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Grex > Agora35 > #132: Bush had a DUI conviction and never admitted to it | |
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teapot
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response 41 of 50:
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Nov 6 02:14 UTC 2000 |
Members of the Texas Supreme Court:
Chief Justice
Thomas R. Phillips
Serving Justices
Nathan L. Hecht
Craig T.Enoch
Priscilla R. Owen
James A. Baker
Greg Abbott
Deborah G. Hankinson
Harriet O'Neill
Alberto R. Gonzales
http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/#judges
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bdh3
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response 42 of 50:
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Nov 6 03:47 UTC 2000 |
re#29: Isn't Nader gay? Although he is apparently very 'discrete'...
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senna
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response 43 of 50:
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Nov 6 06:03 UTC 2000 |
That's too weird a rumor to be started by Republicans. Probably came from
somewhere else. Besides, if the Israelis assassinated Gore, and we had an
inkling of who it was, they'd probably never recover from the wave of
hostility, and, most likely, anti-semitism...
Thinking further about it, that sounds like a rumor that probably originated
from the groups it is supposedly circulating through. You know how that is.
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polygon
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response 44 of 50:
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Nov 6 06:49 UTC 2000 |
Re 41. That's interesting, but I don't remember the name of the guy
who got Bush out of jury service. I was just repeating what I heard
on CNN, anyway.
Another source of confusion is that, as I understand it, Texas has
two Supreme Courts, one for civil cases and one for criminal cases.
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scg
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response 45 of 50:
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Nov 6 08:13 UTC 2000 |
Would governors normally be allowed onto juries? The excuse in this case was
apparrently that if the guy was convicted and the appeals process had been
completely exhausted, the case would have then come before Bush looking for
a pardon, which sounds to me like a reasonable reason for him to not be wanted
on the jury. I also assume that lawyers wouldn't want people on the jury who
would be seen as authority figures, on the chance that the rest of the jury
might give what that person said greater weight.
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polygon
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response 46 of 50:
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Nov 6 18:19 UTC 2000 |
Jerry Brown did jury duty when he was governor of California. Since he
had advocated and signed the bill that eliminated the automatic exemptions
from jury service, it was felt he would set a bad example by trying to get
out of it.
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polygon
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response 47 of 50:
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Nov 6 18:23 UTC 2000 |
Also re 45. Some lawyers feel that letting another lawyer serve on a jury
amounts to malpractice, due to the assumption that a lawyer would have
greater influence. However, that notion is fading, and I have served
twice on juries since law school.
I commented to Brian Mackie, the prosecutor, how surprised I was that one
of his assistant prosecutors had let me serve on a jury, and he said "we
do that all the time." He mentioned a prominent local attorney who was a
juror in a murder case. It's not unthinkable any more.
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aaron
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response 48 of 50:
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Nov 7 19:10 UTC 2000 |
The defense attorney in the case was David Wahlberg, who says that he
wanted to examine G.W. about his past record, but after a meeting in
chambers with G.W.'s general counsel, Alberto Gonzales, the issue of
clemency powers was raised, and he decided not to oppose Bush's recusal
because he felt it was in his client's best interest. It is Alberto
Gonzales who was later appointed to the Texas Supreme Court.
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senna
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response 49 of 50:
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Nov 7 19:25 UTC 2000 |
It probably depends quite a bit on what kind of lawyer one is. A defense
attorney probably doesn't want an aggressive prosecutor sitting on their jury,
and vice versa.
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aaron
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response 50 of 50:
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Nov 7 22:00 UTC 2000 |
I didn't get the impression that the defense attorney wanted Bush on the
jury - I got the impression that he wanted him to sit through voir dire.
The rewards of trying a drunk driving case are small, but getting to quiz
the governor on his drinking habits? That's a whole 'nother matter.
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