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hellothere Donating Member (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-15-06 01:53 PM
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Call the Texas attorney general RIGHT NOW!!! Prosecute Cheney!!!
The other day, I heard a radio discussion about what charges Cheney could face in regards to this shooting. The people discussing the situation said that if Mr. Whittington (or his family if he dies) doesn't press charges, the state still could. We need to urge Texas AG Abbott to pursue this course of action!!! I know the guy is probabloy in the pocket of BushCo, but we have to try. Here's the State of Texas webpage with all the contact information:

http://www.oag.state.tx.us/agency/contacts.shtml

Do this ASAP!!!

(Sorry if this has been brought up already, but I can't use search yet.)
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-15-06 01:55 PM
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1. OK, and welcome to DU
It would probably help if a bunch of Texans called in......
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renate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-15-06 01:56 PM
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2. welcome to DU!!
:hi:
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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-15-06 01:57 PM
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3. Welcome to DU hellothere!
:hi:
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hellothere Donating Member (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-15-06 02:04 PM
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4. Hi and thanks, folks.!
nt
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951-Riverside Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-15-06 02:05 PM
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5. We need a list of laws and statutes he could be prosecuted under
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hellothere Donating Member (39 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-15-06 02:07 PM
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6. I think the AG would know all that.
He just needs to be urged in the right direction.
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NanceGreggs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-15-06 02:08 PM
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7. Hello there, hellothere!
Welcome aboard!!!!

:hi:
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Uncle Joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-15-06 02:10 PM
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8. Welcome to D.U.
:hi: Kicked and recommended

:kick:
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iam_ibiza Donating Member (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-15-06 02:50 PM
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9. the target is tempting, but...
I understand the revulsion with Cheney, but really, doesn't it diminish our legitimacy to try to criminalize an accident?
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Laelth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-15-06 03:08 PM
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12. Welcome to DU!
It's up to the prosecutor to decide whether or not to prosecute. It's for the jury to decide whether or not what happened was a crime. Lots of accidents are crimes.

-Laelth
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-15-06 06:18 PM
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14. Hi iam_ibiza!!
Welcome to DU!! :toast:
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-15-06 03:05 PM
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10. Two words
"Executive Privilege"

they use that for everything, when "Bill Clinton did it" and "9/11 changed everything" fail . . .
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Avalux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-15-06 03:07 PM
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11. Urge the AG to prosecute him for what?
Edited on Wed Feb-15-06 03:08 PM by sparosnare
Please give some sort of idea of what the AG should be told - I'd hate for DUers to call up his office and sound uninformed. And, before any phone calls are made, I think it might be best to wait until Mr. Whittington goes home from the hospital.
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Laelth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-15-06 03:10 PM
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13. Options:
If Whittington doesn't die: criminal negligence or reckless endangerment.

If Whittington dies: involuntary manslaughter or manslaughter.

-Laelth
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