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Hold onto your sombreros, amigos, because Texas just threw a legal haymaker at Robert Francis "Beto" O’Rourke.
A Tarrant County district judge, Megan Fahey, dropped a temporary restraining order on Friday evening that has senor Beto’s fundraising for the runaway Texas Democrats, who bolted the state to dodge a vote on a new congressional map, in a chokehold.
Judge Fahey didn’t mince words in her order, saying, "Defendants have and will continue to engage in unlawful fundraising practices and utilization of political funds in a manner that either directly violates or causes Texas Democratic Legislators to violate: (1) Texas Penal Code,§ 36.01(3); (2) Texas Elections Code, § 253.035; (3) Rule 5, § 3 of the House Rules of Procedure; and (4) Tex. Pen. Code §§ 36.08, 36.10.”
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Judge Fahey didn’t mince words in her order, saying, "Defendants have and will continue to engage in unlawful fundraising practices and utilization of political funds in a manner that either directly violates or causes Texas Democratic Legislators to violate: (1) Texas Penal Code,§ 36.01(3); (2) Texas Elections Code, § 253.035; (3) Rule 5, § 3 of the House Rules of Procedure; and (4) Tex. Pen. Code §§ 36.08, 36.10.”
So it's clear that Beto's playing fast and loose with the law, and the court’s not having it.
The order goes on, stating, "Consumers have and continue to suffer irreparable harm through these unlawful acts because they are making political contributions that are being used to fund personal expenses and violate State law."
The order goes on, stating, "Consumers have and continue to suffer irreparable harm through these unlawful acts because they are making political contributions that are being used to fund personal expenses and violate State law."
Fahey is basically saying Beto's scheme is picking the pockets of donors to bankroll the personal joyrides of these AWOL Democrats.Fahey didn't stop there. She called out the fundraising as "false, misleading, or deceptive acts under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code §§ 17.46(a), (b)(2), (b)(5), (b)(7), and (b)(24) because Defendants are raising and utilizing political contributions from Texas consumers to pay for the personal expenses of Texas legislators, in violation of Texas law." In other words, Beto's allegedly been running a bait-and-switch, selling political passion but delivering personal perks.
This all kicked off when Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, never one to shy away from a fight, sued O'Rourke and his group, Powered by People, earlier that day. Paxton's press release pulled no punches, accusing them of "unlawful fundraising activity, including potentially operating a misleading financial-influence scheme to fund runaway Democrats who fled Texas to break quorum." Paxton came out swinging, saying, "Democrat runaways are likely accepting Beto Bribes to underwrite their jet-setting sideshow in far-flung places and misleadingly raising political funds to pay for personal expenses. This out-of-state, cowardly cabal is abandoning their constitutional duties. I will not allow failed political has-beens to buy off Texas elected officials. I’ll see you in court, Beto."
Paxton is claiming O'Rourke and his cronies "intentionally misled" donors, tricking them into thinking they were funding a noble political cause when, in reality, the cash was allegedly covering the Democrats' personal expenses.
This all kicked off when Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, never one to shy away from a fight, sued O'Rourke and his group, Powered by People, earlier that day. Paxton's press release pulled no punches, accusing them of "unlawful fundraising activity, including potentially operating a misleading financial-influence scheme to fund runaway Democrats who fled Texas to break quorum." Paxton came out swinging, saying, "Democrat runaways are likely accepting Beto Bribes to underwrite their jet-setting sideshow in far-flung places and misleadingly raising political funds to pay for personal expenses. This out-of-state, cowardly cabal is abandoning their constitutional duties. I will not allow failed political has-beens to buy off Texas elected officials. I’ll see you in court, Beto."
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Paxton is claiming O'Rourke and his cronies "intentionally misled" donors, tricking them into thinking they were funding a noble political cause when, in reality, the cash was allegedly covering the Democrats' personal expenses.
The press release lays it out: "By knowingly blurring the distinction, O'Rourke and Powered by People sought to take advantage of uninformed donors by directing them to explicitly political fundraising platforms, all while intending to use the funds for purposes they understood to be constituted as personal expenditures. Texas law prohibits organizations from engaging in false, misleading, and deceptive acts, such as the fundraising scheme operated by O'Rourke and Powered by People."
After the restraining order landed, Paxton couldn't resist a victory lap. "The Beto Bribe buyouts that were bankrolling the runaway Democrats have been officially stopped," he said. "People like Robert believe Texas can be bought. Today, I stopped his deceptive financial influence scheme that attempted to deceive donors and subvert our constitutional process. They told me to 'come and take it,' so I did."
So, there you have it--a Texas-sized legal smackdown. Beto's fundraising hustle just hit a brick wall, and Paxton's grinning like he just won the Alamo.
After the restraining order landed, Paxton couldn't resist a victory lap. "The Beto Bribe buyouts that were bankrolling the runaway Democrats have been officially stopped," he said. "People like Robert believe Texas can be bought. Today, I stopped his deceptive financial influence scheme that attempted to deceive donors and subvert our constitutional process. They told me to 'come and take it,' so I did."
So, there you have it--a Texas-sized legal smackdown. Beto's fundraising hustle just hit a brick wall, and Paxton's grinning like he just won the Alamo.
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