Texas Sen. Angela Paxton barred from voting in husband's impeachment trial

[riversedge]

Source: yahoo.com



Wed, June 21, 2023 at 9:11 PM CDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, the wife of Attorney General Ken Paxton, is barred from voting in the impeachment trial that could lead to her husband's permanent removal from office, the Republican-controlled Senate decided Wednesday night.

The rule settles a question that has loomed over the Texas Capitol since Ken Paxton last month became just the third sitting official to be impeached in Texas' nearly 200-year history.

Senators scheduled the trial to begin Sept. 5.

Angela Paxton, a Republican, had not said whether she would recuse from herself helping determine whether her husband of more than 30 years will be convicted over accusations that include abuse of power and accepting bribes.


That left the issue up to her fellow 30 senators, many of whom are conservative allies of Ken Paxton, who for years has maintained support among Texas Republicans despite alleged wrongdoing and scandal that has hung over him for three terms......................................

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Good. The fact that she did not immediately recuse herself tells me she is as crooked as her husband!!

[Alexander Of Assyria]

1. That a spouse not sit on their spouses trial...ethics, conflict no brainer ...she won't..no ethics.

No ethics is the link that binds them all.

But then again if Supreme Court justices don’t understand the vital need for no Appearance of bias…then why not follow the supreme lead?

[GB_RN]

2. Show Me A Republican With Ethics...

And I’ll show you a fossil: That’s an extinct species.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

3. Two on J6 committee are still kicking...some others and the fleet is growing.

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Living without ethics has to confront Jesus at some point.

[GB_RN]

6. You're Right...

I’d forgotten about them. But they’re extinct in Congress at any rate. Highly endangered elsewhere.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

7. Hiding in the tall grass until the terrorist leaves the jungle.

[Mz Pip]

4. TX should have voted him out

when they had the chance. It wasn’t like his corruption was some big secret.

[sl8]

5. And, since she's still counted in the total, that's effectively a "no" vote on conviction. nt

[Skittles]

8. try to imagine a woman who would want to be married to Ken Fucking Paxton

that tells us everything we need to know about her

[brooklynite]

9. Why do people assume she would vote to support him?

Did you miss the part about his sugar daddy paying to move his mistress closer to Austin?