Tennessee Three Officially Expelled

Republicans are the biggest threat to democracy the US faces -- more than Russia, more than China. The threat is always greatest when it comes from within.

Basically, they were too "mouthy." That was their "crime."

Oh it’s being aided greatly by Russia and China here and other places.

how is this even possible?

This is outrageous.

They played an interview with one of these Repubs on a radio show who said " Well, two of them were outspoken about 1/6." In other words, they were anti-insurrection and that's not allowed.

I genuinely feel bad for the good southerners who have to live among these MAGAt troglodytes.

I’ll never buy a bottle of Jack Daniels again.

A preview of when the GQP will try to ban the “Democrat Party” altogether.

The GOP is trying to compare this to the insurrection. If you encounter one who does, putting aside the preposterous comparison, ask them how many congresspeople who were a part of that terrorist attack, have been expelled from Congress and then point to how many head up committees in Congress.

Unconstitutional.

And they are proving to millions of voters that they are cheating, undemocratic, tratiorous cunts.

Fuck anyone who supports this. Fuck you to Hell.

Hard to believe this is really happening in the USA. There should be relentless protest of this by everyone who cares about democracy and free speech.

So all you have to do to get rid of the opposition is kick them out. Never mind elections.

MTG violated decorum at the State of the Union. She should be kicked out!

Not hard to believe at all, r11. The GQP have made no secret of their utter contempt for democracy.

Those people were there to speak for their constituents. They were voted in there BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE.

They peacefully protested the violent murder of three 9 yos and 3 adults!

WTF

This is just the GOP at its most vindictive and childish. The party has gotten to the point where they govern by bully tactics alone. The one silver lining is that all three of these folks can run for their seats again in the inevitable special election, and chances are they'll be reelected.

The Republican Party is no longer legitimate. It has been taken over by extremists who are ignoring the will of the large majority of Americans to regulate guns and not regulate abortion.

A really stupid move on the Republicans' part. They just made a cause celebre out of this for the Democrats and there will be blowback.

R17 is right.

What you're witnessing is the beginning of the end of conservative, white male mediocrity's rule. They will see an "insurrection" if they keep going against the will of the majority. The ACTUAL majority, not the bullshit claim by the minority MAGAts

R16, and imagine the money they'll raise to run again. WI-level $

I am not understand what is problem.

The death knell ringing for the GOP right here.

Does the national Republican Party think this is okay? They should have spoken out against this autocratic action. For that matter, where are the protests from prominent Democratic politicians?

R21 Only if Americans refuse to accept it.

R22, it’s actually better to let the local politicians speak in their own defense. It makes it real. This has the attention of much of the country as it’s happening.

The two Justins are 27. These are the "influencers" young people need to look to, and it looks like many are.

The comments section under the Washington Post article for this story is already closed. That seems a bit premature; I wonder why they did that.

[quote] Republicans, you will rue the day…

They ain’t rueing shit. The Pussycrats had two years to bring charges, indict, impeach, expel, and only a NYC DA managed an indictment on 8 year old charges. When one party is evil and the other incompetent.

Oh, you can bet the young are watching this. More old, white Republicans not giving a single fuck about keeping them safe. Not listening to their legitimate concerns. Those kids are gonna put Repub peepaw and meemaw away for good.

Listen to these young men. Disgusting they have to serve with absolute trash who would lose any debate against them.

Arkansas authorizes child labor. Kansas legalizes examinations of childrens' private parts. Idaho prevents people leaving the state for abortions. Florida signs a six-week limitation on abortion procedures.

Tennessee says, "Oh no, now hold MY beer!!"

[quote]"Oh no, now hold MY beer!!"

Make it a trans holding it, and some psychotic DLers would already have this thread to 200 replies, 'cause "priorities."

Looking forward to hearing the "concerned Dems" next year tell us about a "red wave" again, because the GOP is just so gosh darn appealing!

Florida just proposed a drag ban so extreme it would make performing Rocky horror illegal. Cosplay too - on the week right after Megacon.

Megacon?

Is that a new nickname for the Mango Mussolini?

Wait. What? How do you expel elected officials. Expelled from office for good?

R35, yes, for good, for “decorum” violations.

The GOP fascists could use some decorum lessons.

Fascism.

Think about this: The same people who defend what happened on 1/6, attempted to compare it to children (actual children) peacefully protesting for gun reform to and yet, they celebrate the former which was actually violent and are punching the latter.

There isn't even consistency in how the MAGAts think. It's mind-numbing how genuinely stupid and despicable they are.

reform and yet*

Damn!

punish*

BREAKING: Johnson keeps her seat!

Whoa. They expelled two young Black men, but spared the white woman, Gloria Johnson. That’s not suspicious at all.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I’d like to know the decision making process for that move. I’m sure we’ll find out.

A large swath of the MAGA constituents will be dead within a decade. Surely living with all that anger and obesity must shorten lifespan.

Republican Dictatorships are taking over the GOP states. No Joke = BAN FEDERAL STATE FUNDING. Let them pay for their own bridges and tornadoes.

R45 = Thats what they were saying about Mitch McConnell 20 years ago. Worse younger idiots are taking their places. Just ask MTG and Boebert.

Oh, this will not end well for the repubs.

I hate to wish my life away, but I cannot wait for the 2024 elections. Younger voters of fucking pissed!

This is how you get civil war.

Johnson survived by one vote. I don’t think they’ve voted on the other Justin yet.

Let these Red States secede. We don't need them.

R51, you are correct.

Why isn’t it all 3 (or none of the 3 as it should be)

Someone demanded to know how Democrats are reacting.

Here you go.

In all seriousness: How fucking despicable is that TN Speaker: Cameron Sexton. He said this could be considered worse than the insurrection. They are so desperate to defend what those parasites did on 1/6. Sicko.

