Another message from TURF Exec. Director Terri hall
South Texas Republicans, including all of you elected officials, road contractors, and lobbyists, Listen up! Government is about to get its comeuppance for repeatedly and gleefully kicking the grassroots in the teeth, and for its total failure to stop the runaway toll tax train. It's past time for government to let in the sunshine!
Last week in a monumental court case to stop the illegal ad campaign and lobbying by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Judge Orlinda Naranjo granted TURF everything it asked for..a 90 day continuance (in the State's attempt to throw the case out of court), allowing discovery, forcing TxDOT to hand over documents they've been withholding by COURT ORDER, and permitting depositions of TxDOT's Top Brass, including the Transportation Commissioners and the top dog himself, Ric Williamson.
Considering TxDOT's blatant advocacy of toll roads, particularly public-private partnerships putting our PUBLIC infrastructure under the control of private (mostly foreign) companies, and the fact that TxDOT tried to LIE to the court saying the Keep Texas Moving Campaign is over when an internal memo states it's NOT, we believe the most damaging evidence is yet to come.
As for the Attorney General's office and TxDOT, their worst nightmare occurred Thursday..they thought they were going to prevail in throwing what they considered a "frivolous" case out of court and end the matter, and now TxDOT as an agency and the Transportation Commissioners were added as defendants and can be deposed UNDER OATH about their lobbying activities.
As for the Attorney General's office and TxDOT, their worst nightmare occurred Thursday..they thought they were going to prevail in throwing what they considered a "frivolous" case out of court and end the matter, and now TxDOT as an agency and the Transportation Commissioners were added as defendants and can be deposed UNDER OATH about their lobbying activities.
Think President Bill Clinton's televised deposition....
Makes one ponder if that paper shredder is getting cranked up at TxDOT...not so fast guys, that's obstruction of Justice and mandatory jail time. Remember Martha Stewart didn't go to jail for securities violations but obstructing justice and lying under oath!
Makes one ponder if that paper shredder is getting cranked up at TxDOT...not so fast guys, that's obstruction of Justice and mandatory jail time. Remember Martha Stewart didn't go to jail for securities violations but obstructing justice and lying under oath!
Seems these guys are between a rock and a hard place, if they deny illegal lobbying and the evidence shows they did, they're GUILTY, and if they admit to lobbying outright, also guilty!Guess this "little" case just got bigger, eh? It doesn't pay to NOT listen to the will of the people...
Hell hath no fury like a taxpayer scorned!
1 comment:
Hey Terri
You are kicking some major a_ _. You are incredible a real dynamo. And very smart and brave too !
I want to really follow this case closely.
You are my hero !
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