Paxton vs Cornyn

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gtownbear
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My email to President Trump earlier today advising him against endorsing John Cornyn in the runoff election against Ken Paxton.

President Trump,

As a 4th generation Texan and a close follower of issues for decades, I would strongly advise you against endorsing John Cornyn is his runoff election against Ken Paxton. I say this from my recollection of actions by both men over time with respect to you and Texas.

I would remind you sir that John Cornyn was in a leadership position in the Senate under then Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Other than their outstanding work in getting your Judicial appointments approved through the Senate, I recall both of them being a thorn in your side on many issues of importance to you during your first term. Cornyn was always willing to advance the proposition of amnesty in regards to the illegals who broke into our country as their first act. This of course left a bad taste in many of us Texas voters and citizens mouths who felt the consequence of the flood of illegals crossing our border through more and more money being allocated to support these illegals and feeling the effects of the higher crime perpetuated by these folks who should not be here in the first place.

In addition he took votes proposed by democrats that would have watered down our 2nd amendment rights which us Texans hold so dear. We know that any erosion of these gun rights specified in the U.S. Constitution are a slippery slope leading to the eventual confiscation of our guns which many of us believe would spell the end of our Republic.

Both of these acts by John Cornyn proved to millions of Texans that he is UNWORTHY of representing our State as he was willing to sell us out on principles our forefathers had fought and died for! This was a bridge too far for many, many Texans and we have long memories for issues like these.

In contrast, Ken Paxton may face some personal issues, but has been steadfast in his conservative principles throughout his public life and has supported you, Mr. President, and the MAGA movement since its inception.

Therefore, I would advise you to endorse Ken Paxton if you are to endorse anyone in this Senate race. If you do not wish to endorse Paxton, then I would strongly urge you to stay on the sidelines and let us Texas voters decide this one for ourselves. My belief is that an endorsement of Cornyn will anger much of your MAGA base here in Texas.

I share these remarks as one of your biggest fans President Trump.

May God Bless,


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gtownbear said:

My email to President Trump earlier today advising him against endorsing John Cornyn in the runoff election against Ken Paxton.

President Trump,

As a 4th generation Texan and a close follower of issues for decades, I would strongly advise you against endorsing John Cornyn is his runoff election against Ken Paxton. I say this from my recollection of actions by both men over time with respect to you and Texas.

I would remind you sir that John Cornyn was in a leadership position in the Senate under then Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Other than their outstanding work in getting your Judicial appointments approved through the Senate, I recall both of them being a thorn in your side on many issues of importance to you during your first term. Cornyn was always willing to advance the proposition of amnesty in regards to the illegals who broke into our country as their first act. This of course left a bad taste in many of us Texas voters and citizens mouths who felt the consequence of the flood of illegals crossing our border through more and more money being allocated to support these illegals and feeling the effects of the higher crime perpetuated by these folks who should not be here in the first place.

In addition he took votes proposed by democrats that would have watered down our 2nd amendment rights which us Texans hold so dear. We know that any erosion of these gun rights specified in the U.S. Constitution are a slippery slope leading to the eventual confiscation of our guns which many of us believe would spell the end of our Republic.

Both of these acts by John Cornyn proved to millions of Texans that he is UNWORTHY of representing our State as he was willing to sell us out on principles our forefathers had fought and died for! This was a bridge too far for many, many Texans and we have long memories for issues like these.

In contrast, Ken Paxton may face some personal issues, but has been steadfast in his conservative principles throughout his public life and has supported you, Mr. President, and the MAGA movement since its inception.

Therefore, I would advise you to endorse Ken Paxton if you are to endorse anyone in this Senate race. If you do not wish to endorse Paxton, then I would strongly urge you to stay on the sidelines and let us Texas voters decide this one for ourselves. My belief is that an endorsement of Cornyn will anger much of your MAGA base here in Texas.

I share these remarks as one of your biggest fans President Trump.

May God Bless,





IDK if Trump will read this... but I did.

