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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: combjelly who wrote (803168)8/21/2014 12:44:11 PM
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That post is non-responsive.

I wasn't really referring to a news reporter who doesn't know shit from Shinola.

But beyond that, the essence of the article is that the charges against Perry MAY be productive because

a) He didn't demand the resignation of two other DAs who were convicted of drunk driving. But then the writer goes on to point out that Perry had no leverage over the other two. Which could explain why he didn't do anything -- he couldn't. But there is a pretty big difference between two run-of-the-mill DAs in small counties versus one running a "Public Integrity Unit" in Travis County. And, of course, Perry DID have the leverage.

b) The claim, which obviously there can be no evidence to support, that Perry was somehow trying to prospectively cut off this investigation by the PIU which it is alleged would benefit him in some way. This connection is tenuous at best, and the political reality is that even if it could be shown that some political contributor benefited in some way (for example, as it was when Obama used the trillion dollar stimulus to pay off contributors) it is another thing altogether to show illegal intent.

This is why attorneys and scholars all over the country have come out and said, "This stinks." Dershowitz is no idiot, and he's no Republican.
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