Discussion: Texas AG Held In Contempt For Blocking Gay Marriage Agrees To Record Change

gorehound · August 10, 2015, 9:18pm

This guy is such an asshole.Hope he does face a court and is charged with more than just one charge.

ajayne · August 10, 2015, 9:23pm

When the SCOTUS determined that the anti-gay marriage restrictions were unconstitutional, by default that meant gays have always had the right to marry as well as have their marriages recognized.

The SCOTUS decision is therefore “retroactive” to at least the ratification of the 14th Amendment. Paxton needs to encourage all clerks (and other officials) to immediately correct any erroneous paperwork in their jurisdictions.

joelopines · August 10, 2015, 11:29pm

Your headline would be libelous if Paxton weren’t a public figure, and it comes close anyway. He may be contemptible (he is, IMO), but he hasn’t been held in contempt. He’s been ordered to appear for a hearing to determine whether contempt will lie in the case. There’s a fairly substantial difference, don’t you know.

angelo_frank · August 10, 2015, 11:47pm

This POS Paxton, already under felony indictment, realizes he could really be held in contempt. Thus he’s trying to weasel his way out of appearing in court.

twowolves · August 11, 2015, 12:25am

“That boy, I say that boy is as sharp as a bag of bowling balls.”

beattycat · August 11, 2015, 12:43am

Yep. Then let “God” figure it all out. I’ll play “God.” I’m a vengeful almighty SOB, so please have your guns and pistols ready. These effers aren’t going to like how I “figure it all out.” Let’s just say, what I order for the first 1,000 of them should put the fear of me in the rest of them.

albesure · August 11, 2015, 12:49pm

Isn’t everyone supposed to be equal under the law? Why is this asshole getting special treatment? Do your job, judge!! Slap his ass with contempt!

harry_r_sohl · August 11, 2015, 2:30pm

The judge postponed the hearing at 3:20 pm yesterday when Paxton agreed in a teleconference to allow death certificates to acknowledge same-sex marriages, and to issue new guidelines allowing same-sex couples to be listed as parents on a child’s birth certificate, said Neel Lane, the lawyer for a Conroe man who sued Texas to be listed as the husband on his male spouse’s death certificate.

Garcia issued a short order Monday rescheduling the contempt hearing for
Sept. 10 to allow a “global resolution of the issues” raised.

mollyjb · August 12, 2015, 11:51pm

Both the governor and the Attorney General in Texas need to be kicked out of office for failure to abide by the Constitution which they claim to hold dear.