RE: The Absurd GOP
September 5, 2023 at 3:16 pm
(This post was last modified: September 5, 2023 at 3:17 pm by Nanny.)
Ken Paxton's impeachment trial got started today. In what could be an encouraging sign for the prosecution, all pretrial motions but one failed with at least 2/3 (21/31) of jurors (TX senators) voting against Pax. The other passed 20-10 (Mrs. Ken Paxton, a senator, is counted as "present."
The man is pure scum, indicted for securities fraud, scandals about using his position to help a donor, the ridiculous SCOTUS suit he brought alleging that how Pennsylvania votes somehow impacts Texas (tossed for lack of standing).
The GOP has a comfortable majority in the TX senate so we'll need to wait and see whether they choose party or principle.
The man is pure scum, indicted for securities fraud, scandals about using his position to help a donor, the ridiculous SCOTUS suit he brought alleging that how Pennsylvania votes somehow impacts Texas (tossed for lack of standing).
The GOP has a comfortable majority in the TX senate so we'll need to wait and see whether they choose party or principle.