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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 10:43 AM Original message |
Can We Charge Governor Rick Parry With Murder? |
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UTUSN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. K&R #1 for THAT (o.p,.'s subject)!1 n/t |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
2. Manslaughter -- negligent homicide, depends on jurisdiction. |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
3. If the Governor of TX had the power to stop an execution maybe. But as |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 01:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. i thought all governors |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 01:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. He can only halt the execution for 30 days |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. ok, thanks |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Well, you would think |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Nevertheless he is still the last vestige of the process |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. The TX Governor has VERY limited power regarding executions. |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Granted, but even W had enough fucking sense to issue one stay to remove doubt |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-19-09 08:52 AM Response to Reply #11 |
21. In Texas history class, they treat Pa Ferguson as a saint |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Yes, I was just clarifying that he can't actually do anything other than issue a stay |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I'm not as optimistic as you |
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excess_3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-19-09 08:44 AM Response to Reply #4 |
20. 49 maybe |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. If you can find a prosecutor willing to file charges. n/t |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
7. Murder implies premeditation. Premeditation implies the ability to think. |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Maybe it's different in Texas. |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
12. The TX Governor has VERY limited power regarding executions. |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. He's not the only one |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
18. Yes |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-19-09 08:40 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Only if we can strap him to a chair and take turns beating him to death with hammers |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-19-09 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
22. A good first step would be spelling his name correctly on the indictment |
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