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To be fair, a lot of the little people who attacked the Capital actually did go to prison.
But Paxton has been under indictment for most of a DECADE and been re-elected twice. He'll never see anything approaching justice, as usual for the rich and powerful.
>To be fair, a lot of the little people who attacked the Capital actually did go to prison.
True, I should have said "if I was ever to *orchestrate* an illegal, violent insurrection..."
No consequences for the criminals in the executive suites.
Little people, big people, connected people, good people, bad people, you do not, absolutely do not, attack the Capital! End of story, especially at the behest of a f’n lunatic!
Maybe we can submit feedback. Lord knows they've been useless enough with our taxes.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
I think you can complain about other agencies here.
You can't do that! That's arson! When we should be lighting the fire on Ted Cruz. It's his fault that he conspired the attack and not to mention letting that poor woman leave Texas because of a strict abortion ban.
Garland is not weak. He is the first AG to get Trump to court through strategy of coming at him everyway. You should give the man respect because Trump is almost 80 and has never seen the inside of a criminal court until this month.
Garland had to be compelled to act and had his hand forced by the sheer volume of evidence compiled by the Jan. 6 committee in the house. He sat on his hands for two fucking years and he is directly responsible for the fact that Trump is likely not being held accountable for most, if not all, of his obvious crimes he committed while he was president.
Last I heard only 1 case of four (not including the SA civil case) is from the DoJ. Garland is the kind of conservative who would happily have done nothing because doing something was unprecedented. He had nothing to do with anything happening.
They should! His words, his actions. And it's time for Ken Paxton to face swift justice for 2 reasons and more.
First. He conspired with Trump in the plot to overturn the 2020 election
The second one was that him and his cohorts passed an abortion ban, letting that poor woman and dozens of other women have to leave Texas and go somewhere else to be safe from the bounty hunters. Because who in the right mind wants to pay ten thousand dollars for an unacceptable amount of damages.
The others were not fixing the Texas power grid as Texans faced extreme weather conditions and the rest of the agenda.
Texans is really upset with the corruption led by Greg Abbott and his republican led government.
Texas: "We punished Mr. Paxton by giving him a $200,000/year raise with an extra $75,000 cash bonus plus $75,000 in investments and an additional 90 days of vacation time. We think this will teach him a stern lesson!"
It won't do him any good. He has been caught on tape, and we hope Texans will do the right thing by voting him and those Republicans in the Texas government out of office.
Because that’s not what was ruled on, or what was ruled, or how it works, and the judge ultimately has no authority over what the state bar does or doesn’t decide because it’s a separate thing from the judiciary and us. (*some* states have official governmental channels for state bar assocs, most don’t) from the government entirely? What was it you expected from reading the article, which I assume was the first thing you tried to answer your question?
But he won't.
At this point I think he is a red herring for us to chase after while Abbott and the rest of his criminal shithead friends do everything they can to prevent Democratic votes from being counted.
Just look at the four accusations he leveled against other states. That’s usually a good sign for the laws that he’s the one breaking.
-The deciding votes in these battleground states were cast by unregistered voters
-Votes were switched because of a glitch in the voting machines
-State workers meddled in the election
-'Illegal' votes had been cast
How was he so sure of fraud? Because he’s the one committing it.
As a Texan....I hate that people in other states know our attorney general. I don't know who the attorney general is in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, or New Mexico....the states that neighbor Texas. Why is ours an asshole that EVERYONE knows?
I think he’s building a very specific kind of political capital for a run for governor or senate or president. The MAGA type of capital. I’m imagining a similar trajectory to Desantis and his failure of a presidential bid. But he (Desantis) certainly successfully keeps his name in “the papers.”
don't feel that bad. i live in MO and our former AG and Governor, John Ashcroft, was W's AG for awhile, so he was fairly famous. And his son is now our AG as well, so that's a lineage we still deal with.
>The lone Republican judge on the panel dissented, arguing that Paxton's office does grant him immunity as an agent of the state.
Funny how the "party of law and order" always tries to argue that they have immunity for the crimes they commit. Like the saying goes, the core of conservative thought is that "There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."
