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Lefty Law Professor: That Indictment Against Rick Perry is "Un-American"

 

Friday night there was some major breaking news: Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) was slapped with a lawsuit for supposedly “abusing his power” when he unilaterally stripped funding to the Travis County Public Integrity Unit, an ethics office that investigates government employees for criminal wrongdoing.

 

The long and short of it is that Perry wanted to strong-arm liberal District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg into resigning after her infamous and deeply embarrassing DUI arrest hit the papers. “Perry made it clear in public statements and through emissaries that he didn’t believe the state should fund an office headed by someone who had lost the public’s trust,” The Dallas Morning News reported.

 

The special prosecutor in this case, however, believes he has more than enough evidence to make both charges stick.Scissors-32x32.png

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/danieldoherty/2014/08/18/lefty-law-professor-that-lawsuit-against-rick-perry-is-unamerican-n1879826

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Texas Governor Rick Perry's Indictment The Work Of Soros-Funded Minions

 

Politics: Now that the indictment of Texas Gov. Rick Perry is coming up as the mother of all nothingburgers, and even Democrats are steering clear, it's time to look at those behind this scam: George Soros-funded front groups.

 

Friday's news erupted with a Texas-sized gusher of political mud — Gov. Perry indicted on two felony counts of corruption and abuse of office! And it was all over his decision to defund a "public integrity office" run by a convicted drunk whose failure to resign left an office unable to straighten itself out.

 

With the news breaking late at week's end, the governor's efforts to defend his actions found relatively few immediate listeners. But as facts came out about the utter meritlessness of the case, it turned out to be just a game:

 

Drape corruption charges around the neck of a successful governor and, however false, let them dangle there until the case gets dismissed, as it surely will. And the aim? To derail his plans to run for president.

 

It's a trick so old and practiced by the group that brought the complaint to the district attorney last year, Texans For Public Justice, that it took all of a minute to find the sordid template on a Google search.Scissors-32x32.png

http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/081814-713767-indictment-of-rick-perry-the-world-of-soros-cash-funding.htm

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Politics as Combat

The Rick Perry indictment shows that anything goes.

Andrew C. McCarthy

August 18, 2014

 

It has come to this after six years of Barack Obamas Chicago-style community-organizer governance: The hard Left no longer believes it necessary to pretend that the rule of law matters. It is politics as combat. The devolution can be measured from the trumped-up indictment of Tom DeLay to the trumped-up indictment of Rick Perry.

 

Back in 2005, the idea of exploiting prosecutorial power to criminalize ones political opposition was still sufficiently noxious that Democrat apparatchiks in Austin understood the need for camouflage. Tom DeLay of Texas was among the GOPs most effective leaders and fundraisers, having risen to congressional leadership not long after he helped Newt Gingrich lead the 1994 GOP takeover of the House. Democrats decided he had to be sidelined. They also knew they had the raw power to make it happen: a political operative ensconced as the chief prosecutor in a reliably Democratic county. In politics as combat, raw power is all you need just cause has nothing to do with it.

 

But nine years ago, it was still unacceptable for the rub-out to look too much like a rub-out. It was not possible to charge DeLay with the non-crime of raising money for Republican candidates his real offense as far as his adversaries were concerned. So he was indicted for a convoluted money-laundering scheme.

 

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The Republicans who helped Indict Rick Perry

 

Yes, Joe Straus is involved.

 

By: Jake (Diary) | August 19th, 2014 at 11:00 AM

Much as we wish we could place the blame solely on the Democrats for the revenge indictment of Rick Perry, there are several Republicans who helped pave the way for it. The Texas State House of Representatives has long been a moderate’s haven under the gavel of left-of-center Speaker Joe Straus*, whose squishiness is well known here at RedState. AsBreitbart notes, when Governor Perry tried to move the Public Integrity Unit from the Travis County DA’s office to under the purview of the Attorney General, it was Straus’ lieutenant Rep. Charlie Geren, a Fort Worth Republican, who made the move to kill the amendment that would accomplish the transfer. It’s hard to see Geren’s move as doing anything other than the bidding of the Democrats to whom Straus owes his Speakership. Per Breitbart, the Republicans who sided with Geren and the Democrats to kill the PIU’s transfer are:

 

Bill Callegarri of Katy (didn’t seek re-election)

 

John Davis of Baytown (didn’t seek re-election)

 

Patricia Harless of Houston

 

Dan Huberty of Humble Scissors-32x32.png

http://www.redstate.com/2014/08/19/gov-perry-setting-record-straight/

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Perry Grand Juror Is Democratic Party Activist. Sought Out a Grand Jury Witness While Serving.

