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The '''Paxton Impeachment''' is the ongoing current [[impeachment and removal|impeachment and proposed removal]] of [[conservative]] [[Texas]] Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] from office. The driving force behind this is apparently a grudge held by the #3 [[Texas oligarchy|oligarch in Texas]], Dick Weekley, who spent more than $5M against Paxton in his March 2022 primary only to be humiliated by Paxton's victory, and who has "given money to all those voting for impeachment ... [and] given close to 2 million dollars to the impeachment managers. Most telling he gave and raised millions to Paxton’s primary opponent, Eva Guzman."<ref>https://twitter.com/houston_cf/status/1666085107684503555?s=20</ref>

The '''Paxton Impeachment''' is the ongoing current [[impeachment and removal|impeachment and proposed removal]] of [[conservative]] [[Texas]] Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] from office.

The impeachment of Paxton has resulted in a split between [[conservative]] Republicans and others who are dependent on the [[Texas oligarchy]].  Both sides recognize that Paxton's actions and lawsuits against [[Biden Administration]] officials and Federal agencies, claiming overreach into state matters, have had a fair level of success in the courts, and are beneficial to overarching Republican goals of keeping the state politically conservative and desirable as a relocation destination for businesses and individuals (and, as a side benefit, maintaining Republican control over state politics, which the Republicans have managed to accomplish for nearly two decades).  Both sides also recognize that he has had long-standing legal and other issues involving very serious matters:

The impeachment of Paxton has resulted in a split between [[conservative]] Republicans and others who are dependent on the [[Texas oligarchy]].  Both sides recognize that Paxton's actions and lawsuits against [[Biden Administration]] officials and Federal agencies, claiming overreach into state matters, have had a fair level of success in the courts, and are beneficial to overarching Republican goals of keeping the state politically conservative and desirable as a relocation destination for businesses and individuals (and, as a side benefit, maintaining Republican control over state politics, which the Republicans have managed to accomplish for nearly two decades).  Both sides also recognize that he has had long-standing legal and other issues involving very serious matters:

The events surrounding this action have occurred amid an alleged pattern of other purported political misuse of prosecutorial power, such as the indictment against [[Donald Trump]] (which took place on the same day that a key figure in the Paxton impeachment was arrested on Federal charges).  Even the [[liberal]] ''[[New York Times]]'' observed that impeachment of Paxton was “unexpected — as of a week ago [prior to the vote to impeach] there was little public indication that an impeachment could be imminent.”<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/us/texas-republicans-ken-paxton-legislature.html</ref>

The events surrounding this action have occurred amid an alleged pattern of other purported political misuse of prosecutorial power, such as the indictment against [[Donald Trump]] (which took place on the same day that a key figure in the Paxton impeachment was arrested on Federal charges).  Even the [[liberal]] ''[[New York Times]]'' observed that impeachment of Paxton was “unexpected — as of a week ago [prior to the vote to impeach] there was little public indication that an impeachment could be imminent.”<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/us/texas-republicans-ken-paxton-legislature.html</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

*In 2014, Paxton took the most votes in the March Republican primary over [[Dan Branch]] (a former state representative) and [[Barry Smitherman]] (the former chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, which despite its name only handles matters related to oil and gas), fended off Branch in a runoff, then defeated Democrat, Libertarian, and Green Party candidates in the November general election, with a majority (not just a plurality) of votes.

*In 2014, Paxton took the most votes in the March Republican primary over [[Dan Branch]] (a former state representative) and [[Barry Smitherman]] (the former chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, which despite its name only handles matters related to oil and gas), fended off Branch in a runoff, then defeated Democrat, Libertarian, and Green Party candidates in the November general election, with a majority (not just a plurality) of votes.

*In 2018, with the securities fraud issue known to the public, Paxton faced no opposition in the March Republican primary, and (though his percentage of votes was over 8% less than in 2014), he still defeated Democrat and Libertarian candidates in the November general election, again with a majority of votes.

*In 2018, with the securities fraud issue known to the public, Paxton faced no opposition in the March Republican primary, and (though his percentage of votes was over 8% less than in 2014), he still defeated Democrat and Libertarian candidates in the November general election, again with a majority of votes.

*In 2022, still dogged by the securities fraud issue, and now having admitted to a prior marital affair (despite claiming "conservative Christian values"), Paxton again took the most votes in the March Republican primary over [[George P. Bush]] (the former Texas General Land Commissioner and a member of the globalist Bush political family), [[Eva Guzman]] (a former Texas Supreme Court Justice) and [[Louie Gohmert]] (a former United States Representative), fended off Bush in a runoff, then defeated Democrat and Libertarian candidates (the latter admitting his whole purpose was to siphon votes away from Paxton for the benefit of the Democrat) in the November general election, with a nearly 3% improvement in percentage of votes over 2018, and again with a majority of votes.

*In 2022, still dogged by the securities fraud issue, and now having admitted to a prior marital affair (despite claiming "conservative Christian values"), Paxton again took the most votes in the March Republican primary over [[George P. Bush]] (the former Texas General Land Commissioner and a member of the globalist Bush political family), [[Eva Guzman]] (a former Texas Supreme Court Justice, supported by oligarch Weekley as discussed above; she finished a distant third) and [[Louie Gohmert]] (a former United States Representative), fended off Bush in a runoff, then defeated Democrat and Libertarian candidates (the latter admitting his whole purpose was to siphon votes away from Paxton for the benefit of the Democrat) in the November general election, with a nearly 3% improvement in percentage of votes over 2018, and again with a majority of votes.

===Nate Paul Issue===

===Nate Paul Issue===