This just in: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment.
In a dramatic loss for the Texas House of Representatives, the Texas Senate did not sustain any of the articles of impeachment against Attorney General Ken Paxton, triggering his reinstatement to office after nearly a four-month suspension.
The House Board of Managers needed to convince 21 senators to sustain at least one of the charges. The Senate’s court of impeachment sustained none of the charges, granting a full acquittal to Paxton to resume his position as the duly elected attorney general.
Most of the charges were dismissed by a vote of 14 to 16.
After the vote concluded, Sen. Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury) made a motion to dismiss the four articles of impeachment that had been held in abeyance and were not considered in the Senate’s impeachment trial proceedings. The motion passed by a vote of 19 to 11.
Paxton slammed the Texas House and Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) in a statement celebrating the acquittals.
“The weaponization of the impeachment process to settle political differences is not only wrong, it is immoral and corrupt,” Paxton said.
“Now that this shameful process is over, my work to defend our constitutional rights will resume. Thank you to everyone who has stood with us during this time.”
The attorney general thanked his wife, Sen. Angela Paxton (R-McKinney), and his other supporters.
Patrick had his own criticisms of Phelan and the House after the acquittals were announced.
“Millions of taxpayer dollars have been wasted on this impeachment!” Patrick exclaimed from the dais.
The lieutenant governor called for amendments to the Texas Constitution to prevent the hasty impeachment of an elected official based on unsworn testimony, among other recommendations.
A few moments later, Patrick signed the documents reinstating Paxton as attorney general and dissolved the Senate’s court of impeachment.
It became apparent in the trial that the allegations against Paxton were unsupported.
The next step should be that every Republican who voted to impeach Paxton in the House or Senate needs to be primaried.
And Dade Phelan should be at the top of that list.
Tags: Brian Birdwell, Dade Phelan, Dan Patrick, impeachment, Kelly Hancock, Ken Paxton, Republicans, Robert Nichols, Texas
Scorched earth. I don’t think I’m alone saying that half measures are killing the country. Every single weak-willed chicken-shyte RINO needs to feel fear. They need to feel the same fear democrats feel when their party cracks the whip and they move in lock-step.
GOOD.
And yes, Paxton needs to return the favor.
Do you happen to have a list of those Republican representatives?
Here’s a list of the House votes on impeachment.
Here’s a list of the senate votes to impeach or acquit. Only two Republican state senators (Robert Nichols and Kelly Hancock) voted to impeach on any of the charges.
The real battle here isn’t Democrat vs. Republican. It’s “entrenched oligarchy vs. the rest of us”.
I don’t follow Texas politics much, but I’m able to see the outlines of the RINO-oligarch at work. These people haven’t done a damn thing to oppose the depredations of the Democrats, but they want to keep playing “controlled opposition” and getting their taste of the graft, so… They do their bidding. The voting patterns ought to be quite clear, by now.
The problem is present everywhere in the country. The local “Republicans” are useless grifters, and think that their sole job is to squeeze goodies out of the state and Feds, as opposed to actually acting in accordance with our desires as constituents. They’ve stood by and watched as the Dems eviscerate the election laws, ensuring that no Republican will ever again win state-wide office, and they’re just fine with all that. It’s not their jobs, see…
Screw the lot of them. Crooks and fellow-travelers, all.
I will ask everyone here, do you have a list?
I have one. I’d advise everyone to start making one. Put pictures, names, and ‘situations’ in files and categorize them for future use, just like MI pros. No one has to do anything yet except data entry. The info will be invaluable in an optimistic future, where real justice can be done. IF YOU THINK THEY AREN’T DOING THIS TONYOU YOU’RE A RUBE.
I advise everyone to start making a list, with as much available detai as possible. Privately. I believe it will come in handy. Hope I’m wrong.
The next step is not to challenge the conspirators in the primary. The next step is for Paxton to drop the letter “x” from his last name, live up to his new namesake, put together a special team of prosecutors in his office to pursue political corruption, and then to go hard and fast after every person, including politicians, who participated in this conspiracy. This travesty is certainly worthy of a RICO indictment against dozens of participants, including members of the Bush family. Indict, arrest, imprison without bail anyone who can be deemed a flight risk, try and convict, then toss these bastards in prison where they belong. Offer no quarter and take no prisoners.
Sadly, we all know Paxton will do no such thing, which is precisely why Democrats have no fear of retribution from Republicans. The Republican party is pathetic.
This class is representative of political tactics and morality today. Honor, ethics, truth have no place in our nation apparently if it gets in the way of the persuit of power and ambition.
Texas demonstrates that it is not only the Demorats who are corrupt and beyond redemption. If this nation is to survive such individuals must not be tolerated.
Greg Bonnen is my rep. I’ve met him. I know him. On a personal level I like him. Too bad he voted to impeach. He chose poorly. He has to go. I’ll be checking to see who is opposing him.
Thanks for the list Lawrence. Looks like my representative voted to impeach. At least I can say I didn’t vote for him, and won’t next time he’s up for re-election.
For those of us not from Texas, how did this come about in the first place? Why would the majority of Republican representatives in the Texas House vote to impeach a Republican attorney general in the first place?
You’ll find some answers here.
[…] that Ken Paxton has been acquitted of all charges, Paxton can talk about the forces that conspired to push his bogus impeachment, which he does in […]
Paxton needs to start investigations on every single Phelan supporting committee chair, and Phelan, looking for ANY family corruption a la Hunter.
Because you can be sure it’s there.
And keep on investigating, prosecuting, and convicting until they change the House system so that each Party nominates its own people, and then there’s a vote between those two.
And each Party is required that ALL their nominees be members of their party.
No more “GOP + Dem hybrids”.
Every single “Republican” working with the Democrats is corrupt, there for the graft, not for the politics. Time to start throwing them in jail for their graft, and keep on doing it until they all understand that the ONLY path to their graft is by being solid partisan Republicans
The breaking news of Paxton’s acquittal, featured on Lawrence Person’s BattleSwarm Blog, undoubtedly marks a significant development in the legal landscape and political discourse. As Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton’s acquittal carries implications not only for his own career and reputation but also for the broader dynamics of Texas politics. Lawrence Person’s blog serves as a valuable platform for disseminating timely updates and analysis on pivotal events such as this, providing readers with insightful commentary and perspectives on the intersection of law, politics, and public affairs. Paxton’s acquittal will undoubtedly spark debates and discussions among legal experts, political analysts, and the general public alike, highlighting the importance of independent media outlets like BattleSwarm Blog in fostering informed dialogue and critical engagement with current events.
Is it just me, or does this theoretically on-topic comment sound like it was written by a very poor AI?
Commenter URL removed.