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Charges against Rick Perry are dismissed...

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Washington (CNN)The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday dismissed charges against Rick Perry that alleged the former Texas governor abused his power while in office.
Perry, a two-time former GOP presidential candidate, was indicted by a grand jury in August 2014 after he first threatened and then carried out a veto that defunded a statewide public integrity unit in an attempt to force a district attorney's resignation.

Some libtards on here not pleased.
 
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rog1187 said:
Washington (CNN)The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday dismissed charges against Rick Perry that alleged the former Texas governor abused his power while in office.
Perry, a two-time former GOP presidential candidate, was indicted by a grand jury in August 2014 after he first threatened and then carried out a veto that defunded a statewide public integrity unit in an attempt to force a district attorney's resignation.

Some libtards on here not pleased.
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F'n GOP conspiracy ... do you really thing anybody in TX is going to find a GOP member guilty of anything? They are just gonna sweep everything under the rug to protect their golden boy.

See how easy that is?
 
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WhiteTailEER said:
F'n GOP conspiracy ... do you really thing anybody in TX is going to find a GOP member guilty of anything? They are just gonna sweep everything under the rug to protect their golden boy.

See how easy that is?
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The charges were all part of some vast left wing conspiracy!

I can play too.
 
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One point to be made, a grand jury saw enough evidence to indict. Anyone at all in this thread ever been indicted of anything ever in their life?
 
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countryroads89 said:
One point to be made, a grand jury saw enough evidence to indict. Anyone at all in this thread ever been indicted of anything ever in their life?
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Well.... in the end the grand jury was wrong. It turned out to be one of those Ham sandwich deals. Looks like David Axelrod was correct.
 
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I can't believe he got away with fixing the PA Daily Number. It sure did take a long time for the charges to be dropped though.
 
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countryroads89 said:
One point to be made, a grand jury saw enough evidence to indict. Anyone at all in this thread ever been indicted of anything ever in their life?
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Any prosecutor worth a **** can get an indictment if they want one.
 
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WhiteTailEER said:
F'n GOP conspiracy ... do you really thing anybody in TX is going to find a GOP member guilty of anything? They are just gonna sweep everything under the rug to protect their golden boy.

See how easy that is?
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The accused was arrested on DUI charge and resisted arrest. He asked for her resignation, appropriate concerning the video, and she refused. He had the authority to do it. She was guilty. This shouldn't even be discussed. She had it coming.
 
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bornaneer said:
She may not be a "****" but it is well known she is a Democrat political zealot AND she operates in Austin. Are you familiar with the politics of Austin?
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Is there a point to your question? The indictments were thrown out because it was clear to the judges (one had already been dismissed by another judge) that the cases were politically motivated and had no basis in law.
 
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Popeer said:
Is there a point to your question? The indictments were thrown out because it was clear to the judges (one had already been dismissed by another judge) that the cases were politically motivated and had no basis in law.
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The point was why she went after Perry. You correctly pointed out that the case was politically motivated. The mention of Austin is that it is very liberal.
 
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bornaneer said:
The point was why she went after Perry. You correctly pointed out that the case was politically motivated. The mention of Austin is that it is very liberal.
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Funny how all of the representatives of that liberal town are republican. Of course Austin is split into several districts that also encompass more conservative voters.
 
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mule_eer said:
Funny how all of the representatives of that liberal town are republican. Of course Austin is split into several districts that also encompass more conservative voters.
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It's even funnier that all the recent Mayors of Austin ALL have been LIBERAL Democrats. OH... and how about the makeup of the City Council.
 
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bornaneer said:
It's even funnier that all the recent Mayors of Austin ALL have been LIBERAL Democrats. OH... and how about the makeup of the City Council.
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My point spoke to the gerrymandering issue. Austin is a liberal town. Texas is a conservative state. District lines were drawn to minimize the liberal voice of Austin. I didn't state my point very clearly tho.

I'll also add that I don't think that's solely a conservative thing. Similar things go on in liberal states.
 
