Why Texas Republicans Are So Eager to Lock Up Democrats
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Ken Paxton, would-be jailer. Photo: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg/Getty Images One of the major undercurrents of Republican politics in 2025 is a deep-seated desire to arrest, prosecute, and lock up perceived enemies, including many and perhaps most Democrats. It’s sometimes explained as retribution for the alleged weaponization of law enforcement against poor, innocent Donald Trump during his four years in the wilderness (partially protected, thank God, by the U.S. Supreme Court and, of course, by
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