Breaking News Three Tennessee Lawmakers Face Expulsions For Unsanctioned Protest In State Legislature!

Doomsought said:
Well, its about time.

No, you are suggesting we should play chess with a chess master. The loosing move is agreeing to their rules of the game. To win we need to be like a pigeon facing a chess master.
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For those who don't get the reference...
Why is arguing with fools like playing chess with a pigeon? Because it doesn't matter how masterfully tutored you've been in the theory, how sound your thinking and strategy is, or how good you are at the game in general, the pigeon is always going to knock over the chess pieces, crap on the board and strut around like it won anyway.
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edit: D'oh!
 
Captain X said:
Is it too late to kick the third one out? Because they should. They should kick anyone out if they supported what happened. Use the Dem's own rules against them by completely overreacting to it. :sneaky:
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She's apparently too big to be kicked out.
 

Leftists call for revenge attacks in Tennessee following expulsion of two Democrats who disrupted House proceedings


thepostmillennial.com

Leftists call for revenge attacks in Tennessee following expulsion of two Democrats who disrupted House proceedings

“Do we really need Tennessee?” one user asked. “Burn that state to the ground and let nature have it back!”
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A number of leftists have threatened to burn Tennessee to the ground after state Republicans expelled two black Democrats from the House for disrupting proceedings to call for gun control in the wake of the latest mass shooting.

Reps. Gloria Johnson of Knoxville, Justin Jones of Nashville, and Justin Pearson of Memphis interrupted last Thursday's legislative session, and while Jones and Pearson were banished, Johnson was spared by just one vote.

One of the numerous people who took to social media to call for attacks against the state was Dr. Anita Blanchard, an associate professor of psychology and organization science at the University of North Carolina Charlotte.



"Tennessee. Burn it down," she tweeted, before locking her account.




The majority of the threats called on fellow activists to burn Tennessee to the ground, and while some made it clear that they were "not being literal," others were vehement in their desire to see the state cease to exist.



"Every gen z, millennial, liberal, democrat, and Tennessee citizen should take to the streets after what the GOP just pulled," one user wrote. "Protest. Disrupt all you can. Hell burn the god damn state to the ground. Democracy is dead."

"Do we really need Tennessee?" another asked. "Burn that state to the ground and let nature have it back!"

The situation at the Tennessee state Capitol has been tense since the group of Democrats first staged their protest over a week ago, and on Monday things devolved into chaos as the lawmakers learned that they faced expulsion.



As the Tennessean reports, Johnson called the situation "unprecedented and utterly ridiculous," and stated prior to Thursday's decision that she would consider filing a lawsuit if she and her colleagues were officially expelled.

"We had a child molester on the floor for years, they helped him get reelected and did nothing to expel him," Johnson argued. "We've had members pee in each other's chairs. We've had members illegally prescribe drugs to their cousin-mistress, and nothing happened. But talk on the floor without permission, and you'll get expelled."
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DarthOne said:

Leftists call for revenge attacks in Tennessee following expulsion of two Democrats who disrupted House proceedings

thepostmillennial.com

Leftists call for revenge attacks in Tennessee following expulsion of two Democrats who disrupted House proceedings

“Do we really need Tennessee?” one user asked. “Burn that state to the ground and let nature have it back!”
thepostmillennial.com thepostmillennial.com
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Tennessee Republicans should up the ante even further against the uppity WOKE freaks by erasing the entire Tennessee Democratic Party from the face of the earth altogether.
 
DarthOne said:

Leftists call for revenge attacks in Tennessee following expulsion of two Democrats who disrupted House proceedings


thepostmillennial.com

Leftists call for revenge attacks in Tennessee following expulsion of two Democrats who disrupted House proceedings

“Do we really need Tennessee?” one user asked. “Burn that state to the ground and let nature have it back!”
thepostmillennial.com thepostmillennial.com
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This thing was literally started by them attacking people. Escalating this just pisses people off even more.
 

Expelled TN Democrat to Be Reinstated, GOP Speaker Appears to Fold


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Expelled TN Democrat to Be Reinstated, GOP Speaker Appears to Fold

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Justin Jones, one of the so-called "Tennessee Three" who ended up expelled may be back on the job in no time. According to a new report, Jones appears to have secured the votes from Nashville's council to be reappointed to the position he was removed from.

The Democrat was booted from office after he and two others helped lead an insurrection that breached the Tennessee capitol building. Jones then used a bullhorn to lead chants on the chamber floor in solidarity with the mob. Republicans came together and voted to expel him on Thursday.

Exiled Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones is expected to be reinstated Monday after a Republican supermajority booted him from the state Legislature last week for participating in a gun safety protest inside the chamber.
The Nashville Metro Council is voting Monday afternoon to temporarily fill the seat before a special election. It's anticipated that Jones, 27, will earn enough votes from council members to regain his former seat. The Black freshman lawmaker is planning to then lead a march to the statehouse and return to work just as the Legislature gavels in for an evening session.

When I first saw that news it didn't surprise me. I knew that the local councils would have the power to appoint a replacement prior to any special election (a special election is required if there are at least 12 months left on someone's term). These deep blue areas reappointing the ousted lawmakers was always a foregone conclusion.

Still, didn't expect the House Speaker, a Republican, to fold so quickly. According to the Washington Examiner, Jones and presumably Justin Pearson, the other expelled Democrat, will be seated.

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton will seat the two black Democratic lawmakers who were forced out last week over their protests following a mass school shooting if the county commissions vote them back in, a spokesperson for Sexton said Monday.
"The two governing bodies will make the decision as to who they want to appoint to these seats," the spokesperson told WKRN. "Those two individuals will be seated as representatives as the constitution requires."

You have to wonder what the point of expulsion is in Tennessee if the expelled members can simply be reinstated almost immediately. I would assume the plain letter of the law intended for there to be a real successor, not a reappointment, otherwise, there would be no point in having the ability to expel in the first place. Given that, the GOP shouldn't just shrug their shoulders at this. They should refuse to seat Jones and take legal action if necessary. As of now, the Speaker is indicating that won't happen, though.

With that said, if there is truly nothing else the GOP can do here legally and this ended up being another type of censure, I'm still fine with that. One of the things Republican voters have complained about for years is the unwillingness of their elected representatives to even try to do what is right. Sometimes you engage in battle and you end up in a stalemate, which may happen here, but I'd rather see Republicans engage than make excuses about why they must sit on their hands and do nothing. In sports, you miss every shot you refuse to take. It's no different in politics.

Presumably, no matter what happens, Jones and Pearson will remain completely sidelined inside the legislature. That means nothing they propose will come up for a vote and they will remain banned from all committee assignments. If that's the kind of representation their respective cities want, then so be it.

Regardless, I'd like to see if the GOP caucus and leadership in Tennessee have a few more tricks up their sleeves. I doubt this story is over.
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