I say again, just stop.
Stop!
[SPOILER]Hammertime!
Ooo ooo ooo yee ooo
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DeLay did say that his conviction was “an abuse of power.” That is a subject he knows a lot about; he might get his conviction overturned. Or something.
He’s also a former exterminator. I’m sure there has to be a joke in there somewhere too.
(Johnny Carson voice) I did not know that.
That’s interesting. Howabout when it comes to executions. Can governors in the Lone Star state issue stays. I remember people making a big deal about Bush not issuing stays for certain death row inmates when he was governor. It’d seem pretty silly to lambaste him for something like that though, if he didn’t have to power to do anything about it (at least without a recommendation from the parole board).
He would have gotten off lighter if he had chosen the right side of the 90s flowchart.
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so seriously, you guarantee this shit works? I don’t notice any difference yet…
Do Texas prison uniforms include gold parachute pants?
Only three years? I was hoping for more. How much off for good behavior and knowing the right people??
He may have deserved more, but I’m surprised he got that much. Connections matter a lot.
So you think his cellmate will be wanting him to do the paso doble?
Delay will need to dance like a mofo to keep away from some of his new neighbors.
He still gets to post bond and remain free, pending an appeal which could take months or years.
2 Legit, 2 Legit 2 Acquit …
I remember, in some history class years ago, there was an interesting discussion. It centered around “crime and punishment”. A very interesting idea was floated.
As a person, through birth or deeds climbs higher in society he/she is accorded a higher level of authority and trust, and the perks/privileges that go with it. The key word is trust. So, if you betray that trust, you are subject to harsher punishment as you climb the ladder. You had more trust and conceivably were capable of doing more damage, and your punishment should reflect that.
Sometimes that idea has some appeal.
The Texas Observer has excepts of DeLay’s speech at his sentencing hearing:
Let’s watch his attorney, Dick Deguerin, stretch the appeals process–while DeLay remains a (relatively) free man. Those Republicans hate “Democratic trial lawyers”–until jail threatens.
A music writer from the Houston Press has a few suggestions of jailhouse themed songs in celebration…
Federal crime.
Convicted.
Sentenced.
And he gets to remain free while he appeals.
What kind of shit is that? For some reason, I don’t think there are a lot of federally convicted weed dealers or mail frauders or hell, other money-launderers, who are free while they appeal their cases.
Wouldn’t you say that he’s less of a flight risk or repeat offender than some of your examples? That’s generally the criteria for allowing someone to be out of the klinkenjammer. I’m disappointed in the sentence, but at least he a convicted felon at this point, which is probably as much as we can hope for.
He should have been imprisoned for his dancing long ago.