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Texas Gov. Perry Booked on Abuse of Power Charges
WKYT ^ | August 19, 2014 | Staff

Posted on 08/19/2014 4:06:56 PM PDT by lbryce

Gov. Rick Perry has been booked on two felony counts of abuse of power for carrying out a threat to veto funding to state public corruption prosecutors.

Perry, who is mulling a second presidential run in 2016, turned himself in Tuesday at the Travis County courthouse. He vowed he'd fight the charges "with every fiber of my being."

The Republican is accused of coercion and official oppression for publicly promising to veto $7.5 million for the state public integrity unit run by the Travis County district attorney's office.

(Excerpt) Read more at wkyt.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: governorperry; texas; tyranny
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To: Jet Jaguar
Note George Soros gave the group $500,000 to fund the campaign against Perry.

Is that a fact?

41 posted on 08/19/2014 8:33:44 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: Irish Eyes

It is.

Listening to Joe Pags show on the drive home.

https://www.facebook.com/JoeTalkShow


42 posted on 08/19/2014 8:46:55 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
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To: napscoordinator

I live in the same county as Rick Perry so I follow him pretty closely but I must have missed the news report about something he did that could fairly be categorized as purely liberal.

Perhaps you could name me a few.


43 posted on 08/19/2014 9:20:23 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid!)
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To: napscoordinator

You are the most useless idiot on FR.


44 posted on 08/19/2014 9:43:04 PM PDT by txhurl (2014: Stunned Voters do Stunning Things!)
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To: napscoordinator

PDS?


45 posted on 08/19/2014 11:24:57 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: txhurl

Go back to DU you liberal. You are the most liberal biased Obama lover I have witnessed on here and add Perry and you are a progressive too....I would rather be an idiot then a liberal like you are.


46 posted on 08/20/2014 4:17:14 AM PDT by napscoordinator (I guarantee every FRiend Misses the lost opportunity of a President Santorum!)
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To: jospehm20

Yep.....wonderful of you to point that out!


47 posted on 08/20/2014 4:20:53 AM PDT by napscoordinator (I guarantee every FRiend Misses the lost opportunity of a President Santorum!)
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To: lbryce

When does Obama get booked on abuse of power charges?


48 posted on 08/20/2014 5:14:05 AM PDT by ronnyquest (I spent 20 years in the Army fighting the enemies of liberty only to see marxism elected at home.)
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To: Bratch

IMO opinion this is the end of Rick Perry’s career. He didn;t stand up to the commies! He’s the Governor for christ sake. If he won;t do it, nobody will...put a fork in him!


49 posted on 08/20/2014 5:21:17 AM PDT by gr8eman (Bill Carson...meet Arch Stanton!)
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To: gr8eman
I don't get why he gave in? A governor's veto power can be subject to arrest and charges? WTF? I live in Canada and I thought things were pretty messed up here but holy shit! Was Toqueville right? Will the Republic collapse on itself? Because if it does we lose all hope for the rest of the worlds’ free peoples.
50 posted on 08/20/2014 12:24:34 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. - Patton)
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To: lbryce

He should use this to tout Obama’s abuses of power!

Of course that would be racist.


51 posted on 08/20/2014 12:52:06 PM PDT by rfreedom4u (Your feelings don't trump my free speech!)
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