By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | August 20th, 2014 at 11:14 AM

 

Media Trackers has the scoop. A grand juror in the Rick Perry grand jury is not only a Democratic activist, but was active in the party while on the grand jury. Scissors-32x32.png

Media Trackers has more. Scissors-32x32.png

http://www.redstate.com/2014/08/20/perry-grand-juror-is-democratic-party-activist/

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Rick Perry Seizes the Moment

 

Jon Gabriel, Ed. August 19, 2014

 

Late Friday, a Travis County grand jury voted to indict Gov. Rick Perry in perhaps the most obvious political prosecution yet waged by progressives. But as a handful of party flacks applauded the nakedly partisan move, several others denounced it, including the Washington Post, David Axelrod and even the New York Times.

 

Gov. Perry responded to the out-of-control district attorney’s office with a confident, defiant press conference. Perhaps more surprisingly, this afternoon he turned himself into authorities for fingerprints and a mug shot. No presidential aspirant would willingly hand his opponents that kind of ammo without a plan. And if anyone has turned an indictment into a political positive, Rick Perry has.Scissors-32x32.png

http://ricochet.com/rick-perry-seizes-moment/

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Texas Dems strategy imploding

Posted by Amy Miller Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 12:02pm

 

Why are Texas democrats willing to bet on a weak case against Rick Perry?

 

The midterm elections in Texas are shaping up to be just as interesting as the run to 2016, and the recent indictment of Governor Rick Perry is only serving as fuel for the fire as battle lines are drawn between conservatives and progressives.

The apparent weakness of the charges against Governor Perry has drawn criticism from activists and the mainstream media alike, and is leaving many Texans wondering why Democrats seem to be banking on this indictment as the key to damaging the credibility and reputation of the Republican Party.

 

The Austin American-Statesman recently debunked a seriously misleading e-mail sent by Mo Elleithee, communications director for the Democratic National Committee, claiming that the real reason Governor Perry chose to veto funding for the ironically-dubbed “Public Integrity Unit” was to stop investigations into an $11 million CPRIT (Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas) grant to Peloton Therapeutics; Peltron has been a big donor to both Perry and current Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, and democrats in Washington smelled blood.

 

Via the Statesman:

 

Elleithee’s email charges that the CPRIT investigationScissors-32x32.png

http://legalinsurrection.com/2014/08/texas-dems-strategy-imploding/#more-96824

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Several Perry Grand Jurors Broke the Law to Explain Why They Think Perry Broke the Law

http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/08/19/several-perry-grand-jurors-broke-the-law-to-explain-why-they-think-perry-broke-the-law/

 

By Texas law, grand jurors are not supposed to talk to the media about their cases.

 

That did not stop several of the Gov. Perry grand jurors from breaking the law, specifically, talking to the Houston Chronicle.

 

The jury, which met weekly for four months, “really tried to keep an open mind and come to a fair decision given all the testimony that we heard,” said Janna Bessin, one of the 12 Travis County residents appointed to serve on the grand jury.

 

“It’s too bad,” Bessin said, calling the criticism unfair. “But I guess that his side’s job – to really spin it.”

 

The grand juror here evidently doesn’t understand that they have only seen the prosecutor’s side of the story. The prosecutor didn’t even have Perry testify to the grand jury. That’s not all that unusual, but the fact remains, they only saw the prosecution’s case, not the defense.

 

One, who asked not to be named, said he expects the public perception to change once the full scope of the prosecutor’s case becomes public.

 

“I think if and when the facts come out, that’ll change,” the juror said.

 

All six jury members reached by the Chronicle said they were told it would be illegal for them to discuss the grand jury proceedings. The willingness of some to discuss their thoughts in general terms may indicate frustration with Perry’s defense.