Well written, excellent letter!
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gtownbear said:

Osodecentx said:

boognish_bear said:




At the end of Paxton's trial in the Texas Senate, he was going to be convicted. Lt Gov Patrick flipped 2 senators from guilty to not guilty & Paxton was acquitted. The repercussions of Patrick's actions are being felt

I believe it takes two thirds of the senate to vote for impeachment in order for that to take place. Since Paxton's wife at the time was a sitting senator, she could not vote leave 30 votes. Therefore 20 votes were necessary to convict Paxton on each Article of Impeachment. Most if not all garnered 14 votes to convict leaving 16 votes to not convict on each Article which would be six short of what they needed, not two.



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gtownbear said:

Osodecentx said:

boognish_bear said:




At the end of Paxton's trial in the Texas Senate, he was going to be convicted. Lt Gov Patrick flipped 2 senators from guilty to not guilty & Paxton was acquitted. The repercussions of Patrick's actions are being felt

I believe it takes two thirds of the senate to vote for impeachment in order for that to take place. Since Paxton's wife at the time was a sitting senator, she could not vote leave 30 votes. Therefore 20 votes were necessary to convict Paxton on each Article of Impeachment. Most if not all garnered 14 votes to convict leaving 16 votes to not convict on each Article which would be six short of what they needed, not two.


Before Patrick's intervention there were 20 votes to convict. When the 2 votes flipped the other Republicans caved.
We wouldn't be here but for Patrick
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The_barBEARian said:

gtownbear said:

My email to President Trump earlier today advising him against endorsing John Cornyn in the runoff election against Ken Paxton.

President Trump,

As a 4th generation Texan and a close follower of issues for decades, I would strongly advise you against endorsing John Cornyn is his runoff election against Ken Paxton. I say this from my recollection of actions by both men over time with respect to you and Texas.

I would remind you sir that John Cornyn was in a leadership position in the Senate under then Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Other than their outstanding work in getting your Judicial appointments approved through the Senate, I recall both of them being a thorn in your side on many issues of importance to you during your first term. Cornyn was always willing to advance the proposition of amnesty in regards to the illegals who broke into our country as their first act. This of course left a bad taste in many of us Texas voters and citizens mouths who felt the consequence of the flood of illegals crossing our border through more and more money being allocated to support these illegals and feeling the effects of the higher crime perpetuated by these folks who should not be here in the first place.

In addition he took votes proposed by democrats that would have watered down our 2nd amendment rights which us Texans hold so dear. We know that any erosion of these gun rights specified in the U.S. Constitution are a slippery slope leading to the eventual confiscation of our guns which many of us believe would spell the end of our Republic.

Both of these acts by John Cornyn proved to millions of Texans that he is UNWORTHY of representing our State as he was willing to sell us out on principles our forefathers had fought and died for! This was a bridge too far for many, many Texans and we have long memories for issues like these.

In contrast, Ken Paxton may face some personal issues, but has been steadfast in his conservative principles throughout his public life and has supported you, Mr. President, and the MAGA movement since its inception.

Therefore, I would advise you to endorse Ken Paxton if you are to endorse anyone in this Senate race. If you do not wish to endorse Paxton, then I would strongly urge you to stay on the sidelines and let us Texas voters decide this one for ourselves. My belief is that an endorsement of Cornyn will anger much of your MAGA base here in Texas.

I share these remarks as one of your biggest fans President Trump.

May God Bless,





IDK if Trump will read this... but I did.

Well written, excellent letter!

Actually , Trump's endorsement of Cornyn is a good thing. The Trump Lapdog vs. The My Way or the Highway Serial Philanderer. Not a difficult decision at all. If The barBEARian is supporting Paxton, then Cornyn is the right choice.

But once again, we need younger candidates. I think Cornyn is 74.

