Texas GOP Leadership Votes 58-2 on Resolution Calling for House Speaker Dade Phelan to Step Down

There is one huge problem when you try to kill a king. If you fail to be successful, you are in a world of hurt. Dade Phelan failed to kill King Ken Paxton, the Texas Attorney General after Paxton called for him to resign for presiding over the House when he had one too many, too many times. Phelan then tried to have Paxton impeached, but evidently he was too drunk to realize that you really need to have proof of a crime for an impeachment.

Now, it is Phalen who is facing a firing squad after 58 of the 60 GOP leaders signed off on a resolution to force Phelan to resign or have his seat vacated and replace him with a real conservative. Even though he was named Speaker of the House in a chamber dominated by Republicans, Phelan appointed nine Democrats to be chairman of key committees. He also sabotaged several conservative pieces of legislation in order to serve his masters in the Democratic Party.

Paxton said:

“In May, I called on liberal Speaker Dade Phelan to resign after he was recorded numerous times presiding over the Texas House in a state of apparent debilitating intoxication. Despite this embarrassing conduct, and his continuing erratic behavior, Phelan has refused to resign.”

“He has also wasted millions of tax dollars on a politically motivated sham impeachment, killed a critical border security bill and empowered an Obama lawyer to stop conservative legislation. As the legislature prepares for an anticipated special session to provide children with more opportunities for quality education, it is critical that Dade Phelan resigns as Speaker or is removed from his leadership position.”

In this video you can see that Phelan not only did not pass the bar exam, he couldn’t even pass up any bars:

This is video from last night in the Texas House of Representatives where it appears that TX House Speaker Dade Phelan is either really drunk or having a stroke. pic.twitter.com/dbSG7AO30r

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) May 20, 2023

From The Gateway Pundit

Texas Republicans on Saturday voted on a resolution during the Senate Republican Executive Committee meeting in Corpus Christi calling for Dade Phelan to step down:

WHEREAS, Speaker Dade Phelan voted for the impeachment of Attorney General Warren Kenneth Paxton and through his leadership team pressured other House members to vote for the impeachment as well, and continues to defend this action despite the weaknesses of the case as demonstrated in the Senate trial that resulted in General Paxton’s acquittal;

WHEREAS, Speaker Dade Phelan appointed nine (9) Democrats to chair important legislative committees, in direct defiance of the wishes of Republican voters and the Legislative Priorities
of the Republican Party of Texas; and

WHEREAS, Speaker Dade Phelan ignored or actively undermined several GOP priorities during the regular session, failing to prioritize legislation to secure our borders and elections; and

WHEREAS, new leadership is needed in the House of Representatives for the upcoming special session, and potential subsequent special sessions, to ensure that conservative priorities are achieved and members are no longer pressured to act and vote contrary to the platform, principles, and priorities of the Party they represent and its voters; now

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Republican Party of Texas calls on Speaker Dade Phelan to step down from his leadership role as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, and to allow a new Speaker to be elected after a caucus vote in accordance with the Republican Party of Texas Platform; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should Speaker Dade Phelan fail to step down from the Speaker chair for this upcoming special session, the Republican representatives should vote to vacate the chair and allow for a new Speaker who has pledged to honor and support the priorities and principles of the Republican Party to be elected.