Paxton Impeachment Hearing: Day 2
After a late start, everyone assembled for prayer. Today, the prayer was given by Donna Campbell, who is unabashedly pro-Paxton. This was followed by the reading of a list of Exhibits that both sides...
View ArticlePaxton Impeachment Trial, Days 3 and 4
Practical limitations (i.e., real life) prevent me from following the trial minute-by-minute, along with detailed updates. However, I intend to “check in” periodically and provide scene snips along...
View ArticlePaxton Impeachment Goes to Preliminary Vote on Directed Verdicts
I have been following this case, but have missed portions due to the interventions of life. Have almost a notebook full of hand-written notes. Apologize that I have not been updating—just haven’t had...
View ArticleSummarization of the Case Against Paxton
Below is a summary of the testimony presented by the House Managers/Prosecution. Apologize if previous posts have been somewhat fragmented. It has been a strain to follow all of the moving parts...
View ArticlePaxton Impeachment Trial Day 8: Summary of Paxton's Defense
Apologize if the reporting on this case has been choppy--between watching, note-taking and trying to keep the rest of life going. Another post summarizes the House Managers main case against Paxton....
View ArticlePaxton Impeachment Closing Arguments: Case Now in the Hands of the Senate
Dan Patrick opened a little after 9 am. The proceedings started with a prayer led by Carol Alvarado, a Democrat from Harris County, Each day of the proceedings begins with a prayer which is led by a...
View ArticleBreaking: Paxton Impeachment Vote is Imminent
Update: Paxton Acquitted on all 16 ArticlesMost of the vote was largely along partisan lines, with only two brave Republicans—Senators Robert Nichols and Kelly Hancock voting against Paxton on most of...
View ArticleSecond House Vote and Still No Speaker
The Democrats nominated Hakeem Jeffries and stayed unified. Jeffries received the most votes at 212, but still short of the required 217. Jim Jordan received 199 votes. Obviously a lot of of...
View ArticleEastman Doubles Down on his Conspiracies in CA Bar Discipline Hearing
With all the excitement in the news over the past couple of weeks—defendants in the Georgia RICO case flipping, Mark Meadows flipping in the DC federal case, the chaos around choosing a House Speaker—I...
View ArticleEastman Will Be Subject to Bar Discipline...Stay Tuned
Yesterday (November 3rd) was the last day of a 33-day trial. When I first joined the proceedings, we were finishing up Eastman’s direct examination, followed by cross-exam. Eastman appears to be...
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Power Mapping the Enemies of Democracy
A number of progressive organizations focus their work on what they deem to be the biggest threats to human wellbeing and even the future: climate change and inequality. It is easy to “blame” the major...
View ArticleAn Argument for A National Day of Remembrance on January 6th
January 6th.A day of infamy.Insurrection Day.The day the “United” States of America died.Hyperbole? Maybe. But we need to have a reckoning if we ever expect to heal. WARNING. Parts of this article may...
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