Removal of Law License for Misogynistic Tweet of Approval of Sexual Assault on Woman

Removal of Law License for Misogynistic Tweet of Approval of Sexual Assault on Woman

The Issue

We the People demand the removal of Rob Ranco's license to practice law in the State of Texas as a result of his cruelly repulsive, misogynist slandering of Betsy DeVos, US Secretary of Education, where he stated, he was "okay with her being sexually assaulted." His public statement on the matter is unbecoming of an official expected to stand for justice in the court of law in the United States of America and a violation of the 1st Amendment, as it incites violence towards women in a sexual manner, and could cause harm to Mrs. DeVos in particular. A lawyer should be held to a higher standard and with such views regarding sensitive issues of sexual assault, how could he ever be expected to practice law in an impartial manner ever again?

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The Issue

We the People demand the removal of Rob Ranco's license to practice law in the State of Texas as a result of his cruelly repulsive, misogynist slandering of Betsy DeVos, US Secretary of Education, where he stated, he was "okay with her being sexually assaulted." His public statement on the matter is unbecoming of an official expected to stand for justice in the court of law in the United States of America and a violation of the 1st Amendment, as it incites violence towards women in a sexual manner, and could cause harm to Mrs. DeVos in particular. A lawyer should be held to a higher standard and with such views regarding sensitive issues of sexual assault, how could he ever be expected to practice law in an impartial manner ever again?

The Decision Makers

State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Texas
Texas Bar Association

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Petition created on September 8, 2017