I disagree that it wasn’t up to Perry to force a resignation. I contend that it was up to every citizen in the state of Texas to force a resignation of the drunken prosecutor. Since Perry is also a citizen, he had every right and duty to get this disgrace out of office. Under the opposite logic, we would have to allow convicted murderers to remain in office until the next election if we want to “leave it to the voters.” What Perry did was to use his part of the “Power of the Purse” to try to see that justice was done. To borrow a phrase from H. Carr, “In the Halls of Justice, justice is in the halls.”
“What Perry did was to use his part of the “Power of the Purse” to try to see that justice was done.”
I think the question here is did Perry misuse the power of his office to force an elected official that he has no jurisdiction over to resign.
Or to put it another way. Does the Governor have the power to set aside the results of a verified election because he’s outraged at the behavior of the elected official.