[quote]I’d like to know the decision making process for that move. I’m sure we’ll find out.

What part of "she's white" is unclear to you?

Holy shit! In a crowd outside the chamber, the female representative (Jones), who was “spared” expulsion took a and answered a question from a reporter. The question: What do you think the reason is for you being spared, and the black representative not spared. Her answer: “maybe it has to do with color of their skin”?

Fucking balls. I love her. This Q-fuckery is NOT going to go over well. Bring on the special election, so those expelled can regain their seats.

Two *black* reps peacefully protesting are worse than thousands of violent, white insurrectionists to Republicans. If you needed anymore proof of what LEOs would've done on 1/6 if they knew it was going to be thousands of people who were anything other than white who would storm the capitol, then you're blind.

The two young men were great speakers.

Honestly, it's up to Gen Z to save us now. They're voting in greater numbers. They've spent their lives watching their elders do fuck-all about school shootings while they've had shooting drills all their lives. They care about abortion rights. They care about climate change. And most of them think LGB rights isn't even a discussion.

Yes, they retained the white one.

At the end of the day, there isn’t a gun big enough for the Tennessee GOP to shoot their collective feet with. See you at the special elections you motherfuckers from hell.

"Hi. We're the Tennessee GOP. We just lifted a handsome, charismatic, well-spoken Gen Z black Democrat to national prominence. Git 'er done!"

Well, now they HAVE expelled both Justins.

Fascist AND racist! Cool!

Where are our Deplorables? Our MAGAt mama bears? Defective-o?

Come tell us how PROUD you are of your disgusting FASCIST party! Your RACIST, garbage party!

Where are y'all? Stand proud! Look at what you are now. This is you.

I hope this inspires Gen Z to vote out Republicans,

R66, they’re frantically bumping other posts to try and hide this one.

Anyone who thinks the Civil War ever ended has to look and see that the Union is more threatened now than ever.

There never should have been a Civil War. We'd all be better off today if the South had been allowed to secede.

I see that, R67. I see their cowardice. We ALL see it.

Apparently, they will both be reappointed by the local governments in their districts. Heard this on All in with Chris Hayes. Not sure if this is true. If so, this has all just been political theater on the part of the GOP.

Preach Justin Pearson! ✊🏾

[quote] compare it to children (actual children) peacefully protesting for gun reform

They were not peaceful, hon. We have the video of the breaking in and taking the mic and screaming like nutcases.

Reappointed or not, I think America has received this message, loud and clear. Gen Z gets it. Roe's death spoke to others. There are only so many white billionaires to simp for, GQP.

[quote] Apparently, they will both be reappointed by the local governments in their districts. Heard this on All in with Chris Hayes. Not sure if this is true.

It’s not. They’re banned.

I do believe AMERICA has a new Civil Rights movement coming on and commencing in Tennessee. BLACK AMERICA has 2 new Young Black Leaders ready to lead.

[quote] Gen Z gets it.

Gen Z will never support the Democratic Party. They call them Neoliberals and want the party destroyed. They did everything they could to get Trump elected and they want Biden primaries. Fuck them.

[quote] Honestly, it's up to Gen Z to save us now.

lol. They’re afraid of their own shadow. They’re infantile and do nothing.

[quote]Gen Z will never support the Democratic Party.

Gen Z wasn’t old enough to vote in 2016 and voted overwhelmingly for Biden in 2020

R79, the people who are afraid of their shadow are the elderly Republicans who are afraid of books and drag queens

R74, you mean like Republicans did on Jan. 6?

R79=jealous because he’s ancient and white.

Special meeting Monday, April 10, at their district level. Good.

Justin is cute as hell. Does he need a BF?

MAGAt trash, the tweet quoted at R80 is from this guy. Not a lib. Not a RINO.

R78 has no clue what's happened in the last 3 election cycles. Just parroting some bullshit troll talking points.

[quote]According to the Edison Research National Election Pool exit poll, the national youth vote choice for the U.S. House of Representatives was 63% for Democrats, 35% for Republicans. That’s almost identical to 2020, when youth preferred Democrats to Republicans by 62% to 36%, and a small shift in favor of Republicans from the previous midterm: in 2018, the youth vote between Democrats and Republicans was 67% to 32%—which was the largest margin ever for Democrats among young voters.

MAGAt dumbass: if the youth vote wasn't OVERWHELMINGLY going for Democrats, the Republicans wouldn't be trying to raise the voting age and to restrict voting on college campuses.

I'm not sure if you're getting your ignorant opinions at your Sunday schoolin' or on some Qtard forum, but you are grossly incorrect.

R76, apparently it is possible

[quote]They were not peaceful, hon. We have the video of the breaking in and taking the mic and screaming like nutcases.

Show me a single video of a child or teen even putting their hands on a Republican or a police officer. Show me a single broken window. Funny, I didn't see you assholes say the same when a bunch of meathead trash in MI ***with ARs*** went into the statehouse. Why didn't we hear a peep from you people then?

You are fucking pathetic. You're the same traitors who witnessed that terrorist bitch Ashli Babbitt going through a smashed fucking door/window specifically to go kill MoC and you've painted her as some innocent young woman there to hand out fucking daisies to the officers.

It's quite evident that for the right-wing to have supporters, they have to be completely brain dead to buy the bullshit you sell

And at a time when the GOP is freaking about losing the youth vote, it's really stepping on a big rake to kick out two charismatic state representatives in their 20s, much less two Black men.

I have never been more saddened and disappointed in our country as I am right now.

[quote]What you're witnessing is the beginning of the end of conservative, white male mediocrity's rule.

Are you unfamiliar with the batshit crazy Republican women politicians?

