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Related: About this forumLooks like Ken Paxton is going to be acquitted
He has been acquitted on the first three articles so far. All by a 14-16 vote. Needs 21 votes for conviction. Only 2 Republicans are voting with the Democrats. And theyll probably lose their seats next election.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,321 posts)Comfortably_Numb
(3,809 posts)Ass self shine now. No accountability. Fucking a I hate this god damn state.
Sucha NastyWoman
(2,749 posts)They just voted on article 5 and if I was 17 -13 which means five Republicans voted with the Democrats and we need nine.
barbaraann
(9,151 posts)Or a corruption spree?
Paladin
(28,264 posts)And I've been defending my fucking state for a couple of decades, here at DU. This Paxton matter may end all that.
tanyev
(42,567 posts)so I'm curious to see what this does to the Collin County GOP. (Paxton's home county and mine, too.)
Sucha NastyWoman
(2,749 posts)And what this probably means for their law career in Texas. Most of them were at one one time very devoted to Paxton, very religious, and still are very loyal Republicans.
RandySF
(58,903 posts)walkingman
(7,628 posts)Picaro
(1,521 posts)I live here. Im not at all shocked or surprised.
I moved here from Missouria slightly less bad dystopian fascist state. So, not a native.
Texas has always been a national joke when it comes to the insane corruption of its politics.
This is more of the same.
MOMFUDSKI
(5,556 posts)official yet?
Sucha NastyWoman
(2,749 posts)MOMFUDSKI
(5,556 posts)Hoping . . .
budkin
(6,703 posts)And Democrats will never be allowed to win a statewide election.
Sucha NastyWoman
(2,749 posts)Acquitted on all 16 counts that they voted on.
2naSalit
(86,647 posts)Slides a little closer to ledge.