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https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/06/tennessee-house-expels-one-dem-over-gun-protest-targets-two-more-00090908
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https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/06/tennessee-house-expels-one-dem-over-gun-protest-targets-two-more-00090908
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frankthesomething
Wuz314159
No one would know who these 3 were if the GOP just stfu and banned them from committees. Now, they created Heroes!
my1rstlaptopwas34inchscreenup
if you're wondering when is the time to stop fascism, well, now is the time. they want to destroy democracy. which is the foundation of the usa
higginh7
That’s just not white…
brianingram
Seems pretty Reich to me
jgjgjgjgjgjgjg
FUCKING SHIT.
shinagami091
I can’t qwhite figure out why the lady was the one to stay.
Hexidimentional
it'd be woke to point it out
ItsACrazyWorld
It was never about the protest. It was exactly what you think it was about. Them being black. The GOP were happy to finally have a excuse that they "think" wont label them racist when they expelled them.
Chicagorooftop
They are shameless but just don't care and the FEDs need to cut off funding to Tennessee FAST.
otomesound
What's that? Government retaliation in response to practice of first amendment rights to protest and free speech?
QQTrain
Watching the discussion last night live was freaking intense. The composure that Pearson managed (he's the only one I caught) was incredibly impressive. I do NOT have that type of personal control when I have been attacked. I'm taking mental notes of how to be better, so that I may join the TN 3 on the side of justice.
TalkingSnake
Three people did the thing that two were removed over. The one who is left is a white woman and she knows that's why. I hope she makes every session hell for those good ole boys.
higginh7
It was largely symbolic only. Republicans in Tennessee has a super majority, which is how they expelled the other 2 Democrats.
higginh7
*have*
yalczero
Their seats are now vacant and the county legislative bodies could easily select these two upstanding fellows to fill in as interim representatives for the very seats they were expelled from and then they could run for re-election when the next election cycle rolls around. That'd be a proper "fuck you" to the cultists running Tennessee.
yalczero
Scourse: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/05/what-if-tennessee-house-members-get-expelled-heres-what-we-know/70081397007/
ThatBobbyG
Im over here waiting for all the corporate backlash on racist ass Tennessee government. Waiting.
Cargobiker530
Are we supposed to not buy things from Tennessee even harder? I hate country music so what's left to boycott?
ThatBobbyG
Jack Daniels, Whirlpool, Lodge Cast Iron, Bush’s Baked Beans, Mastercraft Boats…
azazyel
The only other 2 times anyone has been removed before in their history was for taking a bribe and a sex scandal.
mesogiria
I think there was an incident in 1866 that was, uh, 1866-related.
wrenchmonkey
*Insurrectionists expelled from state congress after staging an attack worse than fifty 9/11s...
Futchm
Tell me your state government is fascist without saying it's fascist (I wanted to say racist instead of fascist, but autocorrect decided they're the same thing)
Datsinginguy
If the shoe fits.
GlobalImageServiceCat
The state government was elected by the Tennessee people. They are a fascist bunch.
swimbikerunrepeatswimbikerunrepeatswimbiwhatwasidoing
potato, fascist. same same