R93, don't be. Those two young men were thrown out of their positions, and it's only making them more vigilant and strong. They're not sad. they're ready to fight even harder.

One of the issues with some progressive Gen Z is that they hate moderate Democrats/Democrats who don't go far left enough. It's the same with a lot of progressive Gen Xers and millennials . I watch The Young Turks, The Majority Report with Sam Seder, and other progressive YouTube shows. I do agree with a good amount of their views. But, they can be insufferable as fuck when they rant against moderate or establishment type Dems. There was a gay guy in Colorado who ran in the Democratic primary in Lauren Boebert's Congressional district. The guy described himself as a moderate Democrat and he was trashed on The Majority Report. Sometimes it's funny to watch Emma Vigeland and Ana Kasparian being pained to give credit to Democrats who aren't AOC or Bernie when they manage to keep things like reproductive rights and protections in some states. For example, on today's Majority Report, Emma was annoyed as fuck when she mentioned that NM governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed bills that would protect doctors from prosecution from out of state interests when it comes out of states patients going into NM for abortions. Deep down Emma and Ana know that if some moderate Dems weren't in office this country would be worse off in many ways. They will never completely admit that on their youtube shows. If some Democrat woman who isn't AOC becomes the first woman president, Emma and Ana will be raging in private.

MAGAts desperate to spin, as usual. There really is no way to overstate how awful this is.

[quote]"One of your colleagues who was an admitted child molester ...No expulsion. One member sits in this chamber who was found guilty of domestic violence. No expulsion ...We had a member pee in another member's chair ... No expulsion"

[quote]This is Tennesse House Speaker Cameron Sexton- @CSexton25. In 2019 he declined to expel a rep who was accused of, and later admitted to, sexually abusing 3 underage girls Tonight he voted to expel 3 democratic reps for protesting against kids getting shot in their own classrooms

Video of Rep. Jones calling them the fuck out.

Dumbfuck GOP once again overreaches. They are so desperate to power grab they are just incapable of thinking through the consequences. Gen Z and Millennials are going to make them pay in the upcoming special elections and again in 2024.

That PEDO pictured at R98 is today's GOP.

An old, rich, white, male, cruel, PEDOPHILE.

Rep. Jones has a bright future. The racist cretins of the TN GOP just made him more powerful.

good. hopefully this will turn the people to vote Democratic the next time around. If this doesn't do it, nothing will. They were protesting for these peoples children.

Asshole TN Speaker Sexton appears to be doing some Trumpy shit....

I screwed that up. TN Speaker doing some monkey bu$ine$$

When you talk about "affirmative action" and you look at these two young men who are no doubt accused of benefiting from it, just listen to their eloquence vs the conservative white men twice or three times their age who personify failing upward. They sound like barely-educated buffoons and limited in their thought-process. No depth.

It shows you how little is required of white males to attain power...not that an imbecile like Trump (who wouldn't know who wrote the constitution if Madison himself handed him a copy), didn't exemplify failing upwards.

Deplorable.

A lot of congressional Republicans participated in the coup and gave "reconnaissance" tours and yet weren't expelled

Revenge. Now.

An example of mediocrity vs. intelligence:

TN State Rep. Johnny Garrett (R): “Do you understand … you are able to speak because Speaker Sexton recognized you?”

TN State Rep. @brotherjones_ (D): “District 52 sent me here to speak … Speaker Sexton is not a king. Speaker Sexton is not God, though he may want to be.”

Republicans are truly monsters.

You will see TN losing $$$.

Wow:

"There’s something people are missing about what happened in Tennessee.

This was personal.

Rep. Justin Jones didn’t only protest for stronger gun safety. He was the activist who played a role in the bust of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest being taken down from the Tennessee Capitol.

In February 2019, Rep. Jones, then an unelected activist, staged a protest at the Tennessee state Capitol where he demanded the removal of a the former Ku Klux Klan leader before being arrested.

The statue was finally removed in 2021. However, it seems some relics of the past remain."

I doubt anything will change. 2024 is a long way off and young people rarely vote. It is really hard to get them to the polls. The pop of Tenn. is horribly conservative. It would be nice to see the Republicans go down but I'm not holding by breath. Most people on both sides are pretty apathetic about 1/6

R113, lol. Not even trying, are you?

This was the greatest gift these slimy potatoes could have given to the American people. Blatant, undisguised, mouth-foaming, hatred on full display. This is who they are and have always been and now, we cannot pretend it's anything other than what it fucking is: Pure hate.

Anyone who tries to excuse or minimize this has made their choice and should be considered a threat. They will try to drag you under while they drown.

Outrageous

And our Democratic Leaders do NOTHING....Biden calls this "undemocratic". And does nothing. Wimpy Pete is still tired from his feud with Pence (of all people to feud with)..Nobody knows what Kamala is doing...yawn...

I understand why gays become Republicans. I really do. Because moron TRUMP would have threatened any legislature who dared vote out one of his MAGA idiots---and probably followed thru by cutting federal aid... We Dems have wimps as leaders. That is how we lost the Supreme Court. The GOP stole seats in broad daylight..

It's a case of 'Know your place boy'. I'm totally disgusted by this and don't live in the USA. GQP what appalling creatures they are.

[quote]And our Democratic Leaders do NOTHING....Biden calls this "undemocratic". And does nothing.

What would you like him to do, exactly?

R120 ANY...FUCKING....THING!!....ANYTHING...You are telling me there are no federal funding projects Biden can "slow down" to cost Tennessee money? ..Because the OTHER Red states just got the Green Light to repeat what Tennessee just did. And you can believe Ohio and Florida will follow with no consequences other than getting a tweet complaint from Joe.

Yes, let's punish all the citizens of the state, including those protesting the expulsion, because of the actions of their idiot lawmakers.

