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Dad, Husband, #ActuallyAutistic, Texan, Democrat, Voting Rights Attorney, lifelong @Rangers fan, #Trekkie, and huge @Marvel fan!
May 29, 2023 25 tweets 13 min read
For those bemoaning the "unfair" @KenPaxtonTX #impeachment process, here's all the TX Constitution says about the House's role in impeaching statewide officials:

ART XV SEC 1: "The power of impeachment shall be vested in the House of Representatives."

That's it.

🧵 TX Constitution on the #impeachment trial in the Senate:

ART XV SEC: 3. "When the senate is sitting as a Court of Impeachment, the senators shall be on oath, or affirmation, impartially to try the party impeached . . . (cont'd)