Texas AG accuses City of Dallas of passing illegal ballot measure

There's a battle brewing in the state of Texas after the 2024 election.

According to the Daily Caller, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the city of Dallas over an allegedly illegal ballot measure that severely hampers the police department’s ability to prosecute marijuana charges.

The city of Dallas recently voted on Proposition R, "which prohibits police from arresting people or issuing citations for marijuana possession and using marijuana smell as probable cause for search and seizure."

Paxton is upset over the fact that the vote passed because it contradicts state law. He feels that it was an illegal change to ballots to even include the proposition on the ballot. As a result, he's suing those in charge of the election in Dallas.

Marijuana is still illegal in the state, so Paxton thinks it doesn't make sense for the city of Dallas to essentially say it is not going to follow state law.

The city's decision could make it VERY difficult to prosecute marijuana charges in the state.

Regardless of whether you think marijuana should be legal or not, it is a VERY slippery slope to let some areas simply disregard some laws.

You may agree with Dallas' stance on marijuana, but who's to say that even more dangerous situations aren't going to be created when certain areas of Texas decide to disobey other laws? The law is the law, it doesn't matter whether you agree with it or not. In America, you're supposed to follow it.

Paxton alleges that Dallas broke Texas Code by adopting "a policy under which the entity will not fully enforce laws relating to drugs."

"Cities cannot pick and choose which State laws they follow," Paxton said in a press release. He added:

The City of Dallas has no authority to override Texas drug laws or prohibit the police from enforcing them. This is a backdoor attempt to violate the Texas Constitution, and any city that tries to constrain police in this fashion will be met swiftly with a lawsuit by my office.

Proposition R passed by a 2:1 margin on the ballot, 66%-33%.

🚨DALLAS: I am suing the City of Dallas. Cities cannot pick and choose which State laws they follow. The City of Dallas has no authority to override Texas drug laws or prohibit the police from enforcing them. This is a backdoor attempt to violate the Texas Constitution, and any… https://t.co/DM2xA2Impm

— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) November 21, 2024

Do you agree with the voters of Dallas or Ken Paxton on this one?

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