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mule_eer said:
My point spoke to the gerrymandering issue. Austin is a liberal town. Texas is a conservative state. District lines were drawn to minimize the liberal voice of Austin. I didn't state my point very clearly tho.

I'll also add that I don't think that's solely a conservative thing. Similar things go on in liberal states.
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Things like this are done by both Dems and Repubs. Who gets indicted is sometimes determined by who is in control.
 
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bornaneer said:
Things like this are done by both Dems and Repubs. Who gets indicted is sometimes determined by who is in control.
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Indictments are pretty much at the will of the prosecutor and whatever grand jury that prosecutor draws. Not sure where prosecutors are appointed vs. Elected but that would determine how corrupt it might be.
 
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countryroads89 said:
Grand juries decide who gets indicted. SMH!
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You don't agree that prosecutors sometimes can influence grand juries? Also.... be careful shaking your head.....you might concuss yourself...especially with all that loose crap rattling around in it. [banana]
 
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bornaneer said:
You don't agree that prosecutors sometimes can influence grand juries? Also.... be careful shaking your head.....you might concuss yourself...especially with all that loose crap rattling around in it. [banana]
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Both are correct to some degree. Cases brought before grand juries are usually one sided. It's generally easy to get an indictment if the prosecutor wants to. It's not smart to push the envelope too much on that tho. You don't want a ton of cases you can't prove beyond a reasonable doubt. I should add that folks who are indicted often try to plea bargain instead of going to trial.
 
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mule_eer said:
Both are correct to some degree. Cases brought before grand juries are usually one sided. It's generally easy to get an indictment if the prosecutor wants to. It's not smart to push the envelope too much on that tho. You don't want a ton of cases you can't prove beyond a reasonable doubt. I should add that folks who are indicted often try to plea bargain instead of going to trial.
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Cases brought to GJ are ine sided because the prosecutor controls what is presented to the jury. There is no defense and they can withhold evidence. The only thing the prosector cant control is the questions asked by the jurors.
 
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dave said:
Cases brought to GJ are ine sided because the prosecutor controls what is presented to the jury. There is no defense and they can withhold evidence. The only thing the prosector cant control is the questions asked by the jurors.
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Defense counsel is present at Grand Jury hearings. SMH again. And no, the prosecutor doesn't control what is presented to grand juries, the judge does.
 
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countryroads89 said:
Defense counsel is present at Grand Jury hearings. SMH again. And no, the prosecutor doesn't control what is presented to grand juries, the judge does.
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I sat on a county GJ in Georgia for 4 months in the late 90's. One of the most interesting things I have ever done. Hundreds of cases were presented to us by the DA office under the jurisdiction of the county judges but they were not present. Neither were defense attorneys. Assistant DA's presented the prosecution case, GJ members could ask questions if needed and decisions to indict was made. Maybe there are other GJ's throughout the country but that is my personal experience.
 
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WVUBRU said:
I sat on a county GJ in Georgia for 4 months in the late 90's. One of the most interesting things I have ever done. Hundreds of cases were presented to us by the DA office under the jurisdiction of the county judges but they were not present. Neither were defense attorneys. Assistant DA's presented the prosecution case, GJ members could ask questions if needed and decisions to indict was made. Maybe there are other GJ's throughout the country but that is my personal experience.
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That is how grand jury works in WV as well. The prosecutor can pretty much get an indictment if they want or they could throw it if the wanted.
 
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countryroads89 said:
I think you are literally THE DUMBEST person I have ever met.

http://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/criminal-procedure/section1.html
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First, you have never met me abd frankly you won't.

Next. You should read your link. You call people dumb all the time and you don't know what you are talking about. In your link it says under the heading who is present in a grand jury. 16 grand jurors. A prosecutor and a witness and interpretor if necessary.

Stop while you are behind moron.
 
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dave said:
First, you have never met me abd frankly you won't.

Next. You should read your link. You call people dumb all the time and you don't know what you are talking about. In your link it says under the heading who is present in a grand jury. 16 grand jurors. A prosecutor and a witness and interpretor if necessary.

Stop while you are behind moron.
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No, he's right, Dave. He said so.
 
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