Paxton was fucking his staffer and his wife learned ALL about it. At the time I was hoping she’d cut his dick off when he went to sleep. That would have been justice, but no, nothing happened.
I feel the same way about all of the PA house scum bags that voted to void their own constituents votes too.
Daniel Meuser (R-P.A.), Yes
Scott Perry (R-P.A.), Yes
Lloyd Smucker (R-P.A.), Yes
Fred Keller (R-P.A.), Yes
John Joyce (R-P.A.), Yes
Guy Reschenthaler (R-P.A.), Yes
Glenn Thompson, (R-P.A.), Yes
Mike Kelly (R-P.A.), Yes
We've never had such crap go on in America. Not to this extreme and so blatantly or had so many idiots so arrogantly sure that their emotional landscape and preferences excuse such outlandish behavior.
So the legal system has been puzzling through it all.
It's been annoyingly slow, but with reason.
I eagerly await the slap on the wrist he'll get a decade from now after he's exhausted every avenue of appeal and probably tries to arrest or investigate everyone responsible for dolling out even the slightest hint of reprimand.
God, there is a long fucking list of crimes Ken Paxton deserves to be punished does. Yet my fellow Texans constantly vote in dirtbags like him and Abbot, Mr. Pisspants himself.
Not holding my breath. As long as he has assholes looking out for him and looking the other way, he’ll continue to get away with this shit. One of many repulsive scumbags in the GOP.
"Just a day earlier, a panel on the same Texas court found that Trump associate Sidney Powell could not be punished for his election claims." Pronouns?
For a decade, Ken Paxton has more felonies waiting to be charged that would put any of us in forever jail if we committed such crimes. This is fascism at work.
For his last punishment, Paxton struck a deal regarding his indictments that came without a trial for 8 years. If convicted he faced decades. His punishment was an agreement to do 100 hours community service, pay a 6 figure fine, and take a course on legal ethics (as if that will unfuck an unethical DA). AND he did not have to admit guilt. I'm sure they'll really punish Paxton again
Depends on who's doling out the punishment. If it has to do with anybody in Texas, for get about it .. We all saw what happened with his impeachment, 9 yr old fraud case, Sidney Powell trying to steal the election ..
Thousands of people should be in prison for it but most will get away with it because they have more money than most of us ever will so they can do what they want apparently.
This IS 2024, IF THIS IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THEN WHY HAVEN'T THE POWERS THAT BE PROSECUTED THIS INTERLOPER.? WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR SANTA CLAUS & CHRISTMAS?
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I live in fear that if I was ever to take part in an illegal, violent insurrection, I might receive a harshly worded letter. *shudders*
To be fair, a lot of the little people who attacked the Capital actually did go to prison. But Paxton has been under indictment for most of a DECADE and been re-elected twice. He'll never see anything approaching justice, as usual for the rich and powerful.
They settled that for a few hundred thousand dollars and some community service I am TOTALLY sure he will serve
>To be fair, a lot of the little people who attacked the Capital actually did go to prison. True, I should have said "if I was ever to *orchestrate* an illegal, violent insurrection..." No consequences for the criminals in the executive suites.
To be fairer, the punishment for that is *supposed* to be death (per the Constitution).
>To be fair, a lot of the little people who attacked the Capital actually did go to prison. I guess "shit rolls downhill" isn't just for businesses.
Little people, big people, connected people, good people, bad people, you do not, absolutely do not, attack the Capital! End of story, especially at the behest of a f’n lunatic!
I read that with 'listen' at the beginning
Just look at that mug…….right to the f’n moon!
I think they almost got 9 months combined in jail. Should have been 85 years each.
Not a single person was charged and convicted to the full extent of the law. Not. One.
Paper cuts are a real thing that can really hurt you for a few minutes.
You would. It would read 7.5 to 10 years...
They would not be so nice to you.
Well fucking do it already!!!
Yeah there’s too many “This *could* happen” or “This *might* happen. *MAKE* it happen.
Let's go light a fire under Garland's weak ass
Top men are on it. TOP. MEN.
Maybe we can submit feedback. Lord knows they've been useless enough with our taxes. https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ I think you can complain about other agencies here.
