Posted on 08/20/2014 9:44:29 AM PDT by Rusty0604
Rho Chalmers, who disclosed to the Houston Chronicle yesterday that she was a member of the grand jury that indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry, was an active delegate to the Texas Democratic Party convention during grand jury proceedings. Chalmers’ active participation in Democratic state politics is important because she claimed yesterday to the Houston Chronicle that her decision to indict Perry, a Republican, was not based on politics.
“For me, it’s not a political decision,” Chalmers told the newspaper. “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.”
More troubling, however, is the fact that Chalmers attended, photographed, and commented on an event with Democratic state Sen. Kirk Watson while grand jury proceedings were ongoing.
Watson was a witness in front of the grand jury. On June 27, 2014, Chalmers shared a photo of the Watson event on a community Facebook page she started called Developer’s Dungeon. “Senator Kirk Watson telling the story of the Wendy Davis fillibuster (sic),” she wrote in a comment accompanying the picture.
The grand jury was selected in April of 2014 and its proceedings did not conclude until it returned two indictments of Perry last week. While grand jurors are not generally prohibited from engaging in political activity, Chalmers apparent giddiness at attending an event for a grand jury witness calls into question her ability to objectively scrutinize his testimony
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If she discussed the case with anyone, would that be a violation of the grand jury secrecy rules?
Keep Austin Grand Juries Weird.
It was nothing but politics from start to finish
To expect a Democrat not to cheat is like expecting a cat not to chase a mouse.
Conflict of interest and corruption.
The is rule of law and rule by law.
Totalitarians use rule by law which us what they are trying to do to Perry.
TeXas Justice
They need to get this indictment trashed and make Drnky McSwervy try again.
This whole think just.....stanks.
Yes it all stinks but democrats in a sh^t county like Travis can indict republican Governors, Senators and Congressman at their whim. The implications for us conservative hoi polloi are staggering.
I don't know, but thats a good question, an in light of today's lawless democRAT party, I don't think that laws matter anymore if you are a democRAT. Since this 'lady' is a liberal democRAT, nothing she did is illegal.
Yep. See the thread at post 10.
Can anything be done about it at this point?
When the Republicans learn to fight fire with fire they will eventually end this nonsense. Until then it remains an effective tool for the Democrats.
Speaking of Gov. Perry.........
Recall that the state demonrat party convention ended and about an hour later the Governor’s Mansion was fire-bombed. No doubt just a coincidence.
We all know how unbiased demoncrats are. They are always so fair and balanced.
I've tried contacting my rep, but I'm waiting to hear back. I figure if I don't hear anything, I'll contact Abbott's office and see if they can tell me anything.
Or - maybe we'll get REALLY lucky and one of the lurkers with some knowledge in the matter will pipe up and help. :-)
Yesterday on another thread someone posted that the Travis County DA had been empowered to investigate and prosecute State Gov crimes by a long ago Texas Legislature and that power could be removed by the now GOP Legislature. The poster suggested contacting our State Senators per this. I did.
Thanks for the info.
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