WHY THE DELAY? Why did a Texas lawyer, as a prosecuting attorney, wait until, this moment to call for the indictment of Republican Congressman Tom Delay? For many reasons, perhaps, but prime among them but standing prime among them must have been the was the fact that this was grand jury number six who have heard the case presented. The five which have gone before said:”No.”. Number six grand jury six agreed with lawyer Ronnie Pearle, who has specialized in this procedure for many years.
No crime has been charged. The grand jury has as its purpose to decide if a trial is needed, based on the the amount and quality of evidence presented before that body. If they feel such a step be taken. The general public does not always understand this step and often think of the individual as being on trial for the commission a crime.
In this case Ronnie Earle is asking that Tom Delay be brought to trial for willfully breaking existing State of Texaco which specifies what types of contributed money - individual or corporate - might be spent on party activities as opposed to direct support a specific person;s campaign. Definitions of exactly what constitutes any one of the ultimate recipients are difficulte and who knows how we will find our way out?
One has to wonder if this was the work of the aging “partisan fanatic” Ronnie Earle alone, or if party funds from mysterious source might have pushed it all along a bit so it could “happen” at this particular time.
Now a Texas court will decide it all
A.L.M. September 28, 2005 [c341wds]
