Judge Michelle Slaughter

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Judge Michelle Slaughter

Judge Michelle Slaughter

@JudgeSlaughter

Judge, Tex. Court of Criminal Appeals, Pl. 8. Constitutional Conservative & Originalist Judge. Blessed with my incredible family! https://t.co/SwaTz6HV9J

Katılım Ağustos 2015
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Ron Kelley
Ron Kelley@ronkelleyjr·
@JudgeSlaughter Your faithful service to our State and Constitution are greatly appreciated. The voters bought into a false narrative. Sad.
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Judge Michelle Slaughter@JudgeSlaughter·
Despite my loss, the outpouring of love and support for me has been so incredible! Thank you to everyone who called, sent me messages or emails, and those who have prayed for me. I am blessed!
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Kronda Thimesch
Kronda Thimesch@KrondaForTexas·
Thank you to friends, family and supporters for the amazing support during this campaign. While the results were not what we wanted, I am grateful for each and everyone one of you. The prayers and scriptures sent for encouragement were a blessing. Denton County is an amazing place and I look forward to the new chapter ahead. Love you!
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Judge Michelle Slaughter@JudgeSlaughter·
If you haven't already voted, today is the day! Vote to Keep Judge Slaughter!
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Judge Michelle Slaughter@JudgeSlaughter·
Happy Texas Independence Day! As a native Texan, I absolutely love Texas history. That's why it was a joy to research and write about it in my 73-page originalist opinion on rehearing in the State v. Stephens case. You can read it here: search.txcourts.gov/SearchMedia.as…
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Judge Michelle Slaughter@JudgeSlaughter·
Having participated in deciding more than 25,000 criminal law matters, VOTE TODAY for the proven and uncompromising Constitutional Conservative and Originalist judge for Place 8 on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals!
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Judge Michelle Slaughter@JudgeSlaughter·
Today, at the Korean Cultural Center of Dallas, I learned the history of Samiljeol, which is the Korean Independence Movement Day and is celebrated every March 1st. It was a wonderful celebration with terrific people! It was truly an honor to be welcomed there. My grandfather fought in the Korean War, and I was able to meet and thank other Korean War veterans for their service. I'm also so glad I got to meet the very impressive @JohnJunCoppell (Coppell, TX Mayor Pro Tem and State Rep. candidate)! And it was wonderful to see Dallas GOP Chair @JenniferHajduTX and @AkerlyShelly, President of Dallas County Council of Republican Women there!
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Judge Michelle Slaughter@JudgeSlaughter·
It bears repeating that the Texas Constitution (ratified by the voters in 1876) assigns only civil law duties to the AG: "The Attorney General shall represent the State in all suits and pleas in the Supreme Court of the State in which the State may be a party, and shall especially inquire into the charter rights of all private corporations, and from time to time, in the name of the State, take such action in the courts as may be proper and necessary to prevent any private corporation from exercising any power or demanding or collecting any species of taxes, tolls, freight or wharfage not authorized by law. He shall, whenever sufficient cause exists, seek a judicial forfeiture of such charters, unless otherwise expressly directed by law, and give legal advice in writing to the Governor and other executive officers, when requested by them, and perform such other duties as may be required by law." Art. IV, Sec. 22 In 1882 (only six years after the ratification of the Texas Constitution), the Texas Supreme Court held in State v. Moore that the catchall phrase "perform such other duties as may be required by law" does NOT “confer . . . power upon the legislature to give to the attorney general power to perform those acts which the constitution itself conferred upon [district and] county attorneys[.]” Instead, phrase was intended only “to give the legislature power to confer upon the attorney general such powers as might be deemed necessary in regard to matters which had not been expressly conferred by the constitution upon some other officer.” It “must be presumed that the constitution, in selecting the depositories of a given power . . . intended that the depository should exercise an exclusive power, with which the legislature could not interfere by appointing some other officer to the exercise of that power.” “Any other construction would lead to the doctrine that the constitution had empowered the legislature to alter the constitution itself, without an express grant of such power.” “[T]he power must be given in express terms, and it cannot be implied.” State v. Moore, 57 Tex. 307 (1882). #txlege
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Judge Michelle Slaughter@JudgeSlaughter·
The Texas Constitution (ratified by the voters in 1876) assigns only civil law duties to the AG: "The Attorney General shall represent the State in all suits and pleas in the Supreme Court of the State in which the State may be a party, and shall especially inquire into the charter rights of all private corporations, and from time to time, in the name of the State, take such action in the courts as may be proper and necessary to prevent any private corporation from exercising any power or demanding or collecting any species of taxes, tolls, freight or wharfage not authorized by law. He shall, whenever sufficient cause exists, seek a judicial forfeiture of such charters, unless otherwise expressly directed by law, and give legal advice in writing to the Governor and other executive officers, when requested by them, and perform such other duties as may be required by law." Art. IV, Sec. 22 In 1882 (only six years after the ratification of the Texas Constitution), the Texas Supreme Court held in State v. Moore that the catchall phrase "perform such other duties as may be required by law" does NOT “confer . . . power upon the legislature to give to the attorney general power to perform those acts which the constitution itself conferred upon [district and] county attorneys[.]” Instead, phrase was intended only “to give the legislature power to confer upon the attorney general such powers as might be deemed necessary in regard to matters which had not been expressly conferred by the constitution upon some other officer.” It “must be presumed that the constitution, in selecting the depositories of a given power . . . intended that the depository should exercise an exclusive power, with which the legislature could not interfere by appointing some other officer to the exercise of that power.” “Any other construction would lead to the doctrine that the constitution had empowered the legislature to alter the constitution itself, without an express grant of such power.” “[T]he power must be given in express terms, and it cannot be implied.” State v. Moore, 57 Tex. 307 (1882).
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Team Bettencourt@TeamBettencourt·
There are sadly now four school districts that Attorney General @KenPaxtonTX has actually had to file suit on about electioneering, which are @friscoisd, @dentonisd, @denisonisd, and @CastleberryISD. You may ask why suits? It's because the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals stripped election enforcement from the Attorney General’s Office in what I strongly believe is a bad ruling. As I have expressed previously, I am concerned with items in @diboll_isd, @SBISD, @AledoISD, and now @HuffmanISD . We even have one incumbent State Representative Campaign that mailed campaign materials to schools in @BeltonISD and @TempleISD for distribution. We have another incumbent State Representative asking the @HemphillISD Superintendent and his "staffers" for help with political tasks. All of this cannot occur on political subdivision property, emails, or any use of political subdivision resources for political campaigns. All this actual and potential electioneering has got to STOP! This problem has gotten so pervasive that I have already requested an interim hearing on the subject. #txlege #txed @TPPF @DanPatrick
Attorney General Ken Paxton@KenPaxtonTX

I’m suing two more school districts for illegal electioneering. I am extremely troubled by this pattern of government officials engaged in illegal electioneering. These are government employees charged with the education of our children. They must respect our laws. I will continue to use every legal remedy available to me to stop this unlawful conduct. Elections are the foundation of our republic. They must be free and fair.

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Judge Michelle Slaughter@JudgeSlaughter·
Thank you, Governor Rick Perry (@GovernorPerry), for encouraging voters to vote for "TRUSTED CONSERVATIVES" and "STRONG CONSERVATIVE" Judges "Sharon Keller, Barbara Hervey and Michelle Slaughter." I greatly appreciate the fact that you also recognize that "Sharon Keller, Barbara Hervey, and Michelle Slaughter are fearless LAW-AND-ORDER judges who have nearly a CENTURY of legal experience and NEVER legislate from the bench."
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