Cenk Uygur
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Beware Of People Preaching About Morality
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July 7, 2015
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3:57Now PlayingThe Attorney General for Texas is a guy named Ken Paxton, and if there's one thing we know about him it's that he cares about morality. In Mr. Paxton's opinion, the gay marriage ruling by the SCOTUS cannot stand! There is now a criminal investigation into Ken Paxton, Cenk Uygur host of The Young Turks breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
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"...Paxton has opted to play the part of culture warrior rather than the state’s top legal authority. Two days after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling legalizing same-sex marriage across the country, Paxton issued an AG opinion giving county clerks religiously opposed to same-sex couples this preposterous legal advice: It’s totally fine for individual clerks to refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses, and if they face litigation (which they most certainly will), rest assured that there’s an army of pro bono attorneys waiting in the wings to help defend the right to discriminate against gay couples.
Now, thanks to an Austin American-Statesman investigation that dropped this weekend, we know Paxton has also helped further nepotism in state government. Specifically, dozens of personnel records the paper obtained under state open records laws show that within just one week of taking over Paxton quietly appointed at least 14 people connected to him or other prominent Republicans to plum jobs. It’s a clear violation of a far-reaching state law that requires jobs like these be advertised when they’re filled from outside the agency. What’s more, records show applicants without political connections faced months of red tape, interviews and vetting – you know, the kind of hurdles you usually have to clear when applying for a state job."
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