Though I am not a fan of Delay, he is a victim of a political lynching. He was prosecuted under a law clearly not intended for the purpose and Delay shall prevail on appeal.
If this law ware to be applied to all politicians serving in DC, we would have none …
I am just waiting for a prosecutor to apply RICO laws to the Democratic brown-shirts - the unions. Now that would be fun, and proper!!!
^ A right-wing Texan pol being a victim of “a political lynching” in Texas? Surely you jest. If he was found guilty in Texas, he is most assuredly GUILT! GUILTY! GUILTY!
(with apologies to Doonesbury.)
Ramirez is 100% correct that Delay’s trial was 100% political. Delay broke no federal laws on campaign finance. But Texas had a new law that should not have applied to Delay’s allocating funds to candidates, which was deliberately twisted by a Democrat prosecutor named Mr.Earl….who had been unsuccessfully trying to do harm to Representative Delay. The Texas judge and jury were not expert on campaign laws and so they convicted Delay. When the appeal gets to a level of a court that does have expertise, Delay will be vindicated in his legal defense.
“The Hammer” was definitely the victim of an abuser of law prosecutor, IMO.
Delay was an effective GOP leader in the US House, and the evil Earl did succeed in ruining a good man’s career of serving the people of Texas and the USA.
Rangel wasn’t prosecuted by his state…their choice. Duh Lay was prosecuted by his and after years of foot dragging BY HIS ATTORNEYS he was found guilty in the redist of red states where miraculously they dug up a liberal jury. ” And then the evil queen turned the princess into a tiny fruitfly…”
Dtroutma over 13 years ago
Uh, it’s called “courts”, and “law”, not “politics”.
believecommonsense over 13 years ago
^yes, it is. And it’s taken years and years. What is Ramirez’s point … oh, never mind
petergrt over 13 years ago
Though I am not a fan of Delay, he is a victim of a political lynching. He was prosecuted under a law clearly not intended for the purpose and Delay shall prevail on appeal.
If this law ware to be applied to all politicians serving in DC, we would have none …
I am just waiting for a prosecutor to apply RICO laws to the Democratic brown-shirts - the unions. Now that would be fun, and proper!!!
Bluejayz over 13 years ago
^ A right-wing Texan pol being a victim of “a political lynching” in Texas? Surely you jest. If he was found guilty in Texas, he is most assuredly GUILT! GUILTY! GUILTY! (with apologies to Doonesbury.)
rockngolfer over 13 years ago
I have only columnists’ opinions to go on, but Florida was the most corrupt state in the nation last year.
We’re Number One!
disgustedtaxpayer over 13 years ago
Ramirez is 100% correct that Delay’s trial was 100% political. Delay broke no federal laws on campaign finance. But Texas had a new law that should not have applied to Delay’s allocating funds to candidates, which was deliberately twisted by a Democrat prosecutor named Mr.Earl….who had been unsuccessfully trying to do harm to Representative Delay. The Texas judge and jury were not expert on campaign laws and so they convicted Delay. When the appeal gets to a level of a court that does have expertise, Delay will be vindicated in his legal defense.
“The Hammer” was definitely the victim of an abuser of law prosecutor, IMO.
Delay was an effective GOP leader in the US House, and the evil Earl did succeed in ruining a good man’s career of serving the people of Texas and the USA.
walruscarver2000 over 13 years ago
Rangel wasn’t prosecuted by his state…their choice. Duh Lay was prosecuted by his and after years of foot dragging BY HIS ATTORNEYS he was found guilty in the redist of red states where miraculously they dug up a liberal jury. ” And then the evil queen turned the princess into a tiny fruitfly…”
WarBush over 13 years ago
Wanna talk about politics Ramirez? See Bill Clinton and BJs in the House
vatonaught over 13 years ago
He was framed. Where have we heard that before?
pirate227 over 13 years ago
The hammer should say JUSTICE.