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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.
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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)