Orwellian Echoes: Ken Paxton's Return
Austin American Statesman Letters to the Editor, October 1, 2023.
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” Ken Paxton is innocent. Dan Patrick is a fair and unbiased judge. George Orwell’s 1949 novel about the then distant 1984 foresaw a time when the obvious would be turned on its head to benefit those in power.
Those in power in the Texas Senate did just that when they chose to dismiss the articles of impeachment against Paxton and return a man under investigation by the FBI and indictment for securities fraud to the highest legal office in the state. It boggles the mind.
Patrick’s acceptance of a $3 million donation from a pro-Paxton PAC and his subsequent excoriation of the House who brought the charges leaves no doubt of his loyalties.
The behavior brings to mind the old saying, “Who you going to believe? Me or your lying eyes.”
Lynda West, Austin TX
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