Posted on 02/26/2024 6:07:15 AM PST by cotton1706
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is not on the March Primary ballot, but he’s been active in the race, campaigning around the state for Republican candidates challenging some House members who voted to impeach him.
But Paxton is also mounting a different campaign effort that could have a more significant impact.
He is backing challengers to three Republican judges who currently serve on the Court of Criminal Appeals, the state’s highest criminal court. It comes after those judges ruled the Texas Constitution prevents Paxton from prosecuting voter fraud cases.
In an interview Wednesday, Paxton called the decision “ludicrous” and urged voters to elect new judges to the court.
“So the voters now have a decision. Do you want voter fraud prosecuted or do you not want it prosecuted?” Paxton said. “If you want the laws that are passed by the legislature followed, we’re going to have to have Gina Parker, Lee Finley, and David Schenck elected statewide to overcome this decision.”
Sharon Keller is no liberal. After 24 years presiding over Texas’ highest criminal court, she has earned a reputation as a tough-on-crime conservative — a staunch supporter of the death penalty with consistent endorsements from several city police associations. And yet, she and two other conservative judges on the Court of Criminal Appeals are the latest targets of Paxton and his allies in the Trump family.
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Texas Tribune, as long as we read knowing they are liberally biased while trying to appear even.
“Texas Tribune, as long as we read knowing they are liberally biased while trying to appear eve”
I don’t know the papers there, I was just trying to find an article with some details on the case.
I trust Ken. Period.
TX: Dump the judges!!!
They’re not “Conservative” judges. They’re Bushite RINOs. They need to be purged.
The idea that the Texas AG cannot prosecute vote fraud cases, because he is in the executive branch of government is insane.
If that is true, Attorney Generals cannot prosecute any crime. Utterly insane.
Thank you for your concern, Ryan, but I think we’ll take out the trash regardless.
Can you believe it. Paxton is going after good conservative Republican judges. Good conservatives like Dade Phelan. In other words Good 'ol boys who hang out with the Bushes.
Typical Republicans: always wanting to be the gentlemanly losers.
Correct.
I want those “conservative” judges voted out, kicked to the curb, stomped on, knee capped and hounded to eternity. /spit
“I trust Ken. Period.
TX: Dump the judges!!!”
I trust Ken too. However, Robert Pratt was telling about this Schenk guy having major support from Salem Abraham who wants to move our elected judge system to an appointed system.
I know that elections bring moneyed people to try and sway opinions but I also don’t like appointed judges who have no accountability directly to voters. I guess there are no perfect systems. But this is Pratt’s objection to Schenk. Pratt, a very conservative political commentator, pointed to the Dallas morning News story as being pretty fair in talking about Schenk. Read and make up your own mind. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2022/01/28/a-top-texas-judge-running-for-state-supreme-court-campaigns-against-a-pay-for-play-culture/
I am still unsure which way to go on Keller v Schenk. I will pray for clarity which way to go. Right now, I am ready to kick them all out. For sure the other two justices.
“The idea that the Texas AG cannot prosecute vote fraud cases, because he is in the executive branch of government is insane.
If that is true, Attorney Generals cannot prosecute any crime. Utterly insane.”
Yes, I didn’t understand that either. Prosecution is generally an executive function. But I’ve never read the Texas Constitution (and probably won’t, not my interest).
How much Cartel Cash is being kicked down to these three judges to keep the flow of drugs at full speed?
Yep, I’ve written the names down and will vote for them.
Exactly!
That's who I voted for ⬆️
RINOs BE GONE!!
“I know that elections bring moneyed people to try and sway opinions but I also don’t like appointed judges who have no accountability directly to voters.”
Having read pretty much all of John Adams’ governmental theory, I somewhat agree with appointive judges since it allows them to be insulated from the prevailing winds of the time (that’s the point of an independent judiciary). But I agree with you that, since impeachments have been rare, accountablity of judges is a problem.
I think a constitutional solution, (for states that have appointive judges), would be a specific term, limited terms of office, or some kind of reconfirmation process after a certain period.
The Texas Tribune is so far left that while driving, their employees will make three left turns around a block in order to avoid making a single right turn.
Unfortunately the San Antonio Excuse for News also has such employees.
Correct, though I see their drivel posted here from time to time from people who presumably aren't aware of their radical leftist slant. OTOH, this appears to be a good (not biased hard to the left) source for Texas news:
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