Ironic that this occurred in Tennessee, birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan. Representatives Jones and Pearson have already been elevated to national prominence and are both compelling speakers.

National corporations located in Tennessee must speak out; the Memphis Grizzlies, Nashville Predators and Tennessee Titans need to refuse to play and every college team in the state needs to boycott.

Every day, on average, 316 people in America are shot. Guns are the leading cause of death for US children and teens...yet these two young Black men are expelled for speaking out and attempting to be the catalyst for substantive legislative change.

R122 You are afraid to do anything. At least I suggested something. You poor weak man. You think NOTHING should be done to the mean Republicans. Democrats like you are how the GOP ended up with the Supreme Court.

Boycott Dell

R113, R117 and R118 - the troll farm is up early today, eh? How's the weather in St. Petersburg?

I support Rep Jones but his speech would have been more credulous had it not been performed like slam poetry.

Your post would be more credible if you had not used the word credulous.

Hmmm r121…. I seem to remember another president withholding money to get something he wanted from a politician. How did that work out for Dump and Ukraine? Doesn’t quite work, does it.

I assume that this is partisan retaliation for the Trump indictment?

Anyone talking about Dems doing more doesn’t get it. The way Dems win is through a war of words. Repukes have played in fears and used their raw grab of power to become entrenched in many areas of our country. We are not them. We need to win the hearts and minds of voters. It will happen, it’s already happening with Millennials and Gen Z. Stopping to Repukes level will never work, because as I’ve said many times, there is no low they won’t go.

^stooping at r131.

[Quote] A large swath of the MAGA constituents will be dead within a decade. Surely living with all that anger and obesity must shorten lifespan.

This is interesting because in the last year 3 of my most MAGA-loving acquaintances all died in their 50's -of Covid (3 weeks after she moved to Florida) , a massive heart attack (he was incredibly obese) and a car accident (1 hour after she posted a despondent screed on Facebook)

Is Charlie Baum the last vestige of integrity?

The GOP is a terrorist organization

My wife and I live over in Memphis so we know more of Justin Pearson as a result.

I think that Pearson and Jones are almost to good for Tennessee! They're phenomenal and someone had to shake things up!

In Tennessee there were once the Regan enthusiasts. My wife told me about that. All these people in local public service idolizing Regan. She is from Middle Tennessee originally. Years go by and then these people who grew up with the Regan influence stand with Trump. My God!

Someone had to break the circle. Both Justin's did that marvelously well.

My English is ghastly right now. I'm off from my online Spanish instructor job today and need my morning coffee.

What happens in Tennessee with Bill Lee and Marsha Blackburn and all these hateful freaks is morally wrong! Sadly such things can come to your town. Tennessee is becoming a template for a downright conservative dictatorship. It's all sinful.

Have any of these companies made a statement or are they afraid of being DeSanitized?

R137, they should learn from the Disney debacle that they can put pressure on TN

And they have the gall to complain about cancel culture.

Arguably, “second amendment” in this case means means NRA bribes. But, yeah, the point still stands.

Add another state to my "do not travel" list...

Nothing to see here. Move along.

[quote] Ironic that this occurred in Tennessee, birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan.

I thought that was Indiana.

Should have looked it up before posting - I think I may have got the idea from hearing about this:

By the early 1920s, Indiana was a center of Klan activity. At its height, the state had over 250,000 Klansmen [9]. In the 1920s, journalist and social critic H.L. Mencken commented “it is commonly reported now that the banner Ku Klux Klan State is not Georgia, but Indiana.”

The KKK vs. the Crips vs. Memphis City Council

[quote]In Memphis's Forrest Park, there's a statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest, one of the most infamous and powerful racists in American history. Lately it's been at the center of the city's often shaky race relations. In part 1, we meet the KKK members who plan to rally in support of Nathan Bedford Forrest and the local gang members who have a different idea in mind.

The only place I've ever seen KKK paraphernalia openly displayed was in Tennessee. There was a little section with books and stickers for sale in a cute shop outside Nashville. It was shocking and disturbing.

OP's headline sucks.

This is war

Strike me down and I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.

Republicans are creating heroes for entire generations of voters. People who only want to keep them from getting murdered at school, or a concert, at a club, or at worship. Only one political party cares. The other brushes aside their concerns and fears, murmurring platitudes and shouting for: More firearms! Easier access! No restrictions!

When you call yourself "Pro-Life", you ought to care more about the breathing humans walking, talking, and living around you than metal machines that spit bullets or "owning" the opposition.

It's not just liberal kids who are dying by gun violence in this country. It's not just Democrats who aren't safe to go to worship or to a musical venue, because of all of the firearms. It's everyone. This is an American problem, but only one political party wants to try to help.

Conservative David Frum on what a huge political mistake this is for Republicans. Long thread at link but 1 excerpt:

Tennessee Republican majority may be so solid that the local party has nothing to fear. But think how this plays in competitive states like Georgia and North Carolina. Not hard to represent what happened tonight as a move out of the 1890s. The Tennessee Republicans are now represented as bigots and Ku Kluxers. Maybe they deserve it. If not, then they're idiots. Why not a fine of a day's pay? Why volunteer to be the divot underneath somebody else's hole-in-one golfball?

Barack Obama tweet (will Elon ban him for it?)

This nation was built on peaceful protest. No elected official should lose their job simply for raising their voice – especially when they’re doing it on behalf of our children.

"The Republican Party today made it clear as day that a peaceful Black man with a megaphone is more threatening to them than a thousand violent white men with deadly weapons."

They really hate democracy.

The only non expelled congress member is Caucasian. Is this a coincidence?

People are always afraid the ones they abused and oppressed will rise-up and take revenge.

