From: "Robert G Lewis" 


"Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message
news:op.sy0f9gveeipai0{at}news.barkto.com...
> On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:31:43 -0400, Robert G Lewis 
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message
>> news:op.syyzymkaeipai0{at}news.barkto.com...
>>> On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:54:09 -0400, Adam field.near the bridge">
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>>>>> http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1020051delay1.html
>>>> Over here there is a rule wrt not smiling in such pickies.
>>>>
>>>> Eeee's showing a lot of teeth.
>>>>
>>>> Adam
>>>
>>> And it's exactly the mug shots, perp walk, etc., that Earle
& Co. want
>>> because they know damned well that the second indictment will fall apart
>>> as easily as the first, but the Dems will mutter darkly for decades that
>>> he was really guilty but merely beat the rap.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gary Wiltshire
>>
>> According to the Post Earle did not ask for the arrest warrant. he also
>> did
>> not oppose the courts request.
>>
>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/19/AR2005101901
804.html
>>
>> From what I've read by having an arrest warrant Delay was able to turn
>> himself  in a different county with less press coverage. No High Profile
>> 'Prep Walk'. Had Earle really wanted the high profile he could have
>> opposed
>> the warrant and had the booking done Friday when Delay is scheduled to
>> appear in Travis County.
>>
>>
>>
>
> He didn't have to ask for it.  It's the natural next step.

Not necessarily .  Delay already had a summons to appear. Had he failed to
appear then normally an arrest warrant would be issued. By having the
warrant issued Delay was allowed to turn himself in anywhere in Texas.

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/CR/content/htm/cr.001.00.000023.00
.htm

http://www.statesman.com/search/content/shared/tx/delay/1020_COXDELAY.html

State District Judge Bob Perkins on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for
the former U.S. House majority leader that allows DeLay to be booked in any
Texas county, including in his hometown of Sugar Land, away from the media
throng expected in Austin.

Until Wednesday's warrant was issued, DeLay had only been summoned to
appear in 331st District Court at 9 a.m. Friday. The warrant, which
requires a defendants to be booked, then could have been issued in court
that day, and DeLay would have gone downstairs to be photographed and
fingerprinted on the first floor of the Travis County Criminal Justice
Center. The booking room has a wall of windows that would have allowed the
news media to record the moment.

So I'd say the warrant was a good thing for Delay

>
> This whole thing is risible.  Earle's first indictment falls apart when it
> becomes clear, at the very least, that the law Delay allegedly conspired
> to break wasn't even in effect yet.  Earle is turned down by another grand
> jury for a second indictment.  After he fails to browbeat them into
> changing their minds he pulls a stunt familiar to most parents: "Mommy
> said no so I'll ask Daddy," going to yet another grand jury to get the new
> indictment.

One of the reasons he went with the Money Laundering thing.

>
> The Dems know damned well this case isn't going anywhere -- probably not
> even to trial -- and what they want is that mug shot -- which is being
> sold on teeshirts already by moveon.org, to which the judge is a
> contributor.

The jude made a contriubtion to the Kerry Campaign through Moveon.

Moveon deniess selling those T shirts.

But that wouldn't be the first misstatement from Delay's attoneys if you
care to look.

>
> What the Dems want is to be able to mutter darkly for the next decade or
> so that Delay was guilty but beat the rap -- just like those who maintain
> that not only did Bush really lose the election of 2000, but even 2004.
>
> --
> Gary Wiltshire

Funny thing I don't see much from the Democratic party on this, lots from
the Republicans but not from the Democrats. But that's just politics like
the Republicans do all the time .

As I've said let's just let it go through the legal system.

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