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  1. 55 minutes ago, Captainant said:

    buzbee is just getting every objection sustained by paxton. He's straight up not allowing these state employees to give their point of view. Busted ass fucking proceedings.Β 

    Borderline misogynist with how much he's interrupting the defense's action. It's like a fucking daytime news segment when it's just one person yelling over another. Buzbee is just burning the clock and preventing anything of substance from happening. And of course paxton is all too happy to let buzbee object while glancing up from his cell phone. Fuckin shameful display

    Yes. It has been exceptionally bad today. Buzbee has wasted a TON of the prosecutions time making silly objections and shockingly getting a ton of them sustained. There were several times witnesses haven't even been able to testify to simple things occurring in their daily activities that are highly relevant. If they weren't so damaging, Buzbee wouldn't be going so hard to keep them out. Pretty much every witness so far is in Paxton's corner on a personal level, they're just being compelled to testify and aren't willing to lie under oath. I mean, shit, the guy today admitted that Paxton is basically a father to him, and that's the guy who Buzbee railroaded with objections the most.

    There's damn good reason for the rules of evidence in trials. But this isn't a real trial, and those justifications largely don't exist here. The time limits are a real problem in that regard. If this were a criminal trial, the defense and prosecution would generally have the right to call all these separate people to testify (which would take away the hearsay issue), but that's not permissible here. Because of that, the general rules on hearsay should've been broadened significantly. Honestly, most of these people already sort of know each other. If not directly, then they know someone who does. They can assess credibility a lot better than normal jurors hearing testimony from perfect strangers. They also understand the inner-workings of most of these offices, so they should be given broader leeway in that regard as well.Β 

    In the end, this trial is for the public (and to provide cover for a few senators). Every senator knew how they were going to vote, whether that be: 1) guilty, no matter what, 2) not guilty, no matter what, or 3) let's see if the public comes out strong in Paxton's favor, and if not, then it's safe for me to vote guilty.

    Buzbee is doing a good job keeping out a lot of really bad looking stuff, but the prosecution has been able to get in a lot in spite of that. With the empty grandstands, the lack of protests, and the lack of support from many other high ranking Republican officials, I think any Senator that went in under the 3rd option should be feeling confident that they won't get meaningful backlash from their constituents. Honestly, they can probably spin it as an advantage, both locally and nationally, claiming that they're now the party of accountability and rule of law. "Hey, forget everything we've done as a party up to this point, we just impeached a highly popular Republican in deep red Texas. We do what's right, regardless of political affiliation!" They're gonna say that either way, just based on the fact they voted to impeach him, but a conviction makes it a much stronger argument since they've spent these past few days/weeks/years arguing that the impeachment is just another liberal witch hunt.Β 

  2. 16 hours ago, TrashMaster G said:

    How do they beat the deadbolt first?

    Obviously it’s staged, but somebody like a maid or maintenance with a master key could do it. Or somebody who swiped it off one of those people. Or, next time you’re at a hotel, walk down the hallway with your keycard and see how many doors it opens. I guarantee you it will open a few. I’ve accidentally done it enough times to know it’s not just a coincidence.Β 

  3. 16 hours ago, PTINS said:

    I'll try; Perhaps it is a "pressure switch" of sorts.

    Drone flies at ~ 2,000 ft?, atmospheric pressure is ~ 1 PSI less than at ground level.

    Water jug is ~ 12" diameter, 113 square inches.

    Jug nozzle is restricted down to ~ 1 square inch, pressure exceeds 100 PSI at ground level.

    Drone flies from ground to 2,000 ft, higher pressure "heavy" air in jug is displaced w/ lower pressure "light" air,

    As mine is dropped from 2000 ft,Β  the pressure in the jug increases at it gets closer to the ground, activating the pressure switch > 100 PSI, boom.Β 

    Um...so how do they launch the drone? Or set the "fuse?" They'd have to be assembled on the ground. Pretty sure it's just to keep the mine from flipping around in the air to make sure it lands on a particular spot. The smaller pole also looks like it has little fan blades in the tip which would also suggest they're for stability.

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  4. The letterhead stuff cracks me up. How much you wanna bet it was just some staffer that always cuts and pastes from a previous word document? That's how I put letter head on shit. I've occasionally grabbed an outdated one that had an old address or missing one of the cities we have offices in without noticing.Β 

    I don't even understand what implication he's making that it was done intentionally. How does Paxton's name missing change anything about the document? If anything, that just seems like a super lame troll attempt.

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  5. 1 hour ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

    Damn, Buzbee is steamrolling this dude.

    I'm still a good bit behind, but I don't agree at all. I think Buzbee is flailing around with theatrics while the witness is handling the questioning just fine. I mentioned gas-lighting earlier, and Buzbee is excellent at it. Don't let that fool you

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  6. 6 minutes ago, South Austin said:

    I like how he keeps calling Mateer "Rule of Law Guy."

    As a general rule, the cadence of cross-examination generally flows better than direct because the examining lawyer has more control and can ask leading questions.Β 

    I've only caught some of Buzbee's cross during my lunch break, and I have no idea if he's scoring substantive points, but he's coming off as much more crisp and polished than Hardin.

    No. Not so far, at least. Buzbee is very talented at making it sound like he caught the witness in a lie when they aren't. It's a master-class in gaslighting.Β 

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  7. 11 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    I'm dead serious.Β  Complain, counter-accuse, lie, and do so vehemently while pounding the table.Β  The GQP base eats it all up.Β  And they are the only audience that matters: every vote in the Senate that counts is looking to see how THAT group is responding to the case.

    Spent the weekend with some R friends and they were universally anti-Paxton. Each of them said they have mostly always agreed with his politics (forcing me to struggle mightily not to derail the conversation), but said this was just too much and he should be removed. Plus, they were all Westlake grads and two of them had been friends with Nate Paul back in the day. Not sure if that changes the dynamic one way or the other, but I thought it was an interesting side note.Β 

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