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17. Corruption reins supreme in Texas.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2023 OP

Beat me by a second! BumRushDaShow Sep 2023 #1

No surprise, it's Texass. Sneederbunk Sep 2023 #2

Yep Rebl2 Sep 2023 #97

So disappointing Sucha NastyWoman Sep 2023 #3

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted on 16 articles of impeachment, LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2023 #4

MotherFUCK this shit. (nt) Paladin Sep 2023 #5

Ditto AKwannabe Sep 2023 #49

Amen! Delphinus Sep 2023 #76

An old boys club with a lot of secrets /nt bucolic_frolic Sep 2023 #6

Corruption runs deep and wide in Texas dlk Sep 2023 #7

You can remove the words "in Texas" and your post still works jmowreader Sep 2023 #33

THIS!!☝️ onetexan Sep 2023 #45

No kidding! dlk Sep 2023 #98

of course he was aquitted moonshinegnomie Sep 2023 #8

The GOPee,.. the party of gangster-ism and highly questionable ethical conduct. magicarpet Sep 2023 #9

Hooray..let the corruption continue...nice state ya got there Texas...you get who you vote asiliveandbreathe Sep 2023 #10

Of course they acquitted him. Republican corruption in Texas just keeps on corrupting. Lonestarblue Sep 2023 #11

Forget it Jake, it's Texas Town. The_Casual_Observer Sep 2023 #12

The_Casual_Observer.............. Upthevibe Sep 2023 #25

I'm shocked 😳 Deuxcents Sep 2023 #13

Disgusting Wild blueberry Sep 2023 #14

One of trump's shit hole countries Fullduplexxx Sep 2023 #15

Old boys underpants Sep 2023 #16

Corruption reins supreme in Texas. herding cats Sep 2023 #17

I guess all the Republican Christian evangelical witnesses Beachnutt Sep 2023 #18

How very Texas. dchill Sep 2023 #19

A LOT of Koch oil money in Texas, keeping the leadership climate just the way Koch likes it. ancianita Sep 2023 #20

Time to celebrate by wasting some more TX taxpayer money Freethinker65 Sep 2023 #21

I'll never set foot in Texas, and I'll be happy about it dem4decades Sep 2023 #22

Last time I was in TX someone stole $1000 of road trip vacation stuff from my car Freethinker65 Sep 2023 #24

Wow TexasDem69 Sep 2023 #39

It wasn't so much the theft, but TX LE not particularly giving a fuck. Freethinker65 Sep 2023 #67

All fair points TexasDem69 Sep 2023 #73

Agree with everything you said Freethinker65 Sep 2023 #93

Yes, I agree that when you crap on a whole state with 'give it up' attitudes/practices then the flying_wahini Sep 2023 #108

Californian here. Please let me know how Texas is "much better" than CA. LoisB Sep 2023 #74

Lower cost of living TexasDem69 Sep 2023 #81

I guess choice of where to live depends on what is important to the particular person. I have been LoisB Sep 2023 #91

Sorry you had a bad experience TexasDem69 Sep 2023 #114

As a gay man... Chi67 Sep 2023 #117

I hope we can change policy in Texas TexasDem69 Sep 2023 #118

I hope so too Chi67 Sep 2023 #119

Agree CA is a great place...I wouldn't live or even vacation in TX for any reason PortTack Sep 2023 #90

Better BBQ's are the only reason I can think of Polybius Sep 2023 #110

Better BBQ is probably true although I have heard that the BBQ in Kansas City, MO is supposed to be LoisB Sep 2023 #111

I had a friend move to Texas, hated it so much he was back in under a year Polybius Sep 2023 #112

NYC definitely has the best Italian food (IMO). LoisB Sep 2023 #113

Same Chi67 Sep 2023 #120

This message was self-deleted by its author Freethinker65 Sep 2023 #23

LetMyPeopleVote........... Upthevibe Sep 2023 #26

It was a sham LeftInTX Sep 2023 #27

Texas is definitely gone, and the country is coming very close to it JohnSJ Sep 2023 #28

This∆ orangecrush Sep 2023 #86

Disgusting. But not surprising. highplainsdem Sep 2023 #29

So now do we Taxpayers have to pay the whistleblowers their 3 million dollar lawsuit award? Sucha NastyWoman Sep 2023 #30

No LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2023 #59

As widely predicted. dalton99a Sep 2023 #31

The Republican state legislators were intimidated by the PatrickforB Sep 2023 #32

Lots of truth in there. Sucha NastyWoman Sep 2023 #34

So it was all a sham. I shouldn't be surprised. Novara Sep 2023 #35

You speak the truth. LoisB Sep 2023 #77

Parasites is a kind word to describe those three. They are monsters determined to turn Texas Lonestarblue Sep 2023 #84

