Re: DeLay indicted for conspiracy


"KKT" <sendme.nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> CW wrote:
>
>>>I just got an e-mail news update. DeLay has been indicted for
>>>conspiracy.
>>
>> Ronnie Earle strikes again. Wait and see. Either there's no more
>> substance to it than his indictment of Kay Hutchinson several years back,
>> or he is withholding information from the indictment statement.
>
> More Republican spin.
>
> First: Ronnie Earle didn't indict him. A Texas Grand Jury did.
>
> Second: Ronnie Earle Has Prosecuted More Democratic Officials than
> Republicans.
>
> While Earle is an elected Democrat, the Houston Chronicle
> commended his work: "During his long tenure, Travis County
> District Attorney Ronnie Earle has prosecuted many more
> Democratic officials than Republicans. The record does not
> support allegations that Earle is prone to partisan witch
> hunts." It is worth noting that some of the prominent
> Democrats prosecuted by Earle and his Public Integrity Unit
> are former Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis, former Texas
> Attorney General Jim Mattox, former State Treasurer Warren
> Harding and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Don
> Yarbrough." [Houston Chronicle, 3/17/04; AP, 12/12/04]
>
> Third: Earle is Careful, Not Partisan.
>
> Deliberate in the capital cases he sends to juries, Earle is
> well known for examining an issue from all angles before
> acting. "If I have any complaint about Ronnie, it's that he
> is overly cautious about who he prosecutes," said Jim
> Marston, a civil lawyer in Austin. "The fact that it has
> taken two years to investigate Tom DeLay is a sign not of
> partisanship, but of being completely careful." [Christian
> Science Monitor, 12/03/04]
>
> Fourth: Indictment STATEMENT???
>
> That's got to be the biggest crock the Republicans have told about this.
> The man was indicted on charges of felony criminal conspiracy which
> carries a 2 year sentence. Statement? It's a statement??? :-)
>
> It's a Bill of Indictment.
>
> Look, this guy bragged about how he won a landslide victory in Texas by
> using corporate money. As I understand it, the ONLY campaign finance law
> in Texas is that ya can't use corporate money.
>
> When someone breaks the law and brags about it, this is probably a little
> more than a "statement." In this case, the bill of indictment alleges that
> Delay conspired with others to:
>
> - accept money from corporations [not a problem],
>
> - transfer it to the Republican National Committee [not a problem],
>
> - have the RNC transfer funds to the Republican National State Elections
> Committee, [not a problem] and
>
> - have the RNC and the RNSEC transfer it to particular candidates
> designated by the co-conspirators [there's the problem].
>
> They laundered the money to avoid having candidates accept money directly
> from corporations -- which is illegal in Texas.
>
> KKT


Another take on the DeLay matter:

http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/005531.php


CW

PS: Roberts confirmed 78-22.


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