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brooklynite

(96,882 posts) Sat May 27, 2023, 04:47 PM May 2023

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BREAKING: Attorney General Paxton Imnnpeached by the Texas House.

121 of 150 votes in favor

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BREAKING: Attorney General Paxton Imnnpeached by the Texas House. (Original Post) brooklynite May 2023 OP

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #1

Only smile if process was followed -these Texas ReTHUGs aren't interested in democracy malaise May 2023 #6

Imnnpeached!?! Sounds like Texas. HardPort May 2023 #2

House republicans from Paxton's home county voted to impeach LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #3

Get a rope. Sneederbunk May 2023 #4

He is suspended from office now blogslug May 2023 #5

It was 121-23. TwilightZone May 2023 #7

Six abstentions, maybe? n/t DFW May 2023 #10

Who are the 23 who are okay with corruption? NYC Liberal May 2023 #11

Good news! nt CaliforniaPeggy May 2023 #8

Tell Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that Dark Brandon sends his regards. LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #9

Interesting map of the Paxton impeachment vote LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #12

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,576 posts)

1. This makes me smile

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat May 27, 2023, 04:50 PM

May 2023

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malaise

(292,425 posts)

6. Only smile if process was followed -these Texas ReTHUGs aren't interested in democracy

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #1)

Sat May 27, 2023, 05:53 PM

May 2023

little D ior big D. That is all

HardPort

(1,474 posts)

2. Imnnpeached!?! Sounds like Texas.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat May 27, 2023, 05:10 PM

May 2023

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,576 posts)

3. House republicans from Paxton's home county voted to impeach

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat May 27, 2023, 05:28 PM

May 2023

Link to tweet

Sneederbunk

(17,228 posts)

4. Get a rope.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat May 27, 2023, 05:30 PM

May 2023

blogslug

(39,081 posts)

5. He is suspended from office now

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat May 27, 2023, 05:46 PM

May 2023

Abbott will appoint a replacement. I don't know if Ken will wait for the TX Senate trial. I'm not looking forward to whatever terrible person the governor appoints. Nevertheless today was a good day.

TwilightZone

(28,836 posts)

7. It was 121-23.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat May 27, 2023, 06:04 PM

May 2023

That would be 121 out of 144.

DFW

(59,711 posts)

10. Six abstentions, maybe? n/t

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #7)

Sat May 27, 2023, 10:10 PM

May 2023

NYC Liberal

(20,444 posts)

11. Who are the 23 who are okay with corruption?

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #7)

Sat May 27, 2023, 10:34 PM

May 2023

Should probably look into them...

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,082 posts)

8. Good news! nt

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat May 27, 2023, 06:10 PM

May 2023

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,576 posts)

9. Tell Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that Dark Brandon sends his regards.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sat May 27, 2023, 06:50 PM

May 2023

Link to tweet

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,576 posts)

12. Interesting map of the Paxton impeachment vote

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Sun May 28, 2023, 02:51 PM

May 2023

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