𝐉𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫 on Nostr: #[0] The context of this section of the statute isn't obvious from the article, but ...

npub1rlug6cynct32he99j3e40km5rkvn3ljgpxpw6v0hdlls4k9fzamqdc8sha (npub1rlu…8sha) The context of this section of the statute isn't obvious from the article, but as a general matter, sure, you can waive constitutional rights. Every criminal defendant who enters a guilty plea waives a whole bunch of them, including the right to trial, the right to counsel, and the right to confront witnesses. There are a couple of cases, In re Tahl in California and Boykin v. Alabama in the federal courts, that say that defendants have to explicitly waive these rights on the record. But again, no idea if or how that applies to the proposed Texas statute.