P.S.- Go Boomers!
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Politics is such a nasty business. Case in point is the SAVE Act. Thune is using the excuse that if tries to bring that bill to the Floor the democrats will filibuster and tie the senate up where nothing gets done. This is totally disingenuous because the reality is that quite a few Republicans are against that bill because special interest money is for the status quo and does not want this bill to pass. Among those who are against this bill is John Cornyn supposedly. So the Republicans have to not bring the bill to the Floor because it would show some members are willing to sell the country out in favor of the special interests and this would be evident to the world after they voted no on the bill. And we wonder why common sense things do not get accomplished anymore! Nowadays it is rare when things get done for the right reasons, when in earlier times we could count on it.

Which leads me to my note to President Trump where I was appalled that he would consider endorsing John Cornyn, who had disparaged him numerous times years earlier and taken votes against Trump policies as well, while Paxton has always been in his corner. I am still baffled by this endorsement possibility. To me he would be alienating his own MAGA base here in Texas if he took that action.

Just one man's perspective.
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gtownbear said:

My email to President Trump earlier today advising him against endorsing John Cornyn in the runoff election against Ken Paxton.

President Trump,

As a 4th generation Texan and a close follower of issues for decades, I would strongly advise you against endorsing John Cornyn is his runoff election against Ken Paxton. I say this from my recollection of actions by both men over time with respect to you and Texas.

I would remind you sir that John Cornyn was in a leadership position in the Senate under then Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Other than their outstanding work in getting your Judicial appointments approved through the Senate, I recall both of them being a thorn in your side on many issues of importance to you during your first term. Cornyn was always willing to advance the proposition of amnesty in regards to the illegals who broke into our country as their first act. This of course left a bad taste in many of us Texas voters and citizens mouths who felt the consequence of the flood of illegals crossing our border through more and more money being allocated to support these illegals and feeling the effects of the higher crime perpetuated by these folks who should not be here in the first place.

In addition he took votes proposed by democrats that would have watered down our 2nd amendment rights which us Texans hold so dear. We know that any erosion of these gun rights specified in the U.S. Constitution are a slippery slope leading to the eventual confiscation of our guns which many of us believe would spell the end of our Republic.

Both of these acts by John Cornyn proved to millions of Texans that he is UNWORTHY of representing our State as he was willing to sell us out on principles our forefathers had fought and died for! This was a bridge too far for many, many Texans and we have long memories for issues like these.

In contrast, Ken Paxton may face some personal issues, but has been steadfast in his conservative principles throughout his public life and has supported you, Mr. President, and the MAGA movement since its inception.

Therefore, I would advise you to endorse Ken Paxton if you are to endorse anyone in this Senate race. If you do not wish to endorse Paxton, then I would strongly urge you to stay on the sidelines and let us Texas voters decide this one for ourselves. My belief is that an endorsement of Cornyn will anger much of your MAGA base here in Texas.

I share these remarks as one of your biggest fans President Trump.

May God Bless,




James Talerico and Ilhan Omar thank you.
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gtownbear said:

Politics is such a nasty business. Case in point is the SAVE Act. Thune is using the excuse that if tries to bring that bill to the Floor the democrats will filibuster and tie the senate up where nothing gets done. This is totally disingenuous because the reality is that quite a few Republicans are against that bill because special interest money is for the status quo and does not want this bill to pass. Among those who are against this bill is John Cornyn supposedly. So the Republicans have to not bring the bill to the Floor because it would show some members are willing to sell the country out in favor of the special interests and this would be evident to the world after they voted no on the bill. And we wonder why common sense things do not get accomplished anymore! Nowadays it is rare when things get done for the right reasons, when in earlier times we could count on it.

Which leads me to my note to President Trump where I was appalled that he would consider endorsing John Cornyn, who had disparaged him numerous times years earlier and taken votes against Trump policies as well, while Paxton has always been in his corner. I am still baffled by this endorsement possibility. To me he would be alienating his own MAGA base here in Texas if he took that action.

Just one man's perspective.

