Hello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review. My name is Anthony Sosa and today we have Amber O’Dell and Christie Beamer on to talk about Ken Paxton the Texas Attorney General. We discuss the role of Attorney General in the state of Texas, the history of Ken Paxton’s political career before he became TX Attorney General, his criminal misconduct and subsequent investigations, and his recent lawsuit against Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin that was shut down by the Supreme Court. We also will get into the recent call for succession by the State Republican Party and how that isn’t even an option.   

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Music by Anthony Sosa 

Duties of TX Attorney General: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/about-office/duties-responsibilities 

FBI Investigation

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/17/texas-ken-paxton-fbi/

Lawsuit Against GA, WI, MI, and PA

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/12/08/texas-ken-paxton-election-georgia/

SCOUTS Denies Lawsuit for Lack of Standing

https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/12/u-s-supreme-court-denies-texas-lawsuit-for-lack-of-standing/

SCOTUS Order

https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/121120zr_p860.pdf 

Article III of the U.S. Constitution

https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/article-3/ 

Texas’ Response 

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/12/11/texas-lawsuit-supreme-court-election-results/

https://www.star-telegram.com/article247792495.html 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/12/12/texas-gop-chairman-slammed-after-suggesting-secession-from-united-states/?sh=7ba78688529f

Allen West TX GOP Official Response

https://www.texasgop.org/chairman-allen-wests-response-to-scotus-decision/

On Succession

 An Ordinance, Declaring the Ordinance of Secession Null and Void March 15, 1866

https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/secession/15march1866.html

Texas Tribune Article and Scalia Response

https://www.texastribune.org/2016/06/24/can-texas-legally-secede-united-states/