- cross-posted to:
- politics@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- politics@beehaw.org
Ex-congressman’s Powered by People fundraised for lawmakers who left state to prevent redistricting vote
A Texas judge has expanded a restraining order against former congressman Beto O’Rourke and his political organization over its fundraising for Democratic state lawmakers who left Texas to prevent a legislative session on congressional redistricting.
Tarrant county judge Megan Fahey, a member of the conservative Federalist Society and past president of the Fort Worth Republican Women’s Club, said in a four-page order published on Saturday that O’Rourke and his political group, Powered by People, are barred from sending money out of Texas.
Fahey found that “harm is imminent to the State, and if the Court does not issue this order, the State will be irreparably injured” because “defendants’ fundraising conduct constitutes false, misleading, or deceptive acts under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act”.
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Sure sounds like they’re limiting his free speech.
Meanwhile anyone can walk into mar a lago and hand trump a bribe publicly
Or into the oval office and hand out a gold bar
Isn’t this a first amendment violation, i.e., Citizens United, etc.?
Rules only apply when they benefit Republicans
Rules for thee, not for mee, man…
But isn’t Beto one of the “me” based on his position? He could just do it anyway and hit the 🖕to the judges. Trump does it daily
Again, rules for thee…
Trump breaks the law, noone gives a shit. Anyone else breaks the same law? Yeah, no.
Sorry. I meant he is one of the “me” as someone in charge. He could easily give the fuck you to Trump. If Trump wants to push it with imprisoning him or using some sort of force then America will show what it’s made of, truly, with how we respond. Perhaps it’s what we need…?
If we had a functioning supreme court this would be easily overturned for interfering with interstate trade.
Sounds like those of us outside of Texas should pitch in because FUCK YOU. I guess money is free speech only when it benefits Republicans.
That’s purely how Republicans work, when something benefits them then it’s perfectly okay, but once anyone else benefits then it’s suddenly the worst thing ever done by a human. It’s absolutely disgusting how they’ll do it to your face and then deny they ever benefited from it before.
Or. Else. What?
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Trolls really don’t put in the effort they used to.
“They’re not sending their best, or their brightest.”
Unfortunately they are.
4 day old account. Mostly down votes.
Cause I’m a Trump supporter and I’m usually just on mastodon not kbin… You guys downvote me cause you hate Trump!
You’re getting downvoted for being intentionally stupid.
Nope be a Trump Suppoter on Reddit and go to r/politics you will get downvoted to oblivion
Shut up bitch, go back to Reddit.
But, also…
Fuck Reddit and Fuck Spez.
This isn’t Reddit.
There wont be another election dumb ass.