Voicing *any* opposition to the right-wing is more threatening than an assault rifle. That is the GOP in a nutshell.

Prepare for an onslaught of "moderate," "liberal," and "progressive" posters decrying the Democratic party and clamoring for a third party candidate.

No Labels is trying to split the vote to install trump or deathsantis.

Prepare for an onslaught of "moderate," "liberal," and "progressive" posters decrying the Democratic party and clamoring for a third party candidate.

No Labels is trying to split the vote to install trump or deathsantis.

They just can’t help themselves…

They hate Hate HATE.

A twitter rebuke. THAT'S what Biden came up with?. Not only did our Democratic Leadership learn NOTHING from the GOP stealing the Supreme Court, they clearly have no plans to put the brakes on these MAGA GOP state run legislatures who are turning their states into dictatorships.

Biden can’t do shit about state governments!

R163 = He controls BILLIONS of FEDERAL dollars. When the Tennessee bridges start falling down and FEMA doesn't respond to their next flooding, I bet the TN GOP will start reinstating members.

Or he could nuke Nashville. That’s about as likely as what you describe.

So Tennesseans die in a bridge collapse because Joe withheld funding. Yeah, that’ll play well.

He can’t even do much about the other branches of the federal government, much less state and local operations. The president is just for wars and TV appearances.

[quote]Biden can’t do shit about state governments!

Republicans don't seem to agree. Just ask Jim Jordan.

R166. WoW. You are a WIMP. The Tennesseans would die because Their State Legislature was playing dictatorships. Also Biden should close Federal Prisons in the state. There are a 100 things Biden could do. So he does NOTHING? Such "bravery".

Jim Jordan can eat the peanuts out of my shit.

Biden could slash funding for Postal Services. Let the TN Legislature pay for their own damn mail. Cut staff from the FAA in Tennessee.

Biden could place a hiring freeze on Federal Employees in Tennessee. By doing nothing---Florida and Okahoma and Texas are going follow suit. Wait and see.

TN is a moocher state (ranked 22nd). Cut the leeches off and we'll decide who within that state gets to have our money. Let the fascist fuckers get their money from TX.

SPOILER ALERT--->>Kentucky is next!!.....As a registered Democrat I am so proud of Bidens twitter rebuke. So brave. Such leadership. So wonderful to see him NOT solve a problem. The name calling was especially heroic. I'm sure Ohio and Indiana and Utah won't start kicking out Democrats next. How could they, in the face of getting a Twitter Rebuke from Biden? Does it get any scarier than that?....

I want people to think of what would be done if Dems did this to Reps and the red states were the ones providing most of the fed. funding in this country.

In 2018, You can believe that if a Democratic Legislature started kicking out elected MAGA Trumpers---Idiot Trump would have sent TROOPS to the courthouse. You know it's true. Biden does nothing. It's called Actions without Consequences and the GOP knows they get away with it.

Close down the Federal Parks in Tennessee. Close down the Federal Prison System in Tennessee. Close down the FEMA offices in Tennessee. Once those millions are out of the TN Economy, let's see what happens. By doing nothing we are now going to see the other GOP Legislatures start kicking out Democrats.

[quote] Add another state to my "do not travel" list...

I have visited friends in Nashville a few times. They are a liberal couple who works in healthcare. They plan to move out of Tennessee after the husband finishes his nurse practitioner degree.

Nashville is a Baptist colony. It’s an extreme hellhole. And one of the better cities in that horrific state.

No one knows what is going on be hid the scenes. There is a lot! Meanwhile, if you’re going to complain onDL, double down and give some money to Dems. Or volunteer.

We need to have the type of Dems who have the guts to call out these fucking fascist states as the leeches they are. Why must we pay for these assholes? Where in the constitution does it state NY or CA are mandated to pay for red state shitholes? Even the federal funding they get goes to filth like Brett Farve rather than its intended purpose. Cut off the motherfuckers!

So many hysterics (or just trolls) here. Biden does not single handedly control federal dollars. Congress holds the keys to the purse.

If Biden started to behave in a heavy handed vindictive manner it would backfire as badly as these OTT Republican power plays. Getting into a mudfight might appease your bloodlust, but it would just be the other side shooting itself in the foot too.

There's something to be said for giving the GOP enough rope to hang themselves, which is just what the Democrats are doing. That's what the adults in the room do, and the "Biden does nothing" chorus are not adults.

BTW, the Democrats are not the reason that SCOTUS has veered right. That's squarely on the shoulders of the GOP and all the jackasses that voted for them.

[quote] A Republican state representative asked Rep. Justin Jones what he means by the chant “No Justice, No Peace.”

His response is...the only way anyone has a chance to get through to these supposed people of "faith"

R181, what do you think the Dems are doing?.? Stop blaming

Damn I was so angry I hit enter before I was done. Stop blaming the Dems for the total pieces of human excrement the Repukes are.

"Let's just do nothing and hope this doesn't happen again. But it will. More Democrats will be kicked out by Republican Legislatures across the U.s. now.Then we Democrats will just complain when it does. But we won't do anything. We are weak. Because we learned nothing from the stolen Supreme Court seats."----------------->>No thank you. That might be YOUR solution but I am a Democrat tired of this GOP Bullshit and Democratic wimpyness. I am not voting for Biden again if he doesn't step up on this.

At least he talks back when they jeer the state of the union address…..

And now it begins. Instead of removing their political foes from committees, now the GOP can just throw them out of office. And with zero consequences. You can almost hear Mitch saying "let the voters decide". Just like he did when he robbed the Supreme Court seats. LINK.

R186, you're a moron and don't understand America's government

With her full throat...

"That's...a LIE."

R189 thinks Biden cannot close federal offices in Memphis or Nashville or federal parks in Tennessee. WoW. Also R189 isn't sure how we lost the Supreme Court.

