Paxton prosecutors pound table to preserve taxpayer funded gravy train

"For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life."
Galatians 6:8

They've already lost, but they never stop:

In a fiery filing that amounts to a legal Hail Mary, the attorneys appointed to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton implored the state’s highest criminal court to take the unusual step of considering their case again because last month’s opinion yielded “a patently absurd result.”

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled in November that a six-figure payment originally approved for the special prosecutors was outside legal limits — a move that boosted Paxton and threatened to derail the case against him, as the prosecutors had indicated they might withdraw if they could not be paid. A month later, the prosecutors have asked the court to reconsider their decision in a crucial case “where the ‘x’ axis of justice and the ‘y’ axis of politics intersect.”

Rehearing, they argued in a filing last week, is critical for ensuring that the high court’s proceedings “appear fair to all who observe them.”

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In the motion for rehearing, which includes references to Atticus Finch, Shakespeare, Gilbert & Sullivan and the impending “Sword of Damocles,” the prosecutors implore the state’s highest criminal court to take the unusual step of considering their case again because last month’s opinion yields “a patently absurd result” that would pay the special prosecutors “unconscionable” rates.

The word "unconscionable" that tells you what you need to know.   The Court of Criminal Appeals' decision might be misguided or short sighted for any number of reasons.  But it doesn't take a genius to see how the court could reach its decision in good conscience.  To use the word "unconscionable" illustrates the prosecutors'...high sense of self regard.

Bottom Line: If the facts are on your side, pound the facts.  If the law is one your side, pound the law.  If neither is on your side, pound the table.  Clearly, the special prosecutors are pounding the table.

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That being said, the full filing from the prosecutors is hilarious; we highly recommend reading the whole thing:

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