The Earle of Injustice" makes one of his most unethical moves yet (Texas)
TexasGOP.org ^ | 07/12/05 | Chairman Tina J. Benkiser
Posted on 07/12/2005 7:06:31 PM CDT by SwinneySwitch
A recent National Review article uncovered that Ronnie Earle, Travis County District Attorney, dismissed charges against four of eight companies being prosecuted for corporate donations in Texas. In exchange for dropping the charges, Earle insisted that the companies make $100,000 contributions to an organization in Stanford that wants to keep corporations from being involved in the political process, despite their First Amendment right to do so. While all the companies in question maintain that their actions were legal and that they would be exonerated in court, Earle convinced them that the contributions would be less costly than a long drawn out court battle.
Chairman Benkiser said, “In an ongoing vendetta against Texas businesses and Republicans, Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle is abusing the very justice system he has sworn and is paid to protect. Demanding that Texas businesses make payments to his pet political causes in return for protection from his prosecutorial abuses reeks of an old-fashion shakedown. It appears that Earle is not as interested in keeping businesses out of the political arena as he is benefiting from them. How his actions have escaped the scrutiny of investigators is a mystery, and Earle needs to resign.”
The most interesting aspect of this is the Texas’ media’s failure to report on this development.
Action Item: Call your local paper and ask why they have not reported on this matter! Read the National Review article
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1441525/posts
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