TN GOP gives cesspools a bad name.

One of them has a perm and a white suit.

I'm sorry, but I can't take you seriously, nor trust you, as a politician if you're walking up into the Capital building looking like A Pimp Named Slickback.

I love those blaming Biden. As if he can do anything about TN state politics. As if withholding federal funds (which he can't really do anyway) is the answer. God, you want him to act like Trump? Fuck that.

He's Joe Biden. He's a good guy. Don't let your frustration with these anti democratic assholes cloud the truth and obscure who the real villains are.

Un huh, a comb over and a softcore porn star third wife is respectable

R195 is scared. sad. You won't stand up to the Republicans. It's okay. Without Democrats like you the GOP couldn't have taken the Supreme Court.

Anybody who votes Republican is a traitor.

The people that have to do something about this are the people that live in those states. If Florida and Tennessee don’t want to be democratic states, nobody can stop them.

It looks like they’re trying to drive every single Democrat out of those states. If so, they need to move to purple states and turn them solid blue.

Oh bullshit R198. We do not live under the Articles of Confederation but under a federal constitution. States that refuse to maintain democracy should be invaded seized and run by the army.

R194, he's half Filipino, so don't assume it's a perm.

I knew it was only a matter of time before the trolls would enter this thread, putting all the blame on Biden.

r201 Cool. That is still the universal pimp style with that hair slicked back and that suit. It doesn't look professional.

And yet Randy McNally remains

R204, forget him. The fact that they have swine accused of assaulting underage kids, domestic violence and someone who urinated on another member's seat, makes any attempt to defend the expulsion bullshit. I mean you could not have a more stark example of white, conservative fragility than being more offended by peaceful dissent than those scumbags they let skate.

Tell us about "groomers" again, right-wing parasites.

And now they are threatening to cut funds to his district if they reinstate him. 90% of the Ford factory workers live there. Time for them to step in

[quote]you're a moron and don't understand America's government

Nobody can be that clueless, he has to be a troll.

Not too long ago, if someone said, there will be a fascist, anti-democracy movement in this country....gearing toward full blown Nazism...I would have shrugged it off as someone being a bit looney. Never in America. Now....I truly believe that is the repubs' end goal. They want to destroy democracy by any means possible. It doesn't matter how egregious or appalling. They will try to do it scorched earth. I believe they would do all the atrocities that were done in Germany in the 30s/40s, if they could get away with it. Extreme, I know...but I have no doubt, deep down. This party is showing their capacity for the worst evil.

R186 Vova, you won’t be voting in any US election.

Sitting at home while recovering from covid, watching the television news and waiting for the election results to be determined, TWO MONTHS AFTER THE ELECTION WAS HELD, watching magats crawl through the nation's capital made me realize.

They really don't want to do this democracy thing, not anymore.

Dystopian nightmare comes to life

They have been building up to this for awhile

Of course the cousin-fuckers didn't kick out the white woman.

Because at its heart, the whole movement is based on white supremacy. That's why everyone is so damn cozy with the white Russians

IT is not predictable, it is disgusting and shameful. Why do you use Twitter? The new owner was instructed to purchase the platform and delete it by a hooker.

Moar R193

[quote] When I covered the Tennessee Capitol from 2018 to 2021, the family-values espousing Republican House speaker had to explain why his text message trail included discussions of pole-dancing women and his chief of staff’s sexual encounters in the bathroom of a hot chicken restaurant.

[quote] After a Republican lawmaker was accused of sexually assaulting 15- and 16-year-old girls he had taught and coached, he was made chairman of the House education committee.

[...]

[quote] A Democrat who declined to support the current speaker’s reelection had her office moved into a small, windowless room. In a twist of fate, that same Democrat, Rep. Gloria Johnson, a white woman, narrowly escaped expulsion on Thursday. (Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson fared differently.)

I don’t know if it’s been mentioned in this thread yet, but I think boycotting the very popular destination of Nashvillle TN might give those repugs something to worry about.

I'd like to hear from the trump loving parents who's kids got shot or killed.

As I've been saying on DL for years

[quote] Research assessed democracy in every state. Tennessee came in last place.

How could Tennessee have been worse, objectively speaking. Do they think we’re simpletons? Jan. 6 tried to stop a legal change of power and kill government officials. Tennessee did none of those things.

It’s almost like rich white supremacists control all of the country outside the cities!!

[quote] If these TN Republican Thugs even think about interfering in the lawful reappointment process, I'm going to start posting the names of their Nashville Mistresses.

[quote] Beginning with @CSexton25 . (He prefers blondes).

[quote]Beginning with @CSexton25 . (He prefers blondes).

Shocker, he's a cliche.

Brassy blondes with tons of makeup. That's how they like 'em. Trashy..

They literally worship a manwhore married three times who said his Vietnam was avoiding STDs. WTF would any "Christian Conservative" care about more of the same? At this point, the shocker would be finding a Republican politician who WAS an actual "family values" man. They're all sleazy and their voters don't care. I think Mitt Romney is the only faithful one. He's the only one I'd be shocked by if I found out he cheated.

Republicans do not care about anything, not one thing, they claim to stand for.

Moar R223

R227, this is the problem. If the fucking speaker of the TN house is ineligible for his very seat, why don't Democrats pounce and file a lawsuit?

Is this what those white nationalist assholes mean by making America great again? Just endless corruption, but it's fine when you're a white man.

[quote] it's fine when you're a white man.

...and you need to be closer to your mistress(es)

Burden of proof, I guess R228.

Being in the GOP cult is like having a get out of jail free card. As people said about tRump--he/they don't mind getting caught because they feel even more powerful when they get away with it.