Now do JD Vance. And Marco Rubio. And Ted Cruz. What's your special hardon for Cornyn vs all the others that dumped on Trump in the past but now don't?
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Bruisers Burner Phone said:

gtownbear said:

Politics is such a nasty business. Case in point is the SAVE Act. Thune is using the excuse that if tries to bring that bill to the Floor the democrats will filibuster and tie the senate up where nothing gets done. This is totally disingenuous because the reality is that quite a few Republicans are against that bill because special interest money is for the status quo and does not want this bill to pass. Among those who are against this bill is John Cornyn supposedly. So the Republicans have to not bring the bill to the Floor because it would show some members are willing to sell the country out in favor of the special interests and this would be evident to the world after they voted no on the bill. And we wonder why common sense things do not get accomplished anymore! Nowadays it is rare when things get done for the right reasons, when in earlier times we could count on it.

Which leads me to my note to President Trump where I was appalled that he would consider endorsing John Cornyn, who had disparaged him numerous times years earlier and taken votes against Trump policies as well, while Paxton has always been in his corner. I am still baffled by this endorsement possibility. To me he would be alienating his own MAGA base here in Texas if he took that action.

Just one man's perspective.

Now do JD Vance. And Marco Rubio. And Ted Cruz. What's your special hardon for Cornyn vs all the others that dumped on Trump in the past but now don't?

Because Cornyn pretended to be conservative around election time, but never voted that way on many occasions. And many of his bad votes in the senate affected me as a Texan so I hold it against him.
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Democrat polling firm. It should be viewed as best case for Dems. Does not show a statistically significant difference between Cornyn & Paxton.



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Redbrickbear said:



If Cornyn had ever attacked Democrats the way he's attacking Republicans, he wouldn't be in the situation he's in.
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whiterock said:

Redbrickbear said:



If Cornyn had ever attacked Democrats the way he's attacking Republicans, he wouldn't be in the situation he's in.

Attacking Trump is not the same thing as attacking Republicans.
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Bruisers Burner Phone said:

whiterock said:

Redbrickbear said:



If Cornyn had ever attacked Democrats the way he's attacking Republicans, he wouldn't be in the situation he's in.

Attacking Trump is not the same thing as attacking Republicans.

LOL = copium. Recent polling has Trump support within GOP at all-time highs - 95% support of conservatives, and 85% support among all Republicans. So yeah, attacking Trump is attacking Republicans.

And even if a political attack on a specific Republican might be justified, why are there never any political attacks on Democrats? Are none of them deserving of any kind of political attacks as well? Democrats believe in open borders, open jails, open ballot boxes, and open carving stations for Mengele-esque experiments on the genitalia of troubled kids, positions the American people oppose by super-majority margins. So why do we only hear Cornyn criticizing Trump and his conservative Republican supporters?
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whiterock said:

Bruisers Burner Phone said:

whiterock said:

Redbrickbear said:



If Cornyn had ever attacked Democrats the way he's attacking Republicans, he wouldn't be in the situation he's in.

Attacking Trump is not the same thing as attacking Republicans.

LOL = copium. Recent polling has Trump support within GOP at all-time highs - 95% support of conservatives, and 85% support among all Republicans. So yeah, attacking Trump is attacking Republicans.

And even if a political attack on a specific Republican might be justified, why are there never any political attacks on Democrats? Are none of them deserving of any kind of political attacks as well? Democrats believe in open borders, open jails, open ballot boxes, and open carving stations for Mengele-esque experiments on the genitalia of troubled kids, positions the American people oppose by super-majority margins. So why do we only hear Cornyn criticizing Trump and his conservative Republican supporters?


Is this the fake 95% you keep talking about?

