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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
(145,776 posts)Comfortably_Numb
(3,841 posts)Ass self shine now. No accountability. Fucking a I hate this god damn state.
Sucha NastyWoman
(2,759 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
(9,165 posts)Or a corruption spree?
Paladin
(28,281 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
(42,658 posts)so I'm curious to see what this does to the Collin County GOP. (Paxton's home county and mine, too.)
Sucha NastyWoman
(2,759 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
(59,582 posts)walkingman
(7,685 posts)Picaro
(1,528 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
(5,756 posts)official yet?
Sucha NastyWoman
(2,759 posts)MOMFUDSKI
(5,756 posts)Hoping . . .
budkin
(6,724 posts)And Democrats will never be allowed to win a statewide election.
Sucha NastyWoman
(2,759 posts)Acquitted on all 16 counts that they voted on.
2naSalit
(86,888 posts)Slides a little closer to ledge.