GOP Election Bill in Florida Aims to Make It Harder for Gen Z to Vote.

^

GOP is something like 23% of the population but control like 54% of the representation, including supermajorities in 21 states.

American Apartheid

More like American Taliban

Look no further than the fact that Tommy Tuberville, a fucking idiot who didn't know what the three branches are and reps a shithole leech state on the dole, gets to hold up defense dept confirmation all by "hisself" because he doesn't want military women having access to reproductive rights? Why is that allowed??? The Rs don't even control the fucking senate, yet he alone can hold up confirmations? What kind of a system is this where it seems only Rs get to hold up SC nominations and not allow Biden to have his nominees seated in so many depts or any number of other things this minority of terrorists gets to do in this country?

I am really fucking sick of paying for the inbred shits down there just so they can scream "socialism" with their fucking hands out and dominating the direction of the country. Enough is enough.

@ R11 When did you organize or sign up for those protests you’re calling for?

No one needs a permit carry +

Culture wars +

Florida State Patrol accountable to the governor alone

=

???

Forget about the adultery, get them on the misappropriation of taxpayer money to cover the adultery. Sexton has already been exposed as a corrupt weasel based on his per diem spending, so there's no way he didn't use money for gifts or motels or whatever to fuck on the side or hide that he is fucking on the side.

Christian Bible teaches you to don't lie, don't steal and don't ho.

How are you going to stand up there screaming about being a Christian when you are a lying, thieving, whoremonger.

They don’t read it!

Yep r232. After all the warnings about it for years it’s arriving. The judge in Texas needlessly stopping the use of an abortion drug approved by the FDA 20 years ago shows they make tortured rulings based not on precedent but on twisting the law to conform to their backwards religious beliefs. Tennessee, all the shit in Florida and Texas, and the courts which make rulings based on the religious dogmas of the judges (all the way to the US Supreme Court) mean we’re in for some sick shit coming up. They won’t let anything stop them now. They’ve been dreaming of this outcome for 50 years.

Re: r135

I do believe these Tenn ole white boys are going to rue the day they opened this nasty can of worm shit. This will continue to get uglier by the day.

Justin Jones has a bright future. Keep an eye on him.

Is that the poetry slam guy?

Holy shit this is pathetic.

The voice vote gaveling by Porky Pig's nephew @ 2:40 - 3:00 would be comical if it weren't absurd (and/or illegal).

(And almost as bad is the vote at 2:14)

Foghorn Leghorn's nephew gets his screen time @4:29-5:00 where he denies school kids basic information on how to vote.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Wow, and I thought watching Harrison Ford in the trailer of the new Indiana Jones movie was tough….

But seriously, this is pure GOP Fuckery. I don’t know what to say. You get who you vote for. Do you know how many election cycles it’s going to take to oust these scummy motherfuckers? I hope Tennesseans realize this reality.

Watching the link @R243, all I'm wondering is why does every one of these MAGAts look like they came out of central casting? White trash porkers.

The black guy with the pony tail is kinda cute.

[quote] Watching the link @[R243], all I'm wondering is why does every one of these MAGAts look like they came out of central casting?

I actually think that is one of the under-analyzed aspects of this whole story. Watching the video also contrasts the appearance of Democratic Caucus Chair Vincent Dixie with that of the two Justins who are much more Afrocentric (and in the case of Pearson, possibly gay).

As with all things GOP, appearance is more important than substance and so the good ole boys (and girls) get the votes and the "offensive" (upitty) Negros get expelled.

Carry that even further forward to Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn who frequently looks like she just came from a 1972 Key Party, was a Home Ec major, who was an "image consultant" before she got elected to the House (and then the Senate) and to this day still owns a plantation (and a house in Nashville, a home in New England, a home in DC , at least five cars and two yachts...but who's counting)

And then there is the only GOP Rep to consistently vote three times against expelling these members, Dr. Charlie Baum of Murfreesboro, an economics professor who actually has written about racial inequality (but seems to be GOP because...religion...)

Look at the GOP en masse. The gov of SD looks like a blow-up sex doll, Kari Lake IS Vaseline Woman, but the governor of Alabama looks like a Mee-Ma straight from the farm and then there is The Huckabeast--GOP women are divided into those you fuck (Boebert) and those you take home (Stefanik). The men either look like MadCaw or John Thune or Mitch McConnell and these cartoon assholes.

I guess the bottom line I'm arguing is that GOP voters are lazy or their reps assume they are and make it easy for them...and then get upset when anyone doesn't play along with the script.

As the reporter says at R243 (which aired weeks before this event happened), this body simply makes up the rules--alway in their favor--as they go along.

First they said that they would defund Memphis if the Pearson is voted back in. NOW, they're saying that the terms of the expulsion deny them the right to come back at any point during this session...which ends in 2025.

And if this were Dems making the rules along the way, the GOP would've already cut off federal funds. I mean for fuck sake, the GOP is trying to go after Alvin Bragg based off of nonexistent fed. funds. They're trying to point to some $5K used by the DA's office before Bragg was even there and that money came out of the over a billion dollars in asset forfeiture that the NY DA's office worked to get over years and sent to that shit Congress.

Tennessee 2 were expelled, not three.

If all three are guilty, why expel only two?

Tennessee 2 are expelled for protest that was not violent.

What type of censure does this deserve?

Where is that former fat sack of shit (now Ozempic-faced) Ronna Romney to speak for the RNC?

I don't even understand the moronic logic of MAGAts, So, the insurrectionists are innocent because they weren't violent when we all saw they were violent, but these three need to be expelled AND arrested (according to those right-wing parasites) when they're all actual members of the statehouse who are allowed to be in there and they did nothing violent.

