**#HistoryRepeats: Ken Paxton’s Playbook Is a Carbon Copy of the ‘Star Wars’ Court-Packing Scheme (No, Not That One)**
In a stunning parallel to the 1803 struggle between President Thomas Jefferson and Chief Justice John Marshall, Texas AG Ken Paxton is now wielding *impeachment* like a lightsaber—targeting judges who rule against his agenda.
Historians are calling it the **“Midnight Judges 2.0”** : Just as Jefferson used impeachment threats to annihilate Federalist judges after the 1800 election, Paxton is signaling that any Texas judge who blocks his voter-ID or abortion laws should expect a legislative scalpel.
“The irony is chef’s kiss,” says Dr. Elena Reyes of UT Austin. “Paxton, a conservative, is channeling Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican who hated judicial overreach. It’s the same power play—different century, same hunger to crush opposition via the legislature.”
The twist? Paxton’s own **impeachment acquittal** in 2023. History buffs note: Jefferson *failed* to impeach Marshall, but he trained his fire on lesser targets. Paxton, now acquitted, seems to be doing the same—only with a 21st-century social media megaphone.
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