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Isn’t this spearheaded by the same Texas AG who might need a pardon, and is pursuing the narrative that the presidential election was stolen?
by threatofrain 6y ago
Isn’t this spearheaded by the same Texas AG who might need a pardon, and is pursuing the narrative that the presidential election was stolen?
- thefourthchime 6y agoYes, Kex Paxton is a massive scumbag. It seems the people that work for him did good work here though.
- godtoldmetodoit 6y agoAgreed - I detest Paxton, but this case seems legitimate and if these allegations can be proven in court, wow.
- Proven 6y agoMaybe you should rather contemplate why the corrupt California and other Democratic socialist states are MIA
- eznzt 6y agoWhat does that have to do with anything?
- three_seagrass 6y agoAG track records speak to their motives. Normally it shouldn't matter, but this AG is particularly corrupt, so much so that seven staff have quit and blew the whistle.
- tkzed49 6y agoIt's surprising that anything involving him resulted in a well reasoned argument.
- jacques_chester 6y agoAttorneys-General typically have other attorneys working for them.
- augustt 6y agoCause some people might not be convinced he's out there fighting for the little guy, a week after trying to undermine democracy.
- _wldu 6y agoAbout half the people in the US think he was trying to uphold democracy by removing all doubt that a free and fair election occurred. I don't care either way, but I wanted to point that out.
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoTheir own party is an ardent supporter of inviolable states' rights. Apparently only when it is convenient for them.
- pmoriarty 6y agoHe might not be fighting for the little guy, but that doesn't mean that their interests in this particular case don't align.
- ramphastidae 6y agoCredibility is important.
- dang 6y agoWe detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25449326 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25449326 and marked it off topic. Please don't take HN threads on flamewar tangents. This is in the site guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.