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RickPAC Political satire: Gov. Rick Perry is a wanted man
Texas Governor Rick Perry giving a speech—Photo by Joseph Earnest
by Joseph Earnest August 26, 2014
Newscast Media HOUSTON—The political and media circus surrounding Texas Governor Rick Perry never seems to end. Now even Perry is using political satire to make fun of himself, due to his recent indictment, that many believe is politically motivated.
The whole brouhaha started in April when District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI). It was all caught on video which made its rounds across the Web, as shown below:
Perry was faced with the option of either allowing $7.5 million funding to the department headed by Lehmberg or stopping it. Perry vetoed the funding on the premise that he could not fund the Public Integrity Unit headed by a D.A. who was arrested for drunk driving and the only way, as governor, he would allow the funding was upon her resignation.
The Democrats then filed a lawsuit saying Rick Perry abused his power when he vetoed the money, and this month Perry found himself facing two felony counts of abuse of power.
Perry booked himself in, took mug shots, and now he is making political satire about the whole incident by selling t-shirts on his RickPAC Web site with his mugshot and the word "Wanted" on the front. (pop-up)
Many believe the ludicrous charges that were brought against him are due to the Democrats' fear that he may run for president in 2016, therefore this legal battle he faces is one of the ways they can slow down his momentum.
Perry's attorneys on Monday sought to dismiss the indictment on grounds that it was unconstitutional and that as Governor of the State of Texas, Rick Perry has veto power to approve or veto bills that are presented to him at his desk. The writ of habeas corpus seeking to dismiss the prosecution's case reads in part:
"Texans deserve what their Constitution guarantees: a Governor with the power to approve or disapprove bills, or disapprove of certain items of appropriated funds, based on his considered judgment of what best serves the public interest. The exercise of this veto power is perhaps the key limitation on legislative power; indeed, the veto power is an integral part of the checks and balances that assure our freedom by limiting the powers of each department..."
Click here to download the entire writ of habeas corpus to dismiss. (pop-up)
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, former Obama advisor David Axelrod, Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz and many more political figures has voiced their opinions in support of Perry, saying the indictment against the governor lacks merit.
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