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BumRushDaShow

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15. When Paxton was impeached

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #12)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 11:07 AM

Aug 4

he *should have been convicted and removed*. He is nothing but a shit stain in TX almost worse than Abbott.

And LOL!! I just spotted this from Colin Allred -

Link to tweet

Colin Allred
@ColinAllredTX
Gov. Abbott is relying on Ken Paxton — a man who is more qualified to talk about facing charges than filing them — to try to remove from office democratically elected legislators who are fighting this blatant power grab.

House Dems are holding the line to stand up for Texans and the GOP is spiraling.

https://texastribune.org/2025/08/03/texas-house-democrats-abbott-threatens-removal-quorum-break/
10:25 AM · Aug 4, 2025

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My guv is the best! murielm99 Aug 4 #1

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I hope he has state troopers or national guard protecting the Dems in his hotel. Irish_Dem Aug 4 #3

This is how Democrats fight fire with fire, gab13by13 Aug 4 #4

Here is what the TX (D)s are doing (found the article I saw a couple days ago) BumRushDaShow Aug 4 #5

Thank you gab13by13 Aug 4 #8

They should make the contributions tips markodochartaigh Aug 4 #10

Abbott & Paxton are now threatening to... LudwigPastorius Aug 4 #12

And who gives a fuck? Hornedfrog2000 Aug 4 #13

When Paxton was impeached BumRushDaShow Aug 4 #15

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Once again ... THANK YOU to Gov. JB Pritzker! FakeNoose Aug 4 #7

We need Pritzker in '28 race. He fights. Sneederbunk Aug 4 #9

Thank SCOTUS for this. Grumpy Old Guy Aug 4 #14

I would say it a different way ... FakeNoose Aug 4 #16

LOL! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 4 #17