Texas' corrupt, right-wing extremist Attorney General Ken Paxton (Sedition-Trumpland) was impeached yesterday by the overwhelming margin of 121-23 in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. The House followed the report of an investigative committee that showed evidence the Paxton abused his office, along with allegations of bribery and favoritism for sexual favors. The 20 articles of impeachment can be found here.
What makes the impeachment vote interesting is the the Malignant Loser made a last minute appeal on behalf of his cult member Paxton, only to be rejected by dozens of Republican legislators. Paxton led the effort to fight the 2020 election results in four other states on behalf of the Malignant Loser. It also exposes a rift in the Texas Republican Party, with 60 Republican state representatives, including the Speaker, voting to impeach Paxton. As in the case of Federal impeachments, the Republican-controlled Texas Senate will conduct a trial of Paxton based on the 20 articles of impeachment. Meanwhile, Paxton is suspended from his duties as Attorney General.
His record as a right-wing extremist is well known, as the article notes:
"Saturday’s vote temporarily removes a controversial but influential Republican figure in Texas and nationally. He has led an office that initiated lawsuits that overturned or blocked major Biden and Obama administration policies, particularly on immigration; sought to reverse Trump’s electoral defeat in 2020; aggressively pursued voter fraud claims; and targeted hospitals that provided gender care to minors."
Paxton was one of the speakers at the Malignant Loser's coup attempt on January 6, and when you add obstruction of gun control measures and pursuit of the Christofascist culture war and you have an accurate picture of this crooked fascist.
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