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Naturally, Perry has denied these allegations. Hes claiming that his actions were within the law when he threatened to, and ultimately did, veto $7.5 million in funding to the Travis County Public Integrity. He did so because District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg refused to resign from her position at the TCPI following a DUI conviction.
And as it just so happens, Ms. Lehmberg was investigating Perrys office for possible corruption charges during the time of her DUI. Which is where the real heart of this entire story lies. Because had she resigned from her position at the TCPI, Rick Perry would have been the person who chose her replacement.
Well, a new bit of information coming from the Dallas Morning News might very well be what strips all credibility from Perrys defense of his actions, proving he did indeed abuse his power as Governor of Texas. It seems that during Perrys time as governor there have been two other District Attorneys who were convicted of DUIs, but Perry didnt push for them to resign.
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So we have four different individuals who were convicted of driving drunk while Rick Perry has been governor. Three of those individuals were Republicans, one was a Democrat. Two of the three Republicans were District Attorneys who werent asked to resign by Rick Perry. While the third was actually allowed to take a prominent legal position within a state agency. But when it came to the fourth, the Democrat investigating Rick Perry for corruption, he used threats and blackmail to try to force her to resign from her position so that he could personally choose her replacement.
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