You can't do that! That's arson! When we should be lighting the fire on Ted Cruz. It's his fault that he conspired the attack and not to mention letting that poor woman leave Texas because of a strict abortion ban.
We can light many fires
You could try, but hes the wettest paper bag in history
You'd need a cattle prod too! He's Garland the Milktoast man!
Garland is not weak. He is the first AG to get Trump to court through strategy of coming at him everyway. You should give the man respect because Trump is almost 80 and has never seen the inside of a criminal court until this month.
Garland had to be compelled to act and had his hand forced by the sheer volume of evidence compiled by the Jan. 6 committee in the house. He sat on his hands for two fucking years and he is directly responsible for the fact that Trump is likely not being held accountable for most, if not all, of his obvious crimes he committed while he was president.
Most of the shit trump is dealing with doesn't stem from the DOJ. I give respect where it's due.
Last I heard only 1 case of four (not including the SA civil case) is from the DoJ. Garland is the kind of conservative who would happily have done nothing because doing something was unprecedented. He had nothing to do with anything happening.
I don't really enjoy hearing "this could happen" from someone named FartingInYourMilk. Please don't make that happen.
You really think the Texas state bar association is going to punish Ken Paxton after the state legislature and the FBI tried and failed?
They should! His words, his actions. And it's time for Ken Paxton to face swift justice for 2 reasons and more. First. He conspired with Trump in the plot to overturn the 2020 election The second one was that him and his cohorts passed an abortion ban, letting that poor woman and dozens of other women have to leave Texas and go somewhere else to be safe from the bounty hunters. Because who in the right mind wants to pay ten thousand dollars for an unacceptable amount of damages. The others were not fixing the Texas power grid as Texans faced extreme weather conditions and the rest of the agenda. Texans is really upset with the corruption led by Greg Abbott and his republican led government.
Texas: "We punished Mr. Paxton by giving him a $200,000/year raise with an extra $75,000 cash bonus plus $75,000 in investments and an additional 90 days of vacation time. We think this will teach him a stern lesson!"
Remember how long he was indicted for fraud?
Texas appeals court, Paxton could still appeal this (ugh)
It won't do him any good. He has been caught on tape, and we hope Texans will do the right thing by voting him and those Republicans in the Texas government out of office.
Exactly! Let's see how those Texas Republicans come to his aid now after they are the ones who acquitted him in the first place!
Came here to say exactly this 😆
This^
"Man can be punished for doing crime, says court."
So why no punishment included in the ruling?
Man can bribe the Judge to get away with the crime too
Because that’s not what was ruled on, or what was ruled, or how it works, and the judge ultimately has no authority over what the state bar does or doesn’t decide because it’s a separate thing from the judiciary and us. (*some* states have official governmental channels for state bar assocs, most don’t) from the government entirely? What was it you expected from reading the article, which I assume was the first thing you tried to answer your question?
I'm glad it leaves it open
It is astounding that this guy still holds public office.
Maybe him banning porn in Texas will be enough to piss people off and oust him.
That or arresting him.
PH is a casualty that I don’t care about, but x Ham ? Aw shit man. Now I’m forced to VPN
tired of hearing news articles every day saying so and so can or may be punished. tell us when it really happens
He makes me embarrassed to be from Texas
But he won't. At this point I think he is a red herring for us to chase after while Abbott and the rest of his criminal shithead friends do everything they can to prevent Democratic votes from being counted.
Just look at the four accusations he leveled against other states. That’s usually a good sign for the laws that he’s the one breaking. -The deciding votes in these battleground states were cast by unregistered voters -Votes were switched because of a glitch in the voting machines -State workers meddled in the election -'Illegal' votes had been cast How was he so sure of fraud? Because he’s the one committing it.
Can but won't... just like all of the other crimes he's never had to answer for.
“Can” well cool, so nothing will happen
Yeah.. they said he “can” be punished but he won’t get punished for anything.
He can be punished but he won’t be punished. That’s how it works in Texas. Now, if he was a liberal, his career would be over.
As a Texan....I hate that people in other states know our attorney general. I don't know who the attorney general is in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, or New Mexico....the states that neighbor Texas. Why is ours an asshole that EVERYONE knows?
