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Regardless of you feelings on the merits of the case and feelings about Google, understand this: The Texas AG is under indictment for a felony (https://www.texa

Regardless of you feelings on the merits of the case and feelings about Google, understand this: The Texas AG is under indictment for a felony (https://www.texastribune.org/2019/06/19/ken-paxton-criminal-case-timeline-texas-attorney-general-fraud/ https://www.texastribune.org/2019/06/19/ken-paxton-criminal-...). His top staff resigned en masse or have been fired after accusing him of crimes (https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/paxton-employees-resign-after-allegations/269-91568e2f-d98d-4e5e-b771-059afec3a1e6 https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/paxton-employees-res...). He is under investigation by the FBI (https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/10/subpoenas-served-ken-paxton-case/3886834001/ https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/10/sub...) He appears to be bringing cases with the goal of securing a pardon for himself.

chrisco255 6y ago
Why should the focus of this case against Google all of a sudden be hijacked for this complete tangent? 10 states are listed as Plaintiffs and Texas is but one of them.
- jonas21 6y ago
  That's kinda like saying the other Texas lawsuit to throw out the election results had merit because 17 other states filed a brief supporting it. And wouldn't you know it... nearly all the states named on this suit supported that one too. Who would've guessed?
  - chrisco255 6y ago
    It's not like saying that at all. It's distracting from the main thread to go on an ad hominem. If you are trying to discredit the people and representatives of 10 or 17 states, then you've got a problem. They have a right to sue and to have their case be heard like any one else. In the meantime, let's talk about the case on its merits.
    - saalweachter 6y ago
      Eh, while recognizing the ad hominem has value, so does bringing up the credibility of the people bringing the charges. To choose an example more dear to HN's heart, just because someone is being sued by a notorious patent troll who has lost numerous court cases when the people they're suing don't roll over, doesn't mean that the case is without merit ... but it definitely shifts the Bayesian prior in that direction.

chrisco255 6y ago

Why should the focus of this case against Google all of a sudden be hijacked for this complete tangent? 10 states are listed as Plaintiffs and Texas is but one of them.

jonas21 6y ago
That's kinda like saying the other Texas lawsuit to throw out the election results had merit because 17 other states filed a brief supporting it. And wouldn't you know it... nearly all the states named on this suit supported that one too. Who would've guessed?
- chrisco255 6y ago
  It's not like saying that at all. It's distracting from the main thread to go on an ad hominem. If you are trying to discredit the people and representatives of 10 or 17 states, then you've got a problem. They have a right to sue and to have their case be heard like any one else. In the meantime, let's talk about the case on its merits.
  - saalweachter 6y ago
    Eh, while recognizing the ad hominem has value, so does bringing up the credibility of the people bringing the charges. To choose an example more dear to HN's heart, just because someone is being sued by a notorious patent troll who has lost numerous court cases when the people they're suing don't roll over, doesn't mean that the case is without merit ... but it definitely shifts the Bayesian prior in that direction.