![Texas Republican Judge Switches Party, Denouncing GOP as Party of Bigots and Hate-Mongers Texas Republican Judge Switches Party, Denouncing GOP as Party of Bigots and Hate-Mongers](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/shutterstock_texasgop-310x168.jpg)
GOP now known for “pettiness and bigotry.” A Republican Judge from San Antonio, Texas, has announced he is quitting the GOP and will seek re-election as a Democrat, saying that he can no longer be part of political party whose identity is based on hate, bigotry and destroying people’s lives.