I think he’s building a very specific kind of political capital for a run for governor or senate or president. The MAGA type of capital. I’m imagining a similar trajectory to Desantis and his failure of a presidential bid. But he (Desantis) certainly successfully keeps his name in “the papers.”
don't feel that bad. i live in MO and our former AG and Governor, John Ashcroft, was W's AG for awhile, so he was fairly famous. And his son is now our AG as well, so that's a lineage we still deal with.
can be, could be, might be, may be, possib-ly.
Spoiler alert: he won't be.
They need to disbar this slimy fuck he's had too many lives already!
That crooked heap of shit has never been punished for anything but that doesn’t mean nobody should try.
Let the state bar discipline him THEN let him appeal.
They are just as corrupt as the court as they are controlled by the TX supreme court!
I guess I know what it feels like to be edged by the Legal System now
‘Can’ and ‘will’ are two very different things.
Can't believe this comic book villain level scumbag still has his job.
I can, he’s in Texas afterall.
How is this asshole still in office?
Fuckin’ Texas. What do you expect?
>The lone Republican judge on the panel dissented, arguing that Paxton's office does grant him immunity as an agent of the state. Funny how the "party of law and order" always tries to argue that they have immunity for the crimes they commit. Like the saying goes, the core of conservative thought is that "There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."
Paxton was fucking his staffer and his wife learned ALL about it. At the time I was hoping she’d cut his dick off when he went to sleep. That would have been justice, but no, nothing happened.
Don't worry, y'all will vote him back in 🤣
Good! Now nail that treasonous fucker.
Why do they always argue immunity for anything they do in office? Just sets a bad precident for whoever holds office next.
ANGH, Tex
How? Who's going to do it?
Good. Someone get a running start and kick him in the balls now. Metaphorically speaking.
This guys is the worst. He needs to be gone asap
As a Pennsylvania resident whose vote he tried to invalidate, I'll say Paxton is a despicable cretin, so is every Texan that votes for him.
I feel the same way about all of the PA house scum bags that voted to void their own constituents votes too. Daniel Meuser (R-P.A.), Yes Scott Perry (R-P.A.), Yes Lloyd Smucker (R-P.A.), Yes Fred Keller (R-P.A.), Yes John Joyce (R-P.A.), Yes Guy Reschenthaler (R-P.A.), Yes Glenn Thompson, (R-P.A.), Yes Mike Kelly (R-P.A.), Yes
Indeed. I'm going to enjoy voting against Kelly into the future, though it'll do little good.
Honestly, given how things run in Texas, I'm not entirely convinced he can be.
But he won't.
No punishment is enough for this fascist.
SHOULD be punished
To be a Republican criminal in Texas. No worries ever.
Abuse of office, bribes, witness intimidation, but nothing stuck. But now you want us to believe he’ll get in trouble for filing a lawsuit?
He *won’t* be, but he *can* be……
We've never had such crap go on in America. Not to this extreme and so blatantly or had so many idiots so arrogantly sure that their emotional landscape and preferences excuse such outlandish behavior. So the legal system has been puzzling through it all. It's been annoyingly slow, but with reason.
"This thing could happen...but will it? Stay tuned to find out. While you're here, check out these ads!"- modern journalism in a nutshell.
Let me try this again. So now that we know he can. May he please be punished for attempting to overturn the 2020 election?
Can he? I mean, he hasn’t so far, FFS!
Nobody can touch that man. For some damn reason No matter what he does….
I eagerly await the slap on the wrist he'll get a decade from now after he's exhausted every avenue of appeal and probably tries to arrest or investigate everyone responsible for dolling out even the slightest hint of reprimand.
The guy is like the Teflon dong.
He has a pact with the devil, this man will live 200 years and never see consequences of his actions. Idk how Texans keep voting for this AH
But he won’t be I’m sure.
I’m beginning to doubt any sentence that starts with “Ken Paxton can be punished”.
God, there is a long fucking list of crimes Ken Paxton deserves to be punished does. Yet my fellow Texans constantly vote in dirtbags like him and Abbot, Mr. Pisspants himself.
Isn't he in charge of the punishment department?
