[Wallace T.]

One of the nine justices on the Court of Criminal Appeals dissented from the majority opinion. This court overturned the ruling of the lower court, which stated the Texas Attorney General had these powers. I don't see why the majority was right in this instance and the dissenter and the lower court wrong. Paxton had the right to promote primary challengers who would possibly overturn Texas v. Stephens. However, there were only three justices of the eight who held to the limitations on the Attorney General's powers. Even if all three ruled in his favor, the ruling would still stand.

Texas has to be protected from the leftist tactics that have succeeded to flip formerly moderate states like California into the Venezuela of North America. Equally as dangerous as the Democrats are the moderate Republicans, whether on the bench or the Legislature, who are in effect assistant Democrats on numerous social issues.

[The Pack Knight]

If you don’t see why the majority was right, then read the various opinions and learn. The CCA majority reached the correct conclusion as originalists. The court of appeals’ 2-1 opinion was written by Peter Kelly, a smart lawyer but a liberal Democrat and no originalist.

Texas needs conservatives who follow the constitution and the respect the rule of law, not progressives who ignore the law when inconvenient. Paxton is behaving like a progressive here.

And again: The Stephens case had nothing to do with “leftist tactics” or voter fraud. It was a Alvin Bragg-like campaign finance prosecution over $6,000 where the only supposed felony charge—that the sheriff reported the contributions on the wrong part of the form—was promptly dismissed by the Republican judge.

[itsahoot]

Equally as dangerous as the Democrats are the moderate Republicans, whether on the bench or the Legislature,

Bump!