What’s interesting here is not the forum shopping or the twisted argument about what Texas law allows (which it doesn’t until a court says it does). No, the interesting thing is how the argument in this letter echoes the cases I remember reading in ConLaw (lo these many decades gone) that challenged the Civil Rights Act.The lawsuit is being filed in Amarillo (500 miles from Austin). It's at least the sixth time in < 14 months that Paxton had sued Biden *there* (the 20th time overall).
— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) March 9, 2022
Why Amarillo? Because he has a *95%* chance of drawing Trump-appointee Matthew Kacsmaryk as the district judge. https://t.co/xxFPuOfYjH
It’s very clear Paxton is in a runoff and he’s not confident of victory. It’s also perfectly clear he’s on the wrong side of the general electorate. It’s also a pretty weak argument, that the federal government can’t decide how to spend its money because Paxton wants to win the transphobic and Q-Anon vote.
I really don’t think the desire to resurrect Orval Faubus as Texas Attorney General is as strong as Paxton thinks it is. Not in the general election, anyway. Although, yeah, he’s trying to catch a wave:
Also familiar from 60 years ago: there is no bottom.Fox News has joined Ron DeSantis's office in reviving the old libel that all gay people are pedophiles https://t.co/A9jImC1Zw4
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) March 10, 2022
These anti-transgender laws and regulations absolutely break my heart. We have know several families with transgender children. These are loving parents that are trying their best to do right by their children, to support them in being their true selves. Government intervention is revolting. The actions of the parents and love and caring, the direct opposite of abuse. These laws aren't only anti-transgender, Paxton and DeSantis (and the other elected officials that support them) are trying to destroy family relationships. It's not only illegal to be transgender, it's illegal to love someone that is transgender, even your own children. It's evil. The anti-assist law be considered in Idaho and other states are similar in this regard. They are not only anti-abortion, they seek to destroy the people that love and care for women that are considering abortion. Not only is there no bottom, it's a gaping, malignant chasm of hatred.
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