Attorneys defending Republican U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay told a judge today that Democratic state district Judge Bob Perkins should be removed from DeLay's criminal trial to avoid an appearance of bias.
Now that's so sad it's almost amusing. Tom Delay accusing an elected official of possible partisanship. Except that not every elected official acts like Tom Delay, as difficult as that is for him to believe. Some actually believe in our system of government and want it to work, no matter their personal feelings. Maybe not many any more, but there are still a few.
Prosecutor Rick Reed countered that DeLay's attorneys must prove, not speculate, that a member of the public would have a "reasonable doubt that the judge is impartal" in order to get Perkins removed from the case.
"Judges are presumed to be impartial," Reed said.
It would seem no greater victory could be granted to Delays cause than if a "seemingly hostile" judge were to sit on his case and he to be found innocent of the charges. I guess that he's more afraid of being found guilty, knowing that he and all his buddies have gutted the appellate system in favor of the state...a guilty verdict and he's someones bitch, and he's set himself up to walk the walk he's set down for Anyone But Tom to walk...right into a prison system he adores for all those folks who took his spot in the Army during Vietnam.
Unless of course a "partisan judge" send him there....
posted by Jo Fish on 11.01.05 at 01:02 PM
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Seems the chief county justice agreed with Delay's motion to have the presiding judge replaced - he gets a new judge. Apparently there is some substance to the claim... surpirse. surpirse!
posted by: Old Soldier on 11.01.05 at 09:24 PM [permalink]
When the ones who are supposed to guide us decide instead to f*** us....
Sorry, this is completely unrelated to the topic of the post but it made me sick and I feel like it should be posted everywhere. I am a servicemember and I'm so sick of the constant proletyzing and the power chaplains have. Last year I went with a buddy to see a chaplain, she had been raped and needed counseling very badly. All he could do was tell her to find comfort in Jesus and not to have anger in her heart...
This guy from the article will get FIVE years for abusing SIX people....it just makes me crazy.
posted by: SPC B. on 11.02.05 at 03:09 AM [permalink]
