Have to skim this... can someone explained to me what happened?
Because it sounds like Lehmberg is an even more awful human being... don't understand why she's in public office specially as a District Attorney?
Is he basically fucked because he messed with the prosecutes/legal apparatus itself/veto funding for the legal apparatus? Like lesson learnt: don't fuck with lawyers...
The DA is an elected position in Texas. Like the actual District Attorney. ADA's and others are appointed or hired by the DAOs.
But basically Lehmberg was arrested for DWI and because of her position she was pressured to resign and leave office, which she refused to do. And then Perry pretty much retaliated by saying he'd nix funding for the unit as long as she was in charge. Which people think is illegal and an abuse of his powers.
Idk, I'm pretty much team no one at this point. Lehmberg should have resigned, even if it meant Perry appointing one of his chums in there until the next election. But on the other hand, watching Perry squirm because of his actions is awesome too so..Idk.
Its worth pointing out that there is an actual mechanism in place to oust elected officials, its called a recall. Governor Perry was trying to circumvent this process so yeah, he can get fucked. If the people had "lost confidence" in her ability to perform her duties, all they needed to do was start a petition and hold an election for someone new. THIS IS HOW A DEMOCRACY WORKS.
I'm not sure you can recall the district attorney. Recall laws are weird in Texas, they don't apply to all positions, only specific ones in specific cities.
Yeah, that's the one thing I don't like about the coverage of this. Lehmberg fucked up big-time. Much as I hate Governor Good Hair, I understand wanting her gone--she's a fucking embarrassment
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Because it sounds like Lehmberg is an even more awful human being... don't understand why she's in public office specially as a District Attorney?
Is he basically fucked because he messed with the prosecutes/legal apparatus itself/veto funding for the legal apparatus? Like lesson learnt: don't fuck with lawyers...
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But basically Lehmberg was arrested for DWI and because of her position she was pressured to resign and leave office, which she refused to do. And then Perry pretty much retaliated by saying he'd nix funding for the unit as long as she was in charge. Which people think is illegal and an abuse of his powers.
Idk, I'm pretty much team no one at this point. Lehmberg should have resigned, even if it meant Perry appointing one of his chums in there until the next election. But on the other hand, watching Perry squirm because of his actions is awesome too so..Idk.
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