Attorney General Ken Paxton Files Historic Lawsuit Against Democrat Runaways in SCOTX to Secure Order Declaring Their Seats Vacant
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Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of Texas to formally pursue judicial declarations that 13 Texas House seats have been vacated due to continued unlawful absences by Democrat legislators who failed to meet the return deadline set by Speaker Dustin Burrows.
  • Impound4017@sh.itjust.works
    39·
    6 days ago

    Real fucking rich from the guys who just outright refused to vote on Merrick Garland’s SCOTUS nomination in direct violation of their duties.

    Cunts.

    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      To be fair, Garland would have been a shit SC justice, judging from how he utterly failed to play his hand and fucking refused to prosecute the clear and present danger that was (and is) orangeboi.

      • Impound4017@sh.itjust.works
        4·
        5 days ago

        Certainly, but that wasn’t really known at the time, and if that’d been their grievance they could have just voted no. Instead, they refused to vote entirely

  • killea@lemmy.world
    16·
    6 days ago

    “What are the charges?” “That’s not necessary for you to know. All you need to know is that you’ll be found guilty and executed.”

    I thought I heard earlier today that they don’t have any serious legal basis for this, so I’m curious how it will go.

    • Figlizard@thelemmy.club
      121·
      6 days ago

      They do not, if they follow the law. FBI can’t do shit, if they follow the law. Drummf can’t do shit if they follow the law