Delay will have his day in court
I have no desire to convict any man ahead of the evidence. If I did, I could find ample evidence to throw out the rule of law in the war on terror. I have a very strong belief that the fundamental system works. Corrupt politicians and criminals will eventually roast in the sunlight of their day in court.
There are rare cases, however, where just the fact that someone goes to court is good for the Country. That's the case with Tom Delay. No one has done more, besides the President and the Vice President, to salt the soil of bi-partisianship in this country. No one has done more to corrupt the GOP than Tom Delay. By "corrupt" I do not always mean that he has broken the law. I mean that he has almost always wielded his power in the interest of power. He has brokered the pay-to-play, money-grubbing K street sycohphants currently scurrying for cover in the Abramoff case. He has launched his schemes to consolidate ideological power even though to do so has netted him ethical rebuke after rebuke.
It is an indication of his power and the depths of the ethical abyss to which he would sink that his off-cycle gerrymandering was considered illegal by the Texas Justice Staff, who nonetheless could not stop it.
Though he may eventually be found innocent, it is with great pleasure that I note the following partial epitaph on the political career of Tom Delay: DeLay's Money Laundering Charges Upheld.
posted by Chris Dykstra @ 4:17 PM |
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So you support the obviously politcal prosecution lead by the partisan Ronny Earle. I would like to expect that our justice system is above such petty use by those in power. This abuse of power could easily be swung against anyone to destroy them.
Of course this is the same type of thing that befell Ron Ebensteiner who was ultimately cleared in a quick jury trial that embarassed both the justice system and Attorney General Mike Hatch.
Dave
I wouldn't get too excited yet. This last charge was one added on by Earle at the last minute when it became clear that the other charges were going to be tossed.
These may be reviewed and tossed too, but more likely will go to a trial and a result in another defeat for Earle. I say another defeat purposefully. This upholding of a charge isn't a win. Having one thrown out is a loss. Earle is way behind here, not winning.
What's more comical is that while you bereate Delay as "corrupt" for seeking partisian advantage in redistricting, as with so much of MSM/Dem spin the opposite is actually true. Before redistricting, there were two black congressmen from Texas, now there are three. The purpose of objections isn't to protect or empower minorities, its to perserve Democratic political power.
Further, the "legal" challenge being raised in the redistricting has nothing to do law as it was written, passed and renewed by our representatives, rather it has to do with case law derived from a Warren Court ruling that radically extended the power of the law beyond its design. Another example of "legislation from the bench" and why judicial reform is needed.
You don't need to worry about Alito and abortion. At the very most the SCOTUS with Alito might reaffirm that legislation of abortion is not covered in the constitution and is in a state's perogative to legislate resulting (gasp!) more self determination for residents.
What you do need to worry about is stuff like this. I can easily see the SCOTUS readjusting the scope of this law back to how it was written. That is, the DOJ must clear changes to districts that would have a negative impact on the right and ability of minority members to vote, rather than the electability of the minority member's "preferred" candidates.
-Censored
IDave - think it is really, really funny that you think Delay's prosecution is partisan. Again - Earle has prosecuted many, many more demoncrats than republicans.
Censored - Delay is slick enough to escape, I'll grant you. It doesn't mean that he isn't corrupt. He's been rebuked by the ethics committee three times. I don't always agree that where there is smoke there's fire. However, Delay is basically engulfed in flames.
FYI, censored, I thought the redistricting was corrupt before I found out that it was illegal. It doesn't have anything to do with whether or not minorities are elected. It has to do with whether or not party robots are elected. Don't cry racism anin attempt to hide Delay's ethical malignancy and detract from the core issue.
Now, it is apparent that the corruption went much deeper than Delay. It goes to the heart of the Ashcroft/Gonzales DOJ. Staffers were crying, not just foul, but crime. Political higher ups squashed it in order to keep the gerrymandering ball rolling. That's corrupt.
With or without a conviction, Delay's political career has effectively ended. Thank God.
And the case against Kay Bailey Hutchinsons was well founded and deserve to have charges and go to court. Yet when finally forced to try the case in front of a jury he withdrew as he no case to present.
Lets review (again) the Delay case as handled by Mr. Earle. Empower a grand jury, present a case for six months. The jury returns an indictment, based on a law that did not exist at the time of the alleged crime. This was the case that was tossed yesterday. Once charged with this none existant crime Mr. Delay was allowed to see the charges against and responded with his defense. Mr. Earle knowing that they have him cornered empowers second grand jury which refuses to press additional charges. Not satisfied Mr. Earle goes to a THIRD grand jury (a highly unusual step)and gets charges with highly unusual speed. The whole time Mr Earle is being filmed. Nah, partiship just couldn't be involved.
Can I come back and get your next spin on this "news" since my position has NOT changed since the charges where initially filed.
As for redistricting it is the law in all fifty states that the legislator will define the district boundaries after each census. With our representative goverment the party with the highest representation will generally design the boundaries in thier favor. Could have the Texas boundaries in the 80's be squewed to favor the democrats in election? I would think that it would be hard to aurgue they where not. Sadly with house district boundaries so politicized that few house districts change representatives or party affiliation, that one would be hard to characterize the whole systems are good governance.
Dave
Very nice site! » »
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