On August 19 of this year, Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) was formally charged with two felony counts of abuse of power and coercion, as reported by Katie Couric of Yahoo News. If found guilty, Gov. Perry could face up to 109 years imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Although I'm not a fan of Gov. Perry, even I think that's a bit excessive. All he did was try to get a government official who was charged AND convicted of drunk driving, to resign. I'm no politician, but even I know that if you do something that embarrassing, you should resign on your own accord without being asked. After she refused, Perry decided to veto a $7.5 million bill that would fund her department. Enter the criminal charges. Although Gov. Perry might not have gone about it the right way, I honestly feel what he was trying to do was right.
Some feel that he was trying to replace her with another republican to help in his favor, but that's to political for me so I'm staying out of it.
About Me
- Coach Buggs
- My name's Adam. I was born in California and, as you can imagine, Texas policies are much different the they are out west. I am not, nor have I ever been interested in politics, I have no political influences. I usually just rely on my father to tell me how to vote. I'm taking this class as a requirement for my major in History. As I stated before, government and politics are not my cup of tea. I do hope, though, to have a better understanding of how government works and perhaps gain an appreciation for it. And according to the political quiz, I'm a Young Outsider.
I agree with you that 109 years without parole is quite a bit excessive a punishment for pressuring someone to resign from their job. At the same time I do believe Perry was trying to sway the legislature in the republican's direction a little more. That is to be expected though. Most of the people funding his presidential campaign are no doubt republican. When you are running for the presidency, you are going to want to do stuff to please your campaign funders. I dislike Perry, but that doesn't make it right to sentence him to life in prison. One can only take punishment so far.
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