Quote:Morganite wrote:There might have been more intended for that sentence, but I don't remember what it was. I covered most of the things I wanted to bring up.Quote:chibipoe wrote:
The issue I've been seeing on this can be summed up thus. Yes. Rick Perry, as governor, has the power to veto funding. That isn't in question.
The issue is that the Governor of Texas' position does not include the power to remove someone from office. I'm not disputing that the woman made a mess of her career and should be removed/quit, but the fact is, Rick Perry doesn't have the power to do so and using one of the powers he does have in a manner it isn't intended for, is what constitutes 'abuse of power'. He can call for her removal, which he did, but
Was there supposed to be more to this sentence? It just cuts off.
Quote:As I dig in a bit further, there was an effort to remove her from office but it didn't go through. Something about a statute in texas involving state official can(or can't? The reference I saw didn't make sense as can) be removed from office for intoxication.
Isn't it not really the intoxication that's the problem, but the part where she tried to pressure the cops into letting her go?
I'm just not seeing how the abuse of power thing can really fly, because under Texas law, the power used has no limits - the veto can be used for any reason or no reason at all.
-Morgan. Also, discussions here tend to be about the least heated of anywhere I've ever seen political discussions...
And I'm not denying or defending her actions, those are bad and she should have been removed from her office. Like I said, that isn't in dispute to me.
As to the abuse thing, like I said, that's the approach I've seen it taken. Using a veto is within his power, yes. But he doesn't have the authority to force someone from office. He can appoint, but not remove. So making use of a power he does have, to attempt to accomplish something he doesn't have the power to do, is how I best saw it explained.
Like I said, the fact that he went out and said, "Resign or your department gets no funding" is what creates the problem. Because he has no authority to force(or attempt to force) someone to resign under the state constitution. It isn't the strongest ground, no, but what he tried to use the veto to do is the abuse, as I understand it, not the veto itself.
I try to avoid political discussion in general. It usually makes me angry.
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