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Court issues warrant for DeLay, sets bail
MarketWatch.com (by Dow Jones) ^
| 10/19/05
| William L. Watts
Posted on 10/19/2005 11:58:38 AM PDT by SierraWasp
2:47pm 10/19/05
Court issues warrant for DeLay, sets bail:
AP By William L. Watts
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- A Texas court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and set his bail at $10,000 in a routine step before his first court appearance on conspiracy and state money laundering charges, the Associated Press reported. The issuance of the warrant is "a matter of routine and bond will be posted," DeLay attorney Dick DeGuerin told the A.P. The lawyer said DeLay would make his first court appearance Friday morning. DeLay, who remains a member of Congress, relinquished his leadership post last month after being indicted on a charge of conspiring to violate state campaign finance laws. DeLay contends the charges are politically motivated and that he will be vindicated at trial.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: arrest; court; delay; malfeasance; ronnieearle; warrant
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To: SierraWasp
For national government reasons, this case should be expedited. It shouldn't linger around for anyone's political advantage.
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:01:36 PM PDT
by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It!)
To: SierraWasp
His mugshot is going to plastered all over the MSM.
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:02:19 PM PDT
by
Thrusher
("...there is no peace without victory.")
To: SierraWasp
Yawn... It would be nice to make Mr. Earle go to trial next month.
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:03:01 PM PDT
by
Sthitch
To: SierraWasp; Congressman Billybob; kristinn; Dog Gone
Article 1
Section 6.
The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the treasury of the United States. They shall in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other place.
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:03:33 PM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Thrusher
That's the whole reason for this travesty!
By the way, you got on the right thread! This thread started 7 seconds before the other duplicate thread that will probably be cancelled with a reference to this thread FWIW...
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:05:20 PM PDT
by
SierraWasp
(The only thing that can save CA is making eastern CA the 51st state called Sierra Republic!!!)
To: Southack
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep Tom DeLay, R-Texas, refused to plead guilty to a misdemeanor that would have allowed him to remain House majority leader, a report said.
DeLay's attorneys Monday disclosed the plea agreement offer from Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, which DeLay rejected before he was indicted on felony money laundering charges, The Washington Post reported.
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:06:35 PM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Southack
Now THAT's interesting!!!
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:06:40 PM PDT
by
SierraWasp
(The only thing that can save CA is making eastern CA the 51st state called Sierra Republic!!!)
To: Southack
They shall in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest IIRC, the money-laundering charges would be a felony offense.
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:07:22 PM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(There are people in power who are truly evil.)
To: Southack
The charge is a felony, is it not?
BTW, the judge in this charade is a DemocRAT with a history of campaign donations to the RATs and Moveon.org. Grrrr...
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:07:40 PM PDT
by
CedarDave
(America's new fossil energy -- oil shale. Enviro-nazis newest endangered species -- the Shale Darter)
To: Southack
The indictment was for a felony.
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:07:57 PM PDT
by
okstate
To: SierraWasp
It perverts justice for a prosecutor to offer a misdemeanor plea and then indict on a "felony" in order to circumvent the Constitution's prohibition of arrest/harassment of Congressmen.
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:08:39 PM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Southack
I believe he is being charged with a felony.
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:08:43 PM PDT
by
Trinity5
To: Southack
Low-ball Hard-ball from a rogue prosecuter with No-balls!!!
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:08:56 PM PDT
by
SierraWasp
(The only thing that can save CA is making eastern CA the 51st state called Sierra Republic!!!)
To: Carry_Okie; CedarDave; okstate
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:09:18 PM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Trinity5
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:09:36 PM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: CedarDave
BTW, I would appreciate any one with the judge's name and actual donation list to post here. I saw the list on another thread a few days ago.
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:10:03 PM PDT
by
CedarDave
(America's new fossil energy -- oil shale. Enviro-nazis newest endangered species -- the Shale Darter)
To: Southack
That's why I was talkin about "ball" here... It's dirty pool!!!
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:11:58 PM PDT
by
SierraWasp
(The only thing that can save CA is making eastern CA the 51st state called Sierra Republic!!!)
To: Southack
Tom DeLay has been charged with a felony, therefore Article 1 Section 6 does not apply.
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:13:28 PM PDT
by
Alter Kaker
(Whatever tears one may shed, in the end one always blows one’s nose.-Heine)
To: CedarDave; Recovering_Democrat
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posted on
10/19/2005 12:13:41 PM PDT
by
cgk
(Because destiny put you in this place in history, in this moment in time & the task is yours to do.)
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