{"id":2082152,"date":"2023-10-28T09:56:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T13:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-lawmaker-who-voted-against-ag-paxtons-impeachment-files-resolution-to-reform-process\/"},"modified":"2023-10-28T09:59:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T13:59:38","slug":"texas-lawmaker-who-voted-against-ag-paxtons-impeachment-files-resolution-to-reform-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-lawmaker-who-voted-against-ag-paxtons-impeachment-files-resolution-to-reform-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas lawmaker files resolution to reform impeachment process after voting against AG Paxton&#8217;s impeachment."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-lawmaker-who-voted-against-ag-paxtons-impeachment-files-resolution-to-reform-process%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2082152&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Texas\u200b House Member\u200d Proposes\u200c Constitutional Amendment to Reform Impeachment Process<\/h2>\n<p>A Texas House member\u200b who voted against the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton\u2064 has filed a resolution\u2062 to reform the impeachment process.<\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Travis Clardy (R) \u2063on Thursday filed a proposed constitutional amendment that would ensure elected officials \u2064facing impeachment are \u2063afforded due process.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHouse Joint Resolution 8 amend Article XV, Section 1, and \u200bSection 5 of the Texas Constitution and will establish \u200ba clear and \u2062concise framework recognizing the importance\u200c of due process and uphold the fundamental rights of any officer facing impeachment consistent with the\u200b Constitution \u200band the rule of law,\u201d\u2063 according to \u200ca news release.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Texas AG Ken Paxton to File\u2063 Criminal Doxing Charges Against House \u200bImpeachment Managers<\/h3>\n<p>10\/10\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>House Republicans, Democrats Clash Over Evidence\u200d for Biden Impeachment, Purpose of Inquiry<\/h3>\n<p>9\/28\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The six-term \u200clawmaker requested Gov. Greg \u200bAbbott expand \u2064the scope of the current special session \u200cto include amending the impeachment process.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Paxton, who was acquitted on 16 articles, \u200dapplauded the lawmaker \u2062on \u200dsocial media for filing the legislation. Four other articles held in abeyance were dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you <strong>Travis \u200cClardy<\/strong>, this should never happen to anyone in Texas\u2063 ever again. \u2064Strong \u2063work, Rep. Clardy,&#8221; he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Clardy \u2062was one of only 23 House Republicans who\u2062 opposed the rushed impeachment of the\u200c state&#8217;s top lawyer based on unsworn testimony in the final days of \u2062the\u200b regular \u2064legislative session.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is an important issue,&#8221; Mr. Clardy said following the House impeachment vote \u2063in late May. &#8220;This is\u2063 a constitutional office held by a gentleman who has been elected in a contested primary and contested general election just a few months ago.\u200c Duly elected by the people of Texas. And \u200dI think this deserved a\u2064 great\u200c deal more attention to scrutiny than we were allowed\u2062 to give it\u200c in the limited time we had.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h3>Widespread \u2064Criticism<\/h3>\n<p>The House impeachment process <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-threatens-to-cancel-july-4th-if-americans-refuse-to-get-coronavirus-vaccine\/\" title=\"Biden Threatens To \u2018Cancel\u2019 July 4th If Americans Refuse To Get Coronavirus Vaccine\">drew widespread criticism<\/a> from Republican \u200blawmakers, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R), who \u200bpresided over the \u200bSenate\u2063 trial and remained silent until after Mr. Paxton&#8217;s acquittal on Sept. 16.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mr. Patrick let loose during a \u2062speech \u200bafter the trial, calling out the House over\u200d its \u201cflawed process\u201d and urging lawmakers to make changes to the constitution.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the\u200b next regular session, \u2063we must amend the Texas Constitution on \u2062the issue of impeachment because the way the constitution is \u200bwritten allowed this \u2063flawed \u200cprocess to happen this year,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate \u2063leader criticized the House, led \u200cby Republican Speaker Dade Phelan, for not placing witnesses under oath, not providing adequate time for House members to review the\u2062 articles, and suspending \u200dthe attorney without pay.\u200c Mr. Patrick noted that former presidents \u200cBill Clinton and \u200cDonald Trump did not have to step down from their duties.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An impeachment like this should never happen again in the House like\u2064 it happened this year,&#8221; Mr. Patrick said at the \u200cend of his speech.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Clardy&#8217;s legislation addresses many of the same issues in\u200b its \u200dfive key provisions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a duty to protect the rights of every \u200dindividual, even \u200cduring\u200d the most difficult \u2063circumstances,&#8221; Mr. Clardy \u2062said in a statement. &#8220;This legislation reinforces our \u200bcommitment to fairness, due process, \u200cand upholding the principles upon which our great state was founded.