Grand Jury Indicts PAC Connected to DeLay

Yahoo News/AP ^ | 9-8-05

[bayourod]

AUSTIN, Texas - A grand jury has indicted a political action committee formed by U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and a Texas business group in connection with 2002 legislative campaign contributions.

The five felony indictments against the two groups were made public Thursday. Neither DeLay nor any individuals with the business group has been charged with any wrongdoing.

The charge against Texans for a Republican Majority alleged the committee illegally accepted a political contribution of $100,000 from the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care.

Four indictments against the Texas Association of Business include charges of unlawful political advertising, unlawful contributions to a political committee and unlawful expenditures such as those to a graphics company and political candidates.

[Uncle Joe Cannon]

Sounds bad. I wonder if the PAC will end up doing jail time?

[bayourod]

The legislature really needs to remove the exclusive jurisdiction from Ronnie Earl to indict political offenses in Texas. He is an activist Democrat fund raiser.

[jveritas]

Why is it bad?! The grand Jury did not find anything wrong with Delay.

[bayourod]

"I wonder if the PAC will end up doing jail time? "

Worse, they might end up having their mailing list confiscated.

[ExcursionGuy84]

The five felony indictments against the two groups were made public

Phooey...the Liberal MSM is scrunching up their faces like mad just pushing & tryin to "crap out" another TrentLott-gate.

[lightislife]

Supposedly the democrats are back on the gain in Texas so it would be a poor PR move to change authority on ethics cases after all the talk of scandals.

[bayourod]

"the Liberal MSM is scrunching up their faces like mad just pushing & tryin to "crap out" another TrentLott-gate."

Which useful idiots do you think they will have on the news tonight? Newt? McCain? Tancredo?

[COEXERJ145]

Whatever, Newbie. You have no clue about what you speak.

[COEXERJ145]

In the end, the charges will most likely be dismissed like 98% of Earl's indictments are.

[drjimmy]

Sounds bad. I wonder if the PAC will end up doing jail time?

They have to catch him first!

[ExcursionGuy84]

Dunno...I'm Sorry, Mate...I just got out of the "Alphabet Channels" REhabilitation Center....if you know what I mean.

Actually...I just haven't had DirectTV in 6 months.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

"Supposedly the democrats are back on the gain in Texas so it would be a poor PR move"

Are you sure you are from Texas?
Just asking, 'cause most folks say "here in Texas".

[E. Pluribus Unum]

If the donation was publicly disclosed, I fail to see the criminal activity.

[lightislife]

No your the idiot dude.

What can we do to change this process.

Ronnie Earls can take something to court if he has enough evidence that a crime was committed in his jurisdiction.
Any other DA could do this if a crime happened in his jurisdiction.

Basic law; its the DAs job to find out who is most likely guilty. They are over zealous by design.

If Tom Delay has nothing to hide then his brilliant lawyers should be able to cast doubt upon Earles case.

Its up to a jury, Earle has done his job.

[MEG33]

You are from Texas and don't know about Ronnie Earl? Hmmm

[ARealMothersSonForever]

Just do not know where to begin on this diatribe. Here at FR it is considered bad form to make personal attacks. Even overlooking this reply post that starts with a personal attack; lightislife has compounded this with spelling and grammatical errors. Not to mention hazy assertations that are backed by, well, nothing.

[lightislife]

Who cares about Ronnie Earle! The question is, how do you change the law without making a bad PR move in the middle of scandal talks?!

This would only fire up the democratic base the same way Delay fired our base up in the middle 90's!

Almost exactly the same way. Don't tell me the PR of yalls flagrant calls shouldn't be considered

[lightislife]

Backed by nothing! That is the law. The DA takes things to court and the Grand Jury decides on the evidence whether it can go to trial!

I dont like Earle, I'm only considering the strategy of the situation.

And by the way, that fella de-meaned me first.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

"Don't tell me the PR of yalls flagrant calls shouldn't be considered"
NB4ZOT.
This one outed hisself early.
Could not even spell y'all.