Delay's Judge Donates to moveon and other leftwinged radicals

[zendari]

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PERKINS, BOB
AUSTIN,TX 78704
STATE OF TEXAS/JUDGE
7/29/2004
$475
Kerry, John

PERKINS, BOB
AUSTIN,TX 78704
STATE OF TEXAS/JUDGE
10/14/2004
$200
DNC Services Corp

PERKINS, BOB
AUSTIN,TX 78704
STATE OF TX/JUDGE
10/13/2004
$200
DNC Services Corp

PERKINS, ROBERT
AUSTIN,TX 78704
STATE OF TEXAS/JUDGE
9/11/2004
$200
Moveon.org

PERKINS, ROBERT A MR
AUSTIN,TX 78704
STATE OF TEXAS/JUDGE
7/24/2004
$500
Kerry, John

PERKINS, ROBERT A MR
AUSTIN,TX 78704
STATE OF TEXAS/JUDGE
7/14/2004
$200
Kerry, John



Is this our country's idea of a nonpartial, fair, and unbiased judge? Perhaps Delay's attorney will request a change in venue if its possible.

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

Uh, so I guess DeLay needs a judge that donated to him?
Is that your idea of a nonpartial, fair, and unbiased judge? While you are at it, consult a thesaurus . . . one term will suffice.

 

[nageov3t]

*cough*vast leftwing conspiracy*cough*

 

[sandorski]

Wow! The guy hasn't rendered a verdict yet and is already being smeared. It's icky dealing with scum.

 

[Strk]

And? If he is found guilty, he'll probably use it for an appeal.

 

[raildogg]

New judge needed. Hopefully, a non-partisan one!

ASAP.

 

[Bitek]

OMGWTFBASTARD!!!

Seriously, what's the deal? Are judges not allowed to vote and participate in the democratic process?

The only thing that matters is that he executes the duties of his office with seriousness and professionalism. Perhaps that's why Delay's supporters are worried, this is an inconcievable concept?

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: sandorski
Wow! The guy hasn't rendered a verdict yet and is already being smeared. It's icky dealing with scum.

In what world is listing a person's publicly-available campaign contributions considered "smearing?"

 

[CitizenKain]

Originally posted by: raildogg
New judge needed. Hopefully, a non-partisan one!

ASAP.

You mean a partisan one that follows your beliefs to the letter.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: sandorski
Wow! The guy hasn't rendered a verdict yet and is already being smeared. It's icky dealing with scum.

In what world is listing a person's publicly-available campaign contributions considered "smearing?"

See OP.

 

[Bitek]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: sandorski
Wow! The guy hasn't rendered a verdict yet and is already being smeared. It's icky dealing with scum.

In what world is listing a person's publicly-available campaign contributions considered "smearing?"

How is it at all relevant?

 

[Harvey]

If the defense believes they won't get a fair trial in his court, they can always move for a change of venue. It's all public record, and you can believe those who back DeLay will be watching the whole thing very closely, so there's no chance the judge can make any ruling that doesn't stand up to public scrutiny.

zendari -- Go back to complaining that the prosecutor's a Democrat. Since he's prosecuted more Democrats than Republicans, that argument doesn't cut it, either.

Better hurry back to worldnetdaliy. I'm sure they'll have some more meaningless flack you can use in yet another lame attempt to muddy the waters around DeLay's trial. :roll:

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: Hafen

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: sandorski
Wow! The guy hasn't rendered a verdict yet and is already being smeared. It's icky dealing with scum.

In what world is listing a person's publicly-available campaign contributions considered "smearing?"

How is it at all relevant?

Suppose I say: "Shut up, Hafen. You only have ~1600 posts here."

Was that at all relevant? No.
Is it "smearing" you? No.

Small difference, perhaps, but the cries of "smear campaigning" are just as much of a stretch as the OP's conclusions.

 

[miketheidiot]

Originally posted by: BaliBabyDoc
Uh, so I guess DeLay needs a judge that donated to him?
Is that your idea of a nonpartial, fair, and unbiased judge? While you are at it, consult a thesaurus . . . one term will suffice.

heh

 

[miketheidiot]

Originally posted by: raildogg
New judge needed. Hopefully, a non-partisan one!

ASAP.

ie one that donated to bush and delay.

 

[Starbuck1975]

Seriously, what's the deal? Are judges not allowed to vote and participate in the democratic process?

Judges are certainly allowed to engage in the democratic process, so long as such engagement does not impose on their mandate of impartial and fair judicial review.

While this judge may certainly be capable of performing his duty in a professional manner, his contributions do suggest or at least introduces the potential that his political leanings could influence his ability to remain inpartial.

 

[shira]

Originally posted by: zendari
[L=Text]http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?
Is this our country's idea of a nonpartial, fair, and unbiased judge? Perhaps Delay's attorney will request a change in venue if its possible.

Wow. You know, I just found out that MOST JUDGES VOTE in elections, too. That means MOST JUDGES HOLD POLITICAL AND SOCIAL VIEWS!

And get this: MANY JUDGES PRACTICE RELIGION!!!! AND SOME JUDGES ARE AGNOSTICS OR EVEN ATHEISTS!!!

Holy cow! How can anyone expect a fair trial when it turns out the judges are people just like you and me?

 

[Starbuck1975]

Holy cow! How can anyone expect a fair trial when it turns out the judges are people just like you and me?

There is a distinction between politically active and blindly partisan...if any judge demonstrates behavior that suggests the latter, they are unsuitable for the bench they sit on.

That this judge donated to John Kerry's campaign is not really of much concern...that he has gone one step further in donating to moveon.org does raise an eyebrow, considering that moveon.org is a notable partisan organization.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: zendari
Topic Title: Delay's Judge Donates to moveon and other leftwinged radicals

Is this our country's idea of a nonpartial, fair, and unbiased judge?

Awwwwwwww not so happy when the shoe is on the other foot eh :laugh:

Bet you wish Delay was caught getting a little extra nookie under the desk rather than stealing tons of money. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

[Thump553]

Moveon.org are radicals? What, pray tell, is your defination of radicals? Who are the other leftist radicals the judge donated to that the OP referred to his his subtitle, or is that an imprecise mistatement?

 

[Starbuck1975]

Bet you wish Delay was caught getting a little extra nookie under the desk rather than stealing tons of money

So it is ok to make references to Clinton's indiscretions when it suits your own purposes?

 

[Todd33]

They found a Democrat is Texas?

 

[daveshel]

Originally posted by: Todd33
They found a Democrat is Texas?

Yes, and he's perverting the American Way by throwing around huge sums of money to further his political agenda.

 

[umbrella39]

Good! We need more Liberal Judges in Texas to bring down the corrupt that other Judges would eagerly just sweep under the rug so long as it covers up the crimes of their GOP brethren. </sarcasm>

 

[Rainsford]

An essential component of our judicial system is that the judges make their judgements based on the LAW, not their personal political views. Don't kid yourself, every single judge in the country is going to have personal views that someone disagrees with, so the only fair way to conduct business is to have them seperate their judgement from those views. Are you suggesting donating to a PAC or a political candidate indicates that the judge will not rule fairly on the law? I'm pretty sure we'd have to fire almost the entire judiciary if that was the case, which I certainly don't believe it to be. And I personally don't think a judge that would need to have no political views in order to rule fairly would be worth a whole lot.