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Aug 21, 2023 · Texas — It's a class A misdemeanor to attempt to influence a public servant in performing their official duty or to influence a voter to vote a certain way; it's a third-degree felony if the coercion is a threat to commit a felony.
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Jan 22, 2024 · However, in Texas, trying to coerce a public servant into acting a certain way or influencing a voter to vote for a specific outcome is a class A misdemeanor. However, forcing someone to commit a felony is a third-degree felony.
Jan 1, 2024 · Texas Penal Code - PENAL § 36.03. Coercion of Public Servant or Voter. Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff. (a) A person commits an offense if by means of coercion he: (1) influences or attempts to influence a public servant in a specific exercise of his official power or a specific performance of his official duty or ...
I will begin by providing an overview of the main positions and arguments on this issue. In the second part, I will challenge the assumption that coercive enforcement is central and necessary for law by supporting H.L.A. Hart’s argument against John Austin’s command theory of law.
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Jan 22, 2021 · Domestically, coercion theory does not seem able to ground domestic distributive equality in the way it aims to do. Globally, the implications of coercion theory are much more complex, ramified, and ultimately demanding than the ‘global sufficiency, domestic equality’ story suggests.
