Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton figured he had nothing to lose if he advised county clerks in Texas to violate the law.

Paxton, or locally known as “Ole Sticky Fingers,” has 99 problems so being a lawyer advising people to violate the law just makes it a nice round number of problems.

Paxton is facing indictment of admittedly violating state securities laws, so what the hell?  He might as well go for broke.

Now the reason I’m telling you all this is that last night, on my way to an Astros game, I got a call from our customer and friend Glen Maxey.  Glen has filed paperwork for disciplinary action by the State Bar of Texas.  You’ll enjoy Glen’s take on whose lawyer this guy is.

Y’all, they have dug this hole so deep that you can hear Chinese people talking at the bottom.

UPDATE:  You, too, can get in on this action if you are a lawyer.  I know plenty of lawyers come here so get on board.  Steve Fischer has started this on Facebook.

” Passion in the pursuit of policy is an admirable attribute for our Texas Leaders. Sometimes however, our zeal for making the world conform to our beliefs, conflicts with established law and ethical rules. As Texas Attorney General, you have sworn an oath to protect the people of Texas whether they be Liberal or Conservative, Democrat or Republican , and as the case may be “Gay” or “Straight”. As a licensed Texas Attorney you are subject to the same rules as all attorneys and you should serve as an example of compliance. It seems to us , that your edict to encourage Texas Clerks to violate a direct ruling of the United States Supreme Court violates both the Preamble to the State Bar of Texas Rules of Professional Conduct and even more specifically several provisions of “Rule 8.04 Misconduct (a) A lawyer shall not: ( and most specifically) (4) engage in conduct constituting obstruction of justice;”
The United States Supreme Court allows a 25 Day Implementation Deadline; a “ cooling off “ period so to speak, where Americans and Texans and our elected officials can digest and absorb the Court’s decision and then act according to the principles of the United States and Texas Constitution.
We the undersigned attorneys, former State Bar Directors, Judges and Assistant Attorney Generals urge you to follow the law. If you will not comply however, we will join in filing a State Bar of Texas Grievance.”

You can friend Steve on Facebook and sign it there (second entry on his page).  You can friend him after you sign it but you probably don’t want to because Steve is one cool guy.  Click here.

If you’re not on Facebook, go to Tell Juanita and ask for his email address.  I will get it back to you right away.