas in an attempt to push out faculty and staff. He resigned.
Not according to the statement you made earlier. You said he was indicted for embezzlement and 8 other charges. He merely aroused anger for the veto. Politicians frequently anger the opposition. It's not illegal. As Governor he has veto power. Period. They never indicted a Governor for exercising his veto power. Resignation wouldn't negate a felony. I doubt he'll resign until he's elected president, but if you like, you can hold your breath until he does.He doesnt have the right to try an coerce an elected official in the state of Texas by threatening to withhold funds.
They indicted a Texas govenor for the same exact thing
So it is not unprecedented
He has a choice. Resign or get convicted of a Felony.
I hope if he resigns they still prosecute him.
Ferguson was indicted for embezzlement, not exercising a veto. Resignation is voluntary so "Perry may actually have to resign over this" is incorrect. What you going to do? Coerce him by withholding funding? Didn't you claim that was illegal?Guess what?
It's not legal and not without precedent for indicting a Texas Govenor for the exact same thing. It's against Texas law and Perry may actually have to resign over this
The money wasn't to go to a citizen. It was to go to a government office. The money now just remains in the state's treasury until it gets spent on something else FOR the citizens of Texas.everyone is missing the most major point IMO:
state funding which will never get to the citizen it's supposed to fund.
why do politicians insist on playing "chicken" with their constituents' lives?
1914, Ferguson was elected Governor of Texas running as an anti-prohibitionist Democrat. He served in this position from January 19, 1915 to August 25, 1917.Ferguson was indicted for embezzlement, not exercising a veto. Resignation is voluntary so "Perry may actually have to resign over this" is incorrect. What you going to do? Coerce him by withholding funding? Didn't you claim that was illegal?