ClearingTheFog @clearing_fog wrote: AFAIK, we don’t have an official timeline yet on when the full House will vote on the Articles. But they have been delivered, printed, and passed out on the House floor, and the word is “very soon.”
Not sure exactly what that means yet.A lot of people asking, “Why now, suddenly, after all his years of crime and corruption?”Mihaela E. Plesa HD70 @plesafortexas wrote: House Sergeants are now passing out copies of the 20 articles of impeachment against AG Ken Paxton.
The House will take up these articles very soon. It is our duty to hold all elected officials accountable to the letter of the law. Justice will finally be served. #txlege
It’s a complicated story but I will try to thread some key points here to hit the highlights of the background and timeline.
May take a little time to gather and get started; stand by…
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It's happening!
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams
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It’s when times are tough that you find out who your real friends are. In Paxton’s case, that’s Stephen Miller and Ted Nugent.
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What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
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“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams
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Trump's next Attorney General nominee.
Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore,
So do our minutes hasten to their end . . .
So do our minutes hasten to their end . . .
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Would he be eligible if he's, f'r'ex, disbarred after being impeached?
But the sunshine aye shall light the sky,
As round and round we run;
And the truth shall ever come uppermost,
And justice shall be done.
- Charles Mackay, "Eternal Justice"
As round and round we run;
And the truth shall ever come uppermost,
And justice shall be done.
- Charles Mackay, "Eternal Justice"
AGOTX - Warren Kenneth “Ken” Paxton Junior
Dunno, but Trump does lots of stuff people think he can't/shouldn't do.
Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore,
So do our minutes hasten to their end . . .
So do our minutes hasten to their end . . .
AGOTX - Warren Kenneth “Ken” Paxton Junior
Yes.
The only two requirements for a federal cabinet position are nomination and confirmation.
And the next Senate session could confirm.
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What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
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So now a Senate trial, like in Fed impeachment?
Has everybody heard about the bird?
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Yes, and Paxton is suspended from office until there is a resolution...
"He sewed his eyes shut because he is afraid to see, He tries to tell me what I put inside of me
He's got the answers to ease my curiosity, He dreamed a god up and called it Christianity"
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He's got the answers to ease my curiosity, He dreamed a god up and called it Christianity"
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Wow, that went fast after 8 years.
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When your corruption is too much even for the QOP...
"He sewed his eyes shut because he is afraid to see, He tries to tell me what I put inside of me
He's got the answers to ease my curiosity, He dreamed a god up and called it Christianity"
Trent Reznor
He's got the answers to ease my curiosity, He dreamed a god up and called it Christianity"
Trent Reznor
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Ronny is NOT happy about this.
AGOTX - Warren Kenneth “Ken” Paxton Junior
Paxton posted a letter announcing the Texas House Speaker should resign after video of the Speaker apparently drunk went viral. They decided to impeach him after 8 years of supporting him in spite of all the criminal indictments almost immediately after he posted that letter. Oops.
There's a lot of things that need to change. One specifically? Police brutality.
--Colin Kaepernick
--Colin Kaepernick
AGOTX - Warren Kenneth “Ken” Paxton Junior
Everything's a witch hunt.
Oh...
Oh...
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Seems like a solid strategy.
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Philly Boondoggle
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oh goody
he is admitting to more crime!
he is admitting to more crime!
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"I disenfranchised millions of people to rig an election"...is what I'm hearing....
"He sewed his eyes shut because he is afraid to see, He tries to tell me what I put inside of me
He's got the answers to ease my curiosity, He dreamed a god up and called it Christianity"
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You’d be right-o if he considered them people. He doesn’t.
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Just like with gun control after a mass shooting, Impeachment 2 months from now is “too soon”.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — A lawyer for impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday that the official’s trial in the Senate could drag on for months.
The state Senate is expected to convene as a court of impeachment by Aug. 28. Senators are scheduled to meet June 20 to consider rules for the proceedings.
Tony Buzbee, a Houston attorney, said if the Senate wants to have a “real trial,” there’s a lot of work to be done between now and August. He called the indictment an engineered “sham.”
“And if it takes us a year to show that, then we’ll take a year to do it,” Buzbee said. “And to suggest that we can have a trial in August, I would suggest if we are going to have a real trial, if we’re really going to have a trial, it’s going to take a lot longer than that. I would also suggest that if we’re going to have a real trial, we’ve got a lot of work to do between now and this August or maybe next August.“
It’s not clear how the proceedings could be delayed. Asked what mechanism he has during a Wednesday news conference at the Texas Republican Party of Texas headquarters, Buzbee said the defense team would find out when they see the Senate’s rules for the trial.
What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
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The longer the Senate trial takes, the longer Paxton remains suspended. OK with me.
“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
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What's the Frequency, Kenneth?