The Texas Republican Party on Saturday formally censured House Speaker Dade Phelan for impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton.
The final vote came with a majority of 55 votes, 4 against, and 4 abstentions.
“The Texas Republican Party formally censured Rep. Dade Phelan today, imposing the full range of sanctions permitted by the rules, for his disloyalty to Republican principles and priorities. Texas Republican Party Rule 44 allows the party to censure elected officials who violate the principles and priorities of the Texas Republican Party Three or more times in the specified biennium. Rep. Phelan's censure includes details of five such cases on issues such as impeachment of Ken Paxton, Democratic committee chairs, border security, and educational freedom,” the Texas Republican Party said in a news release.
Remember, Dade Phelan showed up on the Texas House floor last year drunk and slurring his words.
He watches:
This is a video from last night in the Texas House of Representatives where it appears that Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan was either really drunk or had a stroke. pic.twitter.com/dbSG7AO30r
– Greg Price (@greg_price11) May 20, 2023
Paxton last May called for Dade Phelan's resignation after Texans were “appalled to witness his performance presiding over the Texas House in a state of apparent debilitating intoxication.”
Two days later, Dade Phelan and other RINOs announced in the Texas House of Representatives that they would vote on a resolution to impeach Ken Paxton on baseless charges.
The 20 articles include “bribery, unfitness for office, and abuse of public trust” – according to the Associated Press.
While serving as Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton defended 12 lawsuits involving election laws.
Democrats wanted to open the election to mail-in ballots and voting without ID and sued Texas to institute these unconstitutional practices in Texas elections. AG Paxton and his staff won every one of these cases and prevented Democrats from stealing Texas like they did in Georgia and Arizona. Ken has fought for free and fair elections in Texas and understands how important this issue is in our country today.
Paxton also stood up to the tyrants of Big Tech.
People love Ken Paxton and re-elected him to office in 2022.
Just days before RINOs vote to recommend dismissal, Ken Paxton called on Texas State President Dade Phelan to resign For being drunk in the Texas Capitol.
In September, Texas senators acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton of all 16 counts against him.
Shortly after Paxton's acquittal, the Texas Republican Party leadership approved by a vote of 58-2 a resolution calling on Dade Phelan to step down from his leadership position.
Paxton previously called for the resignation of Drunken Dead Phelan.
“In May, I called on liberal House Speaker Dade Phelan to resign after he was repeatedly recorded presiding over the Texas House of Representatives in a state of apparent intoxication. Despite this embarrassing behavior and his continued erratic behavior, Phelan refused,” Paxton said. Resignation”.
“He also wasted millions of tax dollars on politically motivated sham impeachment proceedings, rejected a critical border security bill, and enabled Obama's lawyers to stop conservative legislation. “As the Legislature prepares for an expected special session to provide children with more opportunities for a quality education, it is “It is crucial that Dade Phelan resign as Speaker of Parliament or be removed from his leadership position.”