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The first \u200dprovision would require the House to conduct\u200c &#8220;thorough\u200c and even-handed&#8221; investigations on all articles of impeachment.<\/p>\n<p>The second provision would require all\u200d witness testimony considered by the House must be &#8220;provided under\u200c oath and subject \u200bto cross-examination&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The third provision \u200bwould guarantee that any officer being investigated for impeachment, and \u2063their\u2063 lawyer, be &#8220;granted\u2063 the opportunity\u200d to be present during all hearings&#8221; before\u2064 the \u2064House or committee.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth provision would require members of the House\u200c to be \u200bgiven \u2064a\u2062 minimum of 14 days to review all records relating to\u200d impeachment articles before voting.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the final provision partially addresses Mr. Patrick&#8217;s\u200b argument regarding suspension without pay.<\/p>\n<p>It would place an officer\u2064 on\u2063 temporary suspension when they are impeached, but it would allow them to continue receiving their regular compensation until the matter is resolved.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hopefully, nobody ever\u200b feels the need to impeach\u2062 anybody, regardless of who \u2064and when and what party they belong to,&#8221; \u2064Mr. Clardy \u2064told The Dallas Morning News. &#8220;But if they do,\u200c they&#8217;ll find there&#8217;s provisions that were put in place that give some guardrails to how the process should work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the \u200bconcerns raised by opponents of the amendment regarding the potential\u2062 hindrance of swift addressing of serious allegations \u2064if additional due process rights are \u2064granted to elected\u2063 officials?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rticles against Paxton, and rushing the impeachment process\u200c without proper due diligence.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the constitutional amendment argue that elected \u2063officials facing impeachment should be granted the same due process\u2063 rights as any other\u200c citizen. They believe that \u2062the impeachment process should\u2064 not be treated as a political tool, but rather as \u2063a serious and fair procedure that upholds \u2064the principles of the Constitution and the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents of the amendment, on the\u200b other hand, argue that the current impeachment process is sufficient \u2063and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-lawmaker-who-voted-against-ag-paxtons-impeachment-files-resolution-to-reform-process\/\" title=\"Texas lawmaker files resolution to reform impeachment process after voting against AG Paxton's impeachment.\">granting additional due process\u2063 rights<\/a> to elected officials could hinder \u2064the swift addressing of \u2064serious allegations. They believe that the impeachment process should remain \u2063a political process, allowing the elected representatives to hold their colleagues accountable without unnecessary legal protections.<\/p>\n<p>The filing of this proposed constitutional amendment comes in the wake of the \u2063impeachment trial \u2064of Attorney General Ken Paxton, which drew widespread criticism for its rushed and flawed proceedings. \u200cLt. Gov. \u200cDan Patrick, \u2062who presided\u200b over the Senate trial, expressed\u200d his dissatisfaction with the\u2064 impeachment \u200bprocess and called for changes to be made to the Texas Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abortion-rights-advocates-seek-to-codify-abortion-in-nevada-constitution\/\" title=\"Abortion rights supporters aim to enshrine abortion in Nevada's Constitution.\">proposed constitutional amendment seeks<\/a> to \u200cestablish a clear\u200b and concise framework that recognizes \u200bthe \u2062importance of due process and upholds the\u200b fundamental rights of any\u200b officer facing impeachment. State Rep. \u200bTravis \u200cClardy, who filed the \u200dresolution,\u200d believes \u200cthat the impeachment process should be subject to greater scrutiny and attention, especially when it involves elected officials who have been duly elected by \u2062the\u2062 people of Texas.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how this proposed constitutional amendment will be received and debated in the Texas House and \u2062Senate. As elected officials grapple with the question of how\u200c best \u2064to reform the impeachment process, it is important \u2064to \u2063strike\u2064 a balance between providing\u2062 adequate due process rights and ensuring that the \u200dprocedures remain fair, effective, and efficient.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The proposal of a constitutional amendment to reform\u200b the impeachment process in Texas reflects concerns over the rushed and flawed\u2064 proceedings that took place during the\u2062 recent impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken\u200d Paxton. State Rep. Travis Clardy&#8217;s resolution seeks to establish a clear and concise \u200cframework\u2063 that recognizes the importance of due\u200c process \u200band\u2062 upholds the fundamental\u2063 rights of any officer facing \u200cimpeachment. \u200dThe debate over this amendment will shed light on the\u200d tensions between providing adequate\u200d due process rights and maintaining\u2064 an effective and \u2064efficient impeachment process. Ultimately, the outcome of this proposal will have significant implications\u200b for\u200d the future of impeachment proceedings in Texas and the protection of constitutional rights for elected officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Texas House member, Rep. Travis Clardy (R), who opposed the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton, has introduced a resolution to revamp the impeachment process. 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