Steve in Chains
Crazybutt Steve Stockman is under federal investigation. Not for being wild-eyed crazy, mind you, but for all manner of stuff totally unrelated to being a crazybutt.
Retiring U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman and three of his Capitol Hill aides notified Congress on Wednesday that they have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in a criminal investigation.
Stockman, a Clear Lake Republican who this year lost a primary election for U.S. Senate, did not divulge the nature of the federal inquiry. He did not seek reelection to the House.
Since he’s a Republican you know it has to be about money and/or sex. Since Stockman has neither, I would suspect we might be in for a fun ride on this one.
It seems he falsified payrolls and accepted illegal campaign contributions. And that’s just the half of it.
But Stockman thinks he holds a Get Out Of Jail Free card.
Stockman’s mention of House rights and privileges could be a sign that he might invoke the Speech and Debate clause of the Constitution, which precludes members of Congress from being prosecuted for official legislative acts, said Brett Kappel, a Washington, D.C.-based attorney who specializes in campaign finance law and disclosure rules.
So accepting an illegal contribution is an official legislative act? Note: this escape clause applies only to Republicans.
Thanks to everybody for the heads up.
I can’t believe it! He did that? He isn’t just simply a maroon. He’s a meringue!
1Sure, that’s an official legislative act for Republicans. So are gerrymandering and vote suppression, along with passing huge tax breaks for rich friends and contributors, screwing poor people, and making poor women have more babies if they dare to have sex. All part of the platform.
2Arrogance personified.
tockman explained further in his statement that he is now consulting with legal counsel “to determine whether and to what extent compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the privileges and rights of the House.”
3UPI says it is probably involving campaign finances,as he was given a stern talking to by House Ethics Com awhile back.
4Oops.
5Now that he is leaving Congress, even Louie the Louse might let this Gohmert wannabe be prosecuted, if only for doing a bad impression of Louie.
6Stockman wasn’t bright enough to try and hang in there for at least 3 terms!
“Under both CSRS and FERS, Members of Congress are eligible for a pension
7at age 62 if they have completed at least five years of service.”
@epo – That quote from Stockman’s statement is a trite, pro forma maneuver to squirm away from the grand jury probe. It’s about the same kind of thrashing that serpents do when their necks have been pinned with snake tongs, and about as successful. What I especially like is that this is a criminal grand jury at work, not just the House Ethics Committee. Cantcha just smell the meat a’cookin’!
8IOKIYAR – except when they toss you out of the group, Steve. That ‘fold insurance’ may not apply, when you are no longer a member of the fold.
9While a subpoena has a certain entertainment value for sure, I’d prefer an indictment. Even more I’d prefer his new address to be 815 12th St Huntsville, Texas.
10Hmm. Should we call up and make a reservation for him there?
11Guilty or not, what are the odds that a Texas politician will actually serve time for anything?
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