The Mendoza Line: Ken Paxton accuses AOC and Beto of 'help gouging' during Texas freeze

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U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, and former U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke provided too much help to Texans suffering from the recent winter storm, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleges.

The Republican AG announced via press release that the duo should be charged with felony “help gouging,” adding that they engaged in “exorbitant and excessive fundraising” during the weather crisis.

Paxton, who's vowed to keep Texas ideologically pure, dreamed up the offense after Ocasio-Cortez and O’Rourke raised more than $5 million for relief agencies to help victims of the Texas freeze. The duo also mobilized volunteers to do welfare checks on seniors while GOP leaders busily avoided the cold and accountability.

“Just like you can’t sell much-needed items at an exorbitant or excessive price after a disaster, you can’t raise much-needed assistance at an exorbitant or excessive level,” Paxton said. “You’re especially not allowed to do it if we can’t easily paint you as evil, liberal, socialist villains.”

Read more: https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2021/03/01/the-mendoza-line-ken-paxton-charges-aoc-and-beto-for-help-gouging-during-texas-freeze

[Me.]

1. Bring It

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. When was the last time a Republican took ownership of their wrong ideas?

Nope, personal responsibility. like "family values", and "State's rights", and deficits are all stuff that they no longer believe in.

[Thekaspervote]

3. AOC and Beto....shinning a light...makes them look really bad, and they know it

[LeftInTX]

4. Did the SA Current lift this from the Onion?

Ah....Better than the Onion.....