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Punkingal

(9,522 posts)
Tue Aug 26, 2014, 05:41 AM Aug 2014

According to Rick Perry, extortion and bribery are now "free speech"

Perry's lawyers filed a 60 page brief asking for charges against him to be thrown out.

snip....

"The motion argues that Perry was within his constitutional rights to veto the funding and that the charges violate his own First Amendment free speech rights, according to the Statesman."


http://www.thewire.com/politics/2014/08/rick-perrys-lawyers-ask-court-to-throw-out-indictment/379085/#disqus_thread


He is as arrogant as W. I so hope he goes to jail.

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According to Rick Perry, extortion and bribery are now "free speech" (Original Post) Punkingal Aug 2014 OP
Perry is very arrogant Gothmog Aug 2014 #1
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