 

Rho Chalmers, who name matches that of a grand juror but would only confirm her service on a jury that ended last week, said grand juries involve careful consideration of facts.

 

“For me, it’s not a political decision,” Chalmers said. “That’s what a grand jury is about – take the emotion out of it and look at the facts and make your best decision based on your life experience.”

 

How many “Rho Chalmers” are there out there?

 

Now, as to Texas law. Here’s what it says.

 

Art. 19.34. [365] [416] [404] OATH OF GRAND JURORS

 

When the grand jury is completed, the court shall appoint one of the number
foreman; and the following oath shall be administered by the court,
or under its direction, to the jurors: “You solemnly swear that you
will diligently inquire into, and true presentment make, of all
such matters and things as shall be given you in charge; the
State’s counsel, your fellows and your own, you shall keep secret,
unless required to disclose the same in the course of a judicial
proceeding in which the truth or falsity of evidence given in the
grand jury room, in a criminal case, shall be under investigation.

You shall present no person from envy, hatred or malice; neither
shall you leave any person unpresented for love, fear, favor,
affection or hope of reward; but you shall present things truly as
they come to your knowledge, according to the best of your
understanding, so help you God”.

 

Bold added. For the grand jury misconduct.

 

The grand jurors in the story know the law, yet they broke it.

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Via PJTattler

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Grand Jurors Say Gov. Perry Is Being 'Disrespectful,' Or Something
Matt Vespa

Aug 21, 2014

 

Several members of the grand jury that indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry on abuse of power charges are a little hurt that the governor labeled their actions as politically motivated (via Houston Chronicle):

 

 

Several members of the grand jury that indicted Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday that his claim the indictment was based more on politics than substance is unfair and disrespectful to the months of work they put in.

 

The jury, which met weekly for four months, "really tried to keep an open mind and come to a fair decision given all the testimony that we heard," said Janna Bessin, one of the 12 Travis County residents appointed to serve on the grand jury.

 

"It's too bad," Bessin said, calling the criticism unfair. "But I guess that his side's job – to really spin it."

 

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Travis Co. Investigator Says Perry Innocent in CPRIT Matter Claims by Democrats disproven in affidavit signed by PIU investigator

A theory floated by Texas Democrats about the recent indictment of Gov. Rick Perry ® has been proved false by a Travis County investigator. Perry was accused by a grand jury of abusing the power of his office when he vetoed funds for the state-funded Public Integrity Unit overseen by Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg. The district attorney had publicly disgraced herself by earning a DUI citation and, when officers detained her, harassing and physically abusing them.

Democrats have suggested that it wasn’t just Lehmberg’s bad behavior, but Perry’s concerns about a PIU investigation of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, that led to his veto of funding for Scissors-32x32.png

 

http://www.redstate.com/2014/08/21/travis-co-investigator-says-perry-innocent-cprit-matter/

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It is a well known fact that Rick Perry wants people to get cancer, especially young children.

 

......and make bundles of illicit money from it, too.....

 

It's OK to kill kids in the womb, though.

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It is a well known fact that Rick Perry wants people to get cancer, especially young children.

 

......and make bundles of illicit money from it, too.....

 

It's OK to kill kids in the womb, though.

 

 

Absolutely!!!

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The Insiders: Why Rick Perry’s indictment is bad for the United States

By Ed Rogers August 20

There are two prevailing lines of thought about the indictment of Texas Gov. Rick Perry ®. One is that it is good for Perry and his political ambitions, and the other is that it is bad for Perry and his political ambitions. On its face, it would require contorted logic to ever think that an indictment is a net positive — and there is no doubt that Perry’s preference would be to have not been indicted. However, as The Washington Post’sSean Sullivan points out, Scissors-32x32.png

 

There is little question that the indictment is absurd. And after watching the video of Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg’s behavior after her drunken-driving arrest, it’s no wonder that Perry declared a loss of public confidence in her ability to lead the public integrity unit.Scissors-32x32.pnghttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2014/08/20/the-insiders-why-rick-perrys-indictment-is-bad-for-the-united-states/

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