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Conversely, it's about the state of Texas asserting control over an unaccountable third party who does things that run counter to the interests of the State and

Conversely, it's about the state of Texas asserting control over an unaccountable third party who does things that run counter to the interests of the State and people of Texas. If the state's highest civil court misbehaves, the people of Texas have recourse. If the ABA misbehaves, the people of Texas can do... nothing. From my perspective, I'd rather have a body held accountable to the people over which they are wielding power. Sometimes government makes sense.

masklinn 10mo ago
> If the ABA misbehaves, the people of Texas can do... nothing. Nothing precludes suing the ABA, it's a professional association not magic pixie dust.
KittenInABox 10mo ago
I want to agree with you, however, how do we guarantee that the people of Texas have recourse via their government? Didn't the Texas state government have national headlines recently to enact anti-democratic gerrymandering?
- guelo 10mo ago
  Correct, there is no recourse, they've used their 30 years of hard-core ideological Republican uni-party control to remove any possibility of opposition. Besides gerrymandering they're constantly attacking Houston's ability to self govern, kicking democrat voters off the rolls, making it harder for city residents to vote.
yndoendo 10mo ago
Texas is a state that do not pay their elected officials enough money to live off of. It is designed to support the wealth and not the poor. A wealth elected official does not need a second job but a poor one does. This leads to disproportional balance in power between the working class and the wealth. [0] https://salaries.texastribune.org/departments/house-of-representatives/positions/elected-official/ https://salaries.texastribune.org/departments/house-of-repre...
gamblor956 10mo ago
Struggling to understand here, what is this mystical malfeasance that the ABA has done? All it does is set minimum standards for the state bar exams and publish best practices for state bar associations.
rainsford 10mo ago
> If the ABA misbehaves, the people of Texas can do... nothing. That seems like a very interesting perspective to offer in response to an article about the government of Texas stripping the ABA of the ability to approve law schools. While it's not obvious this action was in response to any particular misbehavior by the ABA, clearly the possibility of such action would serve as an accountability mechanism that offered recourse to the good people of Texas in the event of any misbehavior.

masklinn 10mo ago

> If the ABA misbehaves, the people of Texas can do... nothing. Nothing precludes suing the ABA, it's a professional association not magic pixie dust.

KittenInABox 10mo ago

I want to agree with you, however, how do we guarantee that the people of Texas have recourse via their government? Didn't the Texas state government have national headlines recently to enact anti-democratic gerrymandering?

guelo 10mo ago
Correct, there is no recourse, they've used their 30 years of hard-core ideological Republican uni-party control to remove any possibility of opposition. Besides gerrymandering they're constantly attacking Houston's ability to self govern, kicking democrat voters off the rolls, making it harder for city residents to vote.

yndoendo 10mo ago

Texas is a state that do not pay their elected officials enough money to live off of. It is designed to support the wealth and not the poor. A wealth elected official does not need a second job but a poor one does. This leads to disproportional balance in power between the working class and the wealth. [0] https://salaries.texastribune.org/departments/house-of-representatives/positions/elected-official/ https://salaries.texastribune.org/departments/house-of-repre...

gamblor956 10mo ago

Struggling to understand here, what is this mystical malfeasance that the ABA has done? All it does is set minimum standards for the state bar exams and publish best practices for state bar associations.

rainsford 10mo ago

> If the ABA misbehaves, the people of Texas can do... nothing. That seems like a very interesting perspective to offer in response to an article about the government of Texas stripping the ABA of the ability to approve law schools. While it's not obvious this action was in response to any particular misbehavior by the ABA, clearly the possibility of such action would serve as an accountability mechanism that offered recourse to the good people of Texas in the event of any misbehavior.