Its about effing time!
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Sorry SOB just held a press conference essentially blaming Biden and the Democrats for the impeachment articles and inviting concerned citizens and voters to the Capitol tomorrow as the Texas House meets at 1:00 pm to vote on the articles. THAT ought to end well …
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Maybe Mitt Romney. But he could never win any national contest these days. The party has moved away from him.
PAXTON IMPEACHMENT LIVE
https://tlchouse.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=9&event_id=7911
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He is beyond corrupt, but I wish he was being impeached for not doing his actual job.
The attorney general is elected to represent the public’s interest and provide legal guidance for state agencies. They act as public advocates to force parents to pay child support, regulate utilities and handle serious crimes. They operate victims compensation programs and enforce federal and state environmental laws.
Last year, an Associated Press investigation found a pattern of dysfunction within Paxton’s office that led to mishandling of human trafficking and child sexual assault cases.
The agency dropped human trafficking and child sexual assault cases out of Gatesville because the state lost track of one of the victims, the AP reported. Former employees said staff turnover was a factor in the cases’ collapse.
The investigation also found that the number of assistant attorneys general in the criminal prosecutions division was down more than 25% from two years prior. The division handling white-collar crime was cut by more than half and merged into another division.
They noted other signs of dysfunction. A Paxton supporter hired as an agency advisor was secretly fired after less than two months on the job because he showed child pornography in a meeting in what can only be described as a failed attempt to make a point, the AP reported.
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PAXTON IMPEACHED
The vote was 121 in favor of impeachment, 23 against, two were present but not voting, and three who were absent from the chamber.
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That would seem to not bode well for him in the senate. When does the senate trial start?
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Unknown.
The Leg is due to sine die on Monday. Likely in special session. Paxton temporarily removed subject to trial outcome.
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Ooh, nice touch, Texas.
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I did not seen anything in the impeachment rules the other day that would allow the Lt. Governor or the senators themselves to call a special session for the trial, so Abbott will likely have to convene it. Since Paxton is removed from the office in the interim, I expect everyone will want the trial relatively soon.
Man, it must be bad, only picking up a couple dozen votes like that.
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I was stunned. I thought the vote would be close. But the R’s were bringing the resolution forward.
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I figured Phelan had to have a clear majority ready to impeach among his own caucus or he’d never bring it to the floor. But wow, that was a massacre.
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Abbot should call the special session to start Memorial Day, just to get senators even more pissed at Paxton.
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They’re already in session until Monday at midnight.
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I thought that Abbott could appoint a provisional AG in the meantime?
If true, they might not feel any urgency holding the trial in the Senate.
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He’s going to want his pick to be the incumbent at the next election, not just an interim guy.
Abbott’s probably gonna shiv Paxton in order to get his own guy in the office.
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Since the House passed the 20 articles of impeachment 121-23 (80% voting in favor), they surpassed 2/3 in the House even though they didn’t need to.
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Meaningless. The TX House threshold to impeach is 50%, a simple majority.
You are probably right. Texass is so gerrymandered that repubs pick their voters instead of the voters picking their reps. Plus, this state is full of racist bigots just like Paxton.