Moderators: carlson1, Charles L. Cotton
It's easy to single her out, due to her position, lifestyle, and politics. But truth be told, her video is so tragically similar to others that find themselves being charged with DUI. To her credit, though, she never became physically confrontational, as many DUI do.rbwhatever1 wrote:I watched all of the arrest videos of Rosemary Lehmberg . Hilarious. Everybody's fault except her own. How pathetic.
She was convicted of a Class A misdemeanor.n5wd wrote:It's easy to single her out, due to her position, lifestyle, and politics. But truth be told, her video is so tragically similar to others that find themselves being charged with DUI. To her credit, though, she never became physically confrontational, as many DUI do.rbwhatever1 wrote:I watched all of the arrest videos of Rosemary Lehmberg . Hilarious. Everybody's fault except her own. How pathetic.
By the way, was she convicted of misdemeanor DUI or felony DUI?
The police had to put a mask on her because she kept spitting on the officers and everyone else at the PD.n5wd wrote:To her credit, though, she never became physically confrontational, as many DUI do.
The outrage is only from honest people who don't want a drunk with a DWI conviction heading up the State integrity unit. There is no question that she is unqualified to run that entity and she should have resigned. She didn't, Perry did the right thing by refusing to provide state funding for a unit run by a criminal, and this indictment is a sham. Remember, Travis County DAs have a rich history of indicting Republicans on bogus charges and they fail.healthinsp wrote:The last time this happened it was a very similar case, except the governor vetoed funding for UT in an effort to get rid of some board members he didn't like.
If the politics were reversed, would the outrage still be the same?
They should have also charged her with TPC 22.11.Charles L. Cotton wrote:The police had to put a mask on her because she kept spitting on the officers and everyone else at the PD.n5wd wrote:To her credit, though, she never became physically confrontational, as many DUI do.
Chas.
Would Houston or Dallas really be that much better? Aren't they still run by liberals?Charles L. Cotton wrote:The outrage is only from honest people who don't want a drunk with a DWI conviction heading up the State integrity unit. There is no question that she is unqualified to run that entity and she should have resigned. She didn't, Perry did the right thing by refusing to provide state funding for a unit run by a criminal, and this indictment is a sham. Remember, Travis County DAs have a rich history of indicting Republicans on bogus charges and they fail.healthinsp wrote:The last time this happened it was a very similar case, except the governor vetoed funding for UT in an effort to get rid of some board members he didn't like.
If the politics were reversed, would the outrage still be the same?
The State Capitol needs to be moved out of Travis County and to either Houston or Dallas, preferably Houston. That way Harris County would be the proper venue for all charges against public officials and we can have a much better chance of honesty. There's no chance of anything good happening in Travis County; a/k/a Chicago in Texas.
Chas.
Yes, either would be much better, especially Houston since it's in Harris County. Both Dallas and Houston are Democrat cesspools, but Harris County is primarily Republican with a far more honest DA. Houston would be historically appropriate also.C-dub wrote:Would Houston or Dallas really be that much better? Aren't they still run by liberals?Charles L. Cotton wrote:The outrage is only from honest people who don't want a drunk with a DWI conviction heading up the State integrity unit. There is no question that she is unqualified to run that entity and she should have resigned. She didn't, Perry did the right thing by refusing to provide state funding for a unit run by a criminal, and this indictment is a sham. Remember, Travis County DAs have a rich history of indicting Republicans on bogus charges and they fail.healthinsp wrote:The last time this happened it was a very similar case, except the governor vetoed funding for UT in an effort to get rid of some board members he didn't like.
If the politics were reversed, would the outrage still be the same?
The State Capitol needs to be moved out of Travis County and to either Houston or Dallas, preferably Houston. That way Harris County would be the proper venue for all charges against public officials and we can have a much better chance of honesty. There's no chance of anything good happening in Travis County; a/k/a Chicago in Texas.
Chas.
Only if enough voters demand a law that requires the removal of elected officials with any criminal convictions above a Class C Misdemeanor. The state integrity unit belongs in the AG's office, not any county DA office, especially, the corrupt Travis County DA's office.baldeagle wrote:Charles, do you think the legislature might do something to fix this problem? Pass a law requiring public official found guilty of a crime to step down?
Couldn't they make that change by passing a law?Charles L. Cotton wrote:Only if enough voters demand a law that requires the removal of elected officials with any criminal convictions above a Class C Misdemeanor. The state integrity unit belongs in the AG's office, not any county DA office, especially, the corrupt Travis County DA's office.baldeagle wrote:Charles, do you think the legislature might do something to fix this problem? Pass a law requiring public official found guilty of a crime to step down?
Chas.
Will be making a call to my local legislative critter. This is appalling. Austin needs a new slogan: "Austin isn't weird -- it's corrupt!"Charles L. Cotton wrote:Only if enough voters demand a law that requires the removal of elected officials with any criminal convictions above a Class C Misdemeanor. The state integrity unit belongs in the AG's office, not any county DA office, especially, the corrupt Travis County DA's office.baldeagle wrote:Charles, do you think the legislature might do something to fix this problem? Pass a law requiring public official found guilty of a crime to step down?
Chas.
Charles L. Cotton wrote:A Travis County indictment against a Republican is Chicago-style political crap. It didn't work with Sen. Hutchison or Tom DeLay and it's not going to work with Perry either. The Travis County DA is a drunk who won't resign even after getting a DWI conviction and she's behind this stunt.
Chas.