Worst fucking state ( I feel so sorry for our Democratic friends that live there) bluestarone Sep 2023 #36

As mentioned above, I've lived in worst states and visited many worst TexasDem69 Sep 2023 #42

I'm a native California and wouldn't move to Texas if you paid me! kimbutgar Sep 2023 #48

California is awful TexasDem69 Sep 2023 #52

I live in San Francisco and own a home kimbutgar Sep 2023 #56

Do you have an acre of yard for dogs to run? TexasDem69 Sep 2023 #61

No but I have a gorgeous view with half an acre kimbutgar Sep 2023 #80

👍👍 TexasDem69 Sep 2023 #82

Wait ... What's wrong with NJ? Parts of Northern NJ is nice... electric_blue68 Sep 2023 #100

What a fucking surprise. Mr. Evil Sep 2023 #37

Of course they acquitted him ArkansasDemocrat1 Sep 2023 #38

I was in Texas once, took the Texarkana exit, as soon as I saw the sign doc03 Sep 2023 #40

I hope the Rs in your face "The Hell With the Rule of Law" KS Toronado Sep 2023 #41

Why am I not surprised? Martin68 Sep 2023 #43

Forget it, Jake, it's Texas nt Javaman Sep 2023 #44

Oh ffs,,, Pas-de-Calais Sep 2023 #46

Karma is gonna catch up this sob kimbutgar Sep 2023 #47

There will be a trial in Houston on the Securities Fraud issues LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2023 #60

He's just like Trump liberalmediaaddict Sep 2023 #50

If this riles you up Traildogbob Sep 2023 #51

Yep, I was thinking the same thing. NBachers Sep 2023 #92

Citizens United - the single greatest internal threat to our democracy NoMoreRepugs Sep 2023 #53

How sickening! Mickju Sep 2023 #54

Party over State. BlueIdaho Sep 2023 #55

Shameful. All of this corruption has to stop. iluvtennis Sep 2023 #57

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan just blasted the Lt. Gov & GOP Senators for rigging the Paxton trial LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2023 #58

"...those who allowed him to keep his office will have much to answer for." LudwigPastorius Sep 2023 #94

It's ok to be a crook in Texas... surfered Sep 2023 #62

In Texas that just means you are a republican. Jakes Progress Sep 2023 #69

After winning impeachment fight, Paxton still faces felony fraud case and an FBI investigation LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2023 #63

Yet another example ... Mike Niendorff Sep 2023 #64

Like Trump's impeachment, it was glaringly obvious he was guilty as all hell. Ligyron Sep 2023 #65

I'm shocked. Shocked I tell you. Jakes Progress Sep 2023 #66

Mind-numbing corruption-- this party is just lost LymphocyteLover Sep 2023 #68

Wednesday is when I became convinced the fix was in... Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2023 #70

The Good Ole Boys. Blues Brothers, only not funny. Evolve Dammit Sep 2023 #71

Not sure why they even bothered. TNNurse Sep 2023 #72

Let Mother Nature do its work tornado34jh Sep 2023 #75

It's really simple, crooks will vote for a crook.... Texting may have some receipts. ashredux Sep 2023 #78

I'm still trying to figure out how so many in the House voted to impeach him TexasBushwhacker Sep 2023 #79

"(Why did) so many in the House vote to impeach him but so few in the Senate vote to convict him" LudwigPastorius Sep 2023 #95

Phew! I can smell the corruption tonekat Sep 2023 #83

Texas Democratic Party Statement on the Acquittal of Indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2023 #85

Skip the statement. Paladin Sep 2023 #109

the bar in Texas continues to sink into the mud Skittles Sep 2023 #87

I wonder who paid these people off. ificandream Sep 2023 #88

Lt Governor Patrick paid them off atreides1 Sep 2023 #89

BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Initech Sep 2023 #96

Hard to believe that orangecrush Sep 2023 #99

The Republicans know full well that he wouldn't be convicted. cstanleytech Sep 2023 #101

The prosecution made serious mistakes. summer_in_TX Sep 2023 #102

Paxton's Acquittal Has Nothing to Do With Justice--and Everything With Money LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2023 #103

Justice Republican Style Roy Rolling Sep 2023 #104

I'm shocked, shocked! Well, not that shocked. Ray Bruns Sep 2023 #105

The Good Old Boys Network: I never expected him to be found guilty. Cyberologist Sep 2023 #106

"In the end, senators were unpersuaded." malthaussen Sep 2023 #107

For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2023 #115

Pro-Paxton group gives $3 million to impeachment trial judge Dan Patrick LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2023 #116