With the impeachment trial of suspended Texas AG Ken Paxton (R-TX) under way in the Texas Senate, Professor Richardson summarizes the sad contretemps of the Texas GOP:
The Republican Party in Texas is split over [suspended Texas Attorney General due to impeachment Ken] Paxton much as the country is split over former president Donald Trump. Some say that Paxton’s extraordinary behavior warrants impeachment and trial and that, after all, a majority of Republicans in the Texas House were so concerned they impeached him.
But others insist that he is, as he claims, a victim of political persecution. They maintain that a flawed man can do God’s will, and they support Paxton no matter what his failings out of support for his political crusades on their behalf. J. David Goodman reported yesterday in the New York Times that right-wing donors have embarked on an expensive, high-pressure campaign to convince Republicans in the Texas Senate to vote against conviction, threatening to primary anyone who votes against Paxton.
And all I can see is a bunch of businessmen saying, Awwwwww, he was so easy to buy off!
It appears that some of the GOP base think this is a good thing. A dash of corruption to make the chili hot, so to speak. Logic would suggest that if Paxton’s corruptly using his office for this, it’s a good chance he’s corrupt in other areas.
Why is it necessary that a flawed man do the will of God, anyways? The whole damn thing is silly.