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Disappointing & shortsighted. I'd rather have the filibuster

Sen. John Cornyn announced he supports scrapping the filibuster if needed to pass a voting restrictions bill, a marked change from his longtime support of the procedural tool as he courts the endorsement of President Donald Trump.
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I'd rather have the filibuster too but the democrats are going to completely scrap it as soon as they have the majority and if they have all three branches of the government will pack the supreme court, open the border, codify open border into law, and make DC and Puerto Rico a state. So Republicans have a choice. Do it now and get some wins or dont and wait for the democrats to destroy the republic.
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BearFan33 said:

I'd rather have the filibuster too but the democrats are going to completely scrap it as soon as they have the majority and if they have all three branches of the government will pack the supreme court, open the border, codify open border into law, and make DC and Puerto Rico a state. So Republicans have a choice. Do it now and get some wins or dont and wait for the democrats to destroy the republic.


Dems didn't scrap it last time they had it all
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whiterock said:

Bruisers Burner Phone said:

whiterock said:

Redbrickbear said:



If Cornyn had ever attacked Democrats the way he's attacking Republicans, he wouldn't be in the situation he's in.

Attacking Trump is not the same thing as attacking Republicans.

LOL = copium. Recent polling has Trump support within GOP at all-time highs - 95% support of conservatives, and 85% support among all Republicans. So yeah, attacking Trump is attacking Republicans.

And even if a political attack on a specific Republican might be justified, why are there never any political attacks on Democrats? Are none of them deserving of any kind of political attacks as well? Democrats believe in open borders, open jails, open ballot boxes, and open carving stations for Mengele-esque experiments on the genitalia of troubled kids, positions the American people oppose by super-majority margins. So why do we only hear Cornyn criticizing Trump and his conservative Republican supporters?

I'm not sure if you're serious about that or not. He definitely went after Trump in the wake of the post-election stuff, and he definitely has gone after Paxton because, of course, they're in a primary fight (just like Paxton has gone after him). But there are plenty of media hits that popped up in less than 5 seconds of him giving it to Pelosi, Whitehorse, Schumer, Biden, Kamala and a lot of other dems. Not that hard to find.
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Osodecentx said:

BearFan33 said:

I'd rather have the filibuster too but the democrats are going to completely scrap it as soon as they have the majority and if they have all three branches of the government will pack the supreme court, open the border, codify open border into law, and make DC and Puerto Rico a state. So Republicans have a choice. Do it now and get some wins or dont and wait for the democrats to destroy the republic.


Dems didn't scrap it last time they had it all

Past performance is not indicative of future results. It's in every prospectus.
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Looks like they got God to lend his voice to the commercial.

He stole a pen...haha...what?!?!

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boognish_bear said:

Looks like they got God to lend his voice to the commercial.

He stole a pen...haha...what?!?!



This is kind of a weak self-righteous commercial.

All folks have broken many of the commandments.

Tell me what you are going to do above Paxton to help Texas. Tell me why you are better for Texas,
not what the sins of your opponent are.

Can't stand Paxton, but throwing the 10 commandments at him is showing a lack of understanding of sin.
We all fall short in many ways. I bet Cornyn has broken plenty of them himself.
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canoso said:

Osodecentx said:

BearFan33 said:

I'd rather have the filibuster too but the democrats are going to completely scrap it as soon as they have the majority and if they have all three branches of the government will pack the supreme court, open the border, codify open border into law, and make DC and Puerto Rico a state. So Republicans have a choice. Do it now and get some wins or dont and wait for the democrats to destroy the republic.


Dems didn't scrap it last time they had it all

Past performance is not indicative of future results. It's in every prospectus.


True, but if Republicans scrap the filibuster you can bet we'll have the states of DC & Puerto Rico at the 1st opportunity
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With all Paxton's character faults, why vote for him?
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Waco1947 said:

With all Paxton's character faults, why vote for him?

Take a look at the Democrats. Somehow they are much worse.

And Cornyn? yeesh.
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Waco1947 said:

With all Paxton's character faults, why vote for him?


You're voting for Talarico anyway. You don't care who republicans choose.
Both men have grievous faults. I'm not happy with either. But I wouldn't have voted for either of the Democrat candidates either. Though I do think Talarico will be the most dangerous candidate for Texas.
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