The Owl's Nest: Perry Appoints Pit-bull New Czar of the Texas Forensic Science Commission

Saturday, October 03, 2009

Perry Appoints Pit-bull New Czar of the Texas Forensic Science Commission

October 3, 2009

In a blatant attempt to silence the findings of an independent arson expert who was to testify to the Texas Forensic Science Commission (TSFC) on October 1 regarding the probably execution of an innocent man by the state of Texas, Governor James Richard Perry suddenly appoints his long time friend, John Bradley, as the new chair of the commission. Bradley said the first time he had learned of his appointment was the day it was announced, when he got a call from Perry's office.

Meanwhile, the ousted chairman, Sam Bassett, told a reporter that he had heard from Perry's staffers that they were "concerned about the investigations we were conducting" and added "In my view, we should not fail to investigate important forensic issues in cases simply because there might be political ramifications." Bassett made it clear that, election time or not, the truth was the most important issue in front of the commission. Obviously, James Richard Perry didn't agree.

Also abruptly-dismissed Alan Levy, a top prosecutor in the Tarrant County DA’s office said he has no idea why Perry suddenly removed him from the TSFC which was set to have a hearing on October 1st to help determine whether or not an innocent man was executed by the state. Levy was also unconcerned about the impact of making the report’s contents public during an election year. He also said Wednesday that he has no idea why Gov. Rick Perry abruptly removed him from the Texas Forensic Science Commission.

John Bradley, one of the most hard-line conservative prosecutors in Texas, seems perfectly willing to go along with Governor James Richard Perry’s plan to obstruct justice. He cancelled the meeting because he claimed it was “too soon” for him to prepare for it and added that he didn’t know whether it might be rescheduled. He has also declined a request for the meeting to go forward with the previous members of the TFSC, an option clearly in his perview to grant.

With the possibility of the U.S. Department of Justice getting involved, how far is James Richard Perry willing to go to hide the fact that Texas murdered an innocent man?

There is an election coming up. It will be a test of the moral fiber of Texans. What kind of governor do you want? One who is interested in the truth, or one that is willing to hide it for his own personal gain?