Oh hell yea let the tsunami of charges against this criminal begin!
Grab him by the wallet. That’s the only thing these kids understand
If he isn't then they will try again and we will fail as a nation.
Dude looks like a villain from an 80's movie. Like a poor man's John Lithgow.
Ken Paxton is turning into Teflon Don II
The fucker’s never been held accountable yet, has he?!
Enjoyed this news with my morning coffee.
The DOJ needs to RICO the entire Texas Republican Party.
I wish the legal system moved faster sometimes.
Ken that was very naughty! Bad! Don't you even THINK of you it again you hear me!?
...but will he be punished? I have serious doubts.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
“can be”…. should be
Supreme Court already says No
Yeah but he won’t be
Most excellent
Can he? Yes Will he? No way in hell (unfortunately)
shame this mofo, bring back public shaming!
He can be but will he?
Somebody tag me when this asshole actually sees any consequences...
Sadly, you will never be tagged.
He did a hell of a job playing the cowboy zombie in Fallout.
How about disbaring him?
Can. Won’t.
Lots of people can be punished for that, but they won’t be.
It’s like the end of Hunt for the Red October “You’re dodging another subpoena?”
Well.... We're waiting.
Don't worry, he won't be. His cronies in state government will protect him.
The rules apply to all, so enforce the rules on all or don't have the rules. DO SOMETHING RIGHT FOR A CHANGE!!!
Nice to see we're still finding that doing illegal things is illegal still, so far.
But let me guess, he’d have to prosecute himself? Amirite?
So he won't be, is what the court is also saying.
It's funny you think Ken will face consequences
Seems "can" is not the same as "will", much less "has been", when it comes to the verb "punish" with respect to Republicans.
Not holding my breath. As long as he has assholes looking out for him and looking the other way, he’ll continue to get away with this shit. One of many repulsive scumbags in the GOP.
That's cool I guess. Doesn't mean anything, though, unless a lesson is taught.
Is he playing the jawharp?
can't punish him if he bolts before he's served the subpoena.
If only there was any possibility of anything happening to him.
Texas has the death penalty, correct?
Then flicking punish him already
A lot of things can happen that never will, I guess.
He'll have to go to bed early without eating his vegetables but he can still have ice cream for being a good stooge.
Yeah no shit he can
Come at him sideways already, send a Jedi if you have to
We’ve been hearing this song for a long time but not seeing any punishment. I’ll believe it when I see it.
Good. Lock that crazie up now!
Someone please hold him responsible for the crimes he committed, as a Texan, he is corrupt and needs to go
Can be? Sure Will be? Nope.
About time this guy got some punishment for any of his crimes.
How do you Americans not see that these people look evil. Why are they in power and not snorting fentanyl on a corner?
"Just a day earlier, a panel on the same Texas court found that Trump associate Sidney Powell could not be punished for his election claims." Pronouns?
For a decade, Ken Paxton has more felonies waiting to be charged that would put any of us in forever jail if we committed such crimes. This is fascism at work.
For his last punishment, Paxton struck a deal regarding his indictments that came without a trial for 8 years. If convicted he faced decades. His punishment was an agreement to do 100 hours community service, pay a 6 figure fine, and take a course on legal ethics (as if that will unfuck an unethical DA). AND he did not have to admit guilt. I'm sure they'll really punish Paxton again
Depends on who's doling out the punishment. If it has to do with anybody in Texas, for get about it .. We all saw what happened with his impeachment, 9 yr old fraud case, Sidney Powell trying to steal the election ..
Put this fuck in prison already.
Thousands of people should be in prison for it but most will get away with it because they have more money than most of us ever will so they can do what they want apparently.
The journalists thinks Sidney Powell is a man.
Did he stroke out in this pic?
This IS 2024, IF THIS IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE THEN WHY HAVEN'T THE POWERS THAT BE PROSECUTED THIS INTERLOPER.? WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR SANTA CLAUS & CHRISTMAS?
He can be punished, so... what about everyone else????
But will it happen with a GOP controlled Congress? Nope.
By whom? Fellow far-right Texans? Even if he is convicted, the Supreme Court will likely rule against it.
He can. He won’t. But, he can. I hate it here.