Is this the worst Republican in the bunch? Could be.
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Politician, perhaps. But I'm going to have to put a spotlight on Jonathan Mitchell, who came up with the structure behind the Texas Heartbeat Bill, which did an end run around judicial review by allowing enforcement via civil action by damn near anyone. The usual way to legally dispute a potentially unconstitutional law is to sue the government officials that enforce it, but because there wasn't a specific person there was no real way to bring it to the judicial branch.
I met this dude a few years ago and he is straight up nuts. It wasn't like a brief thing. I spent hours with him. He's as much of a douche bag as he seems like. I remember him bragging about all the lawsuits he filed against the Biden administration - something like 80+ - and ranting about the stolen election. It amazes me that he holds elected office. He's a twat.
The doctor or the attorney general?
The AG. I didn't think there would be any confusion as to who I was referring to. LOL
The elected doctor. /s
Jk, I had a hard time pinpointing the target of speech as well, the final comment about holding elected office was the only indicator I found. Most people are really poor communicators/writers, eh?
Paxton gets mentioned on almost a weekly basis and it's always something scummy that he's done. I assumed he was the only douche bag in this story. Then there's the lawsuits against the Biden administration, complaints about a stolen election, and the part about being elected. I figured that was enough context to indicate who I was talking about. Maybe the doctor is a douche bag too, but I didn't meet him so I don't know.
I mean also all the lawsuits he filed against the Biden administration makes it seem more likely it's the conservative ag and not the liberal doctor...
Allegedly this doctor is a hero
Misread the title as implying people under 21 are minors in Texas.
rabid little twat aint he
To add to the pile of evidence that this is all just hateful bigotry and has nothing to do with children's safety, cisgender children can still legally access these drugs, but not for the purpose of transitioning genders. The same drugs can still be used to delay aggressive puberty, which is a standard and relatively common usage, as well as other conditions that might affect a cisgender child. But a trans child who needs the same drugs for a different reason, will be told too bad, you're out of luck. So two children could walk into the same doctor's office and one will be turned away and forced to suffer through their gender dysphoria, with permanent repercussions for their mental health and body, and the other child will be treated with the drugs they need to be treated with. It's absurdly unfair, unequal, and purposefully harmful to a vulnerable population.
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Fuck Ken Paxton. I hope he gets trapped in quicksand inhabited by starving sand fleas.
Quick sand is a far too awesome way to go for someone like this.
Or maybe strapped to a tree in a forest full of hungry grizzly bears
Too quick. Lets strap him down in a coop full of hungry chickens.
Yes, although that would arguably be too quick 🤔
How about covered with honey and tied down on top of a nest of fire ants?
It’s a classic, for sure.
Or maybe strapped to a tree in a forest full of ~~hungry~~ horny grizzly bears. Is that better?
Ken Paxton is a blight on humanity.
I hope you aren't insinuating Ken Paxton is human. He's hardly even organic.
Not the implication. Mosquitoes are a blight upon humanity too.
Edit: Woops, wrong thing. Mosquitoes are the carriers, the bacteria/viruses are causing the blights, the diseases are the actual blights. I think you get what I mean.
I think you get what I mean.
I don't, but I like the way you said it. Upvote for you.
It's important to remember that these people are also human.
As doctors continue to flee the state
My doctor closed her practice in the state. She's the kindest doctor I've ever had the pleasure of dealing with, and I'm sad that I have to find a new one.
This doc is a hero!
Also, wouldn’t it be cool to send a message to Paxton, and send a few fed lawyers to be her defense…. ? (Biden… I’m looking at you.)
We should punish the people hurting our children, like this jackass attorney general preventing them from getting treatment for Gender Dysphoria.
Ken Paxton is a ghoul
America, home of the free.
and 'dont tread on me' texas of all places
It's more like this:
Some people are more like this in texas
If he wanted to find a criminal, just look in the mirror.
Why does he look like that alien from Men In Black that's basically just a giant space roach wearing a human's skin?
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