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Re:Texas Sues GM for Unlaw­Ful­Ly Collecting and Selling Dri... by tristan957 on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @02:11PM (#41248915)
Paxton asked taxpayers to pay his legal fees[0] for a situation he himself caused related to whistleblower retaliation.

Paxton is a huge Trump supporter.

Paxton committed securities fraud[1].

Paxton and Greg Abbott retaliated against Republicans in the Texas Legislature who voted against their school choice initiative, which would drastically decrease funding to the public school system, and would drastically hurt rural communities[2]. Rural Republicans were largely the ones to oppose school choice and the defunding of the public school system.

Paxton sued Pennsylvania to aid in Trump's steal of the 2020 election [3].

Paxton cheats on his wife[4].

Paxton's law license is under review by the Texas Bar[5].

Paxton is a routine liar[6].

Paxton has expressed support in prosecuting sodemy and is against gay marriage[7].

Paxton's office also routinely wastes taxpayer money pursuing causes that they fail to find convictions on including sexual assault, voter fraud, and silly first amendment issues akin to those of the growing Christo-fascist population in the US.

Paxton is currently under investigation by federal officials for engaging in quid pro quo[8].

To say Paxton is a crook is putting it mildly. The dude has no business being a lawyer or an elected official in the State of Texas, or anywhere in the US.

[0]: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/13/legislature-ken-paxt...

[1]: https://apnews.com/article/ken-paxton-texas-securities-fraud...

[2]: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/28/texas-primary-runoff...

[3]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_v._Pennsylvania

[4]: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/11/ken-paxton-affair-im...

[5]: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/ken-...

[6]: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/sep/07/ken-paxton...

[7]: https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/ken-paxton-says-state-...

[8]: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2024/...

Re:Texas Sues GM for Unlaw­Ful­Ly Collecting and Selling Dri... by 0cf8612b2e1e on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @02:21PM (#41249011)
I think he is a real POS with bad beliefs, but I am not sure that say 4 & 7 are directly relevant to being a crook.
Re:Texas Sues GM for Unlaw­Ful­Ly Collecting and Selling Dri... by vel0city on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @02:43PM (#41249229)
A crook is someone who is dishonest. You don't think someone cheating on their wife is dishonest?
Re:Texas Sues GM for Unlaw­Ful­Ly Collecting and Selling Dri... by 0cf8612b2e1e on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @03:05PM (#41249431)
Not playing a game of word association. When accusing a public figure of being a criminal, focus on explicitly illegal, not immoral acts.
Re:Texas Sues GM for Unlaw­Ful­Ly Collecting and Selling Dri... by vel0city on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @03:43PM (#41249763)
The accusation was that he was a crook, not necessarily (or limited to) being a criminal. You don't have to break the law to be a crooked person, a "crook".
Re:Texas Sues GM for Unlaw­Ful­Ly Collecting and Selling Dri... by bluGill on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @04:28PM (#41250156)
I find that people say it is dishonest when they otherwise oppose the person doing it, and normal minor things not to worry about if they agree with that person.