Rep. Colemen Files Ethics Complain Against Ron Wilson

Sock it to 'em, Rep. Coleman. (5.00 / 1)

If Keel and Wilson want to play Gonzales and Yoo, then I want them to feel the full force of their arrogance.

"Kill" the Unitary Speaker principle.

Before you win, you have to fight. Come fight along with us at TexasKaos.

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by: boadicea @ Sat May 26, 2007 at 19:23:32 PM UTC

Grandstanding. Again. (0.00 / 0)

Why didn't Garnet Coleman file the ethics complaint before? Ron Wilson was fined in 2004? This is 2007? How many others haven't paid their fines?  Is Garnet going to file against them as well?

Looks like Garnet has fallen victim to "Chris Bell Syndrome"  which results in filing ethics complaints only when there is a political advantage in doing so.  And if history repeats itself, Patton Boggs will soon have another lobbyist.

Grandstanding.  What Garnet apparently does best.

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by: Baby Snooks @ Sat May 26, 2007 at 20:08:26 PM UTC

Because he is an officer of the House (0.00 / 0)

How many other Assistant Parliamentarians haven't paid state fines?

0 at my last count.

"Let us tenderly and kindly cherish therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write."  -  John Adams

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by: Michael Hurta @ Sat May 26, 2007 at 20:13:30 PM UTC

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And members of the House? (1.00 / 2)

There are no members of the House who haven't paid their fines?

There certainly have been quite a few fined. Let's not talk about ethics. Just who hasn't paid their fines. Especially when you look at the number of "key Democrats" having been fined regardless of whether they paid the fine or not. I forgot.  It's corruption when it involves a Republican. Just a little error when it involves a Democrat. The Pelosi Defense. Violation of ethics law is violation of ethics law.

http://www.ethics.st...

And grandstanding is grandstanding.

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by: Baby Snooks @ Sat May 26, 2007 at 20:34:09 PM UTC

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When Wilson is installed (5.00 / 1)

as an asst parliamentatian of the house, the issue becomes urgent and immediate. A compromised parlimentarian cannot be taken as an impartial arbiter of the house rules.

When he was a private citizen, after being voted out of office, I'll bet you would have whined that Rep. Coleman was picking on poor little Wilson who wasn't even a officeholder anymore.

Before you win, you have to fight. Come fight along with us at TexasKaos.

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by: boadicea @ Sat May 26, 2007 at 20:31:18 PM UTC

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What is the issue? (0.00 / 0)

Is the issue the matter of his being fined or his not paying the fine? Slippery little slope you are sliding on if you ask me.

Not only is corruption not confined to Republicans but apparently hypocrisy isn't either.

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by: Baby Snooks @ Sat May 26, 2007 at 20:37:52 PM UTC

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Hypocrisy isn't partisan (0.00 / 0)

as you demonstrate regularly.

Before you win, you have to fight. Come fight along with us at TexasKaos.

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by: boadicea @ Sat May 26, 2007 at 20:41:19 PM UTC

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Oh my (1.00 / 1)

How am I being hyporitical in pointing out the obvious? You need to read the issued orders by the Texas Ethics Commission.  And also the delinquent filers list.  I have to wonder if Garnet Coleman has ever appeared on there. And been fined.  Everyone else seems to have been.  Walking your talk seems as difficult for Democrats as it is Republicans when talking about ethics. And when filing ethics complaints against others. 

"Gay kakken af en yam."  English translation: You're so full of it, only the sea could handle it.

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by: Baby Snooks @ Sat May 26, 2007 at 20:53:41 PM UTC

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What the hell do you think THEY are doing? (5.00 / 1)

If Wilson wants to play like that, so be it. He has his ass in the air. Coleman just kicked it for him.

Quit crying. This is not tiddly winks.

And Craddick has an ethics complaint filed against him also for hiding $32,000 behind a credit card.

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by: johncoby @ Sat May 26, 2007 at 23:44:25 PM UTC

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And how many complaints does Bill White have? (0.00 / 0)

You might want to peruse those orders of judgement of the Texas Ethics Commission. People who wallow in it should never throw it. Problem is the majority of our politicians are not only wallowing in it, they are drowning in it.

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by: Baby Snooks @ Sun May 27, 2007 at 01:07:20 AM UTC

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And your point is ---? (0.00 / 0)

They're all grandstanding.  The point is, don't jump in the fight, Ron Wilson, unless you're ready to get down and dirty.  We hurt you once, we'll hurt you again.  And again.  And again.

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by: Wanderer @ Sun May 27, 2007 at 19:09:26 PM UTC

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My point at this point.. (0.00 / 0)

I doubt Ron Wilson gives a flip about you or anyone else at this point.  In fact, he flipped the bird at everyone as soon as he left office.  Looking back, I would have done the same thing.

He shouldn't have supported the redistricting plan. But by the same token, he was supporting creation of more "minority" districts to ensure more "minority" representation. And that is really not such a bad thing. I think most of us have moved beyond the White Boys playing Big Daddy to minorities. The problem is some of the White Boys themselves haven't.  And they are the ones who went after Ron Wilson.

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by: Baby Snooks @ Sun May 27, 2007 at 22:31:39 PM UTC

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Don't shill for that guy (0.00 / 0)

simply because he too hates Chris Bell.

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by: Joe @ Sun May 27, 2007 at 23:06:21 PM UTC

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Which Chris Bell? (0.00 / 0)

Which Chris Bell? The savior-of-the-party politician or the self-serving Washington lobbyist?

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by: Baby Snooks @ Sun May 27, 2007 at 23:41:22 PM UTC

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