Ronna Romney will always be a fug even with weight loss. She has the fug trash look that is typical with Michigan women. Michigan is state filled with hideous people, but I admit at least Ronna's uncle Mitt is good looking despite being hideous inside.

Long twitter thread

Short summary: He. Doesn't. Live. In. His. District!

R255, the question: What. Will. Be. Done?

^Not a damn thing. His fellow Rethug assholes will laugh and guffaw about the money., and congratulate him for such a slick move

His constituency will consider it well worth the money if he got rid of those Negro agitators

Welllllllllllll...

Update re: R255

With all the bullshit the GOP is pulling with Manhattan's Bragg, is there nothing the Dems can do in Tennessee, even if it's just needling them by requesting records of federal funding usage? Threatening that they'll call them before Congress to answer questions for some thing or other?

I mean something? Anything?

Meanwhile in Texas:

[quote] Slaton has been married to his current wife since 2017, and filed for divorce in April 2022, according to court filings. They agreed to cease the divorce in November. He is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. According to his website, he’s also worked as a youth pastor at numerous Southern Baptist churches in Texas.

[quote] He is known as one of the farthest-right members of the Texas House

[...]

[quote] Slaton allegedly called the intern after 10 p.m. March 31 inviting her to his Austin condo, the complaint said. A source with direct knowledge of the incident told the Tribune that Slaton drank alcohol with the intern, who was under 21.

Justin Jones has been reappointed to his seat.

But is it possible the Tennessee legislature comes up with some rule as to why he can't come back?

R263, clearly they can do anything in the future, but the Speaker (the guy who actually lives in Nashville) has said that they'll going to let them back in.

Has here ever been a bigger political unforced error?

This is a day of historic import. Can't wait to hear from the council why the change of heart. Wink, wink.

[quote]Has here ever been a bigger political unforced error?

No.

[quote]Can't wait to hear from the council why the change of heart.

You're confused. The council didn't have a change of heart. They weren't even involved in this thing until the expulsion. The House expelled him, the City Council (a different body altogether) reinstated him.

Some of the Repubs who voted for expulsion are now claiming Sexton put pressure on them to do it.

Cunts! The lot of them. I’m glad they got their faces bitch slapped today.

R269, yes, Sexton could be damaged goods. An RNC member said that the expulsion "hurt" the GOP brand. No kidding. It's amazing how different things look when you see them on national television.

R271, what makes it even stupider is that it exposed the TN Republican "standards." Now everyone knows you can be a sexual predator of underage kids, you can urinate in another member's seat within the house and you can be a domestic abuser, yet not only will you not be expelled, you will be put into la leadership role.

Make no mistake: Everyone knows that had it been two, white Republicans with the scary "bullhorn," nothing would've happened. Not even a slap on the wrist.

We can only imagine the arrogance of these racist assholes that we haven't witnessed over the years. The south has never changed. The egregious behavior of southern white conservative trash is disgusting and has been for over 200 years. Those assholes will never change. And they have the nerve to be this arrogant living off of blue states and all of us "commies."

Well said R272.

It’s only a temporary reinstatement. He will have to be re-elected.

[quote] Some of the Repubs who voted for expulsion are now claiming Sexton put pressure on them to do it.

You mean this?

[quote]He will have to be re-elected.

He probably will be, given that his constituents put him there to begin with.

R275, Republicans just pride themselves on being such fucking assholes who never own their own bullshit behavior. Not a single person would've known any of three if Republicans themselves hadn't tried to expel them over something like this.

It reminds me of when Obama warned Republicans not to pass some legislation that would allow citizens to sue the Saudis over 9/11. He said it would open up the US military to lawsuits filed by victims of American military operations. Rs passed it anyway and Obama vetoed it and the McConnell-controlled Senate overrode the veto and then realized it was a mistake to pass it. What did that fucking turtle shit do? Blamed Obama for not better explaining the dangers of passing the legislation.

Republicans are just fuckheads.

[quote] Some of the Repubs who voted for expulsion are now claiming Sexton put pressure on them to do it.

At least they reinstated the more attractive one.

I’m glad some of them are speaking out about being coerced. Rep. Bryan Richey (R) of Bear Mountain, TN is one of the good ones.

R271 Hurt the GOP brand? They do that every time a GOP motherfucker opens their stupid mouth.

Private $250 invitation only breakfast for lawmakers and "guests" from

--Wine and spirits industry

--Charter schools industry

--Sports betting industry

--Private prison industry

--...

R272- Sadly I must respectfully disagree with you. It isn't only the South, it is now in almost every state. I was amazed at the racism in some parts of California. Simply stunned.

More on R261.

Of note is that this guy is so extreme that the TX GOP thinks he makes them look bad.

[quote]An attorney for Slaton on Monday called the allegations against him in the complaint outrageous and false.

*eyeroll*

[quote] At least they reinstated the more attractive one.

He looks uncut, though.

This is what I was arguing at R247.

Conservatives are all over this viral (to them) video with claims that 28 year old Pearson is a fraud because he has a different appearance at home in Tennessee than he did a few years ago when he ran for class president at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine

Will it ever occur to them that maybe he was exploring then and not now?

R274, and? Are you concern trolling that the community that elected him in the first place and is now showing him overwhelming support might suddenly pull a 180 and not re-elect him for no apparent reason?

R287, the racism in that thread is breathtaking. He was "normal" then as opposed to now with his... medium size afro and mustache and even sharper suits!

[quote] Justin Pearson was a normal, middle class clean cut black college student in 2016 when he ran for BSG president.

In other words, he used to look almost white, but now with his afro, he's so .... black!

The deplorables aren't even trying to hide their racism anymore.

Tennessee’s Shelby County Commission voted on Wednesday to reinstate Rep. Justin Pearson to the state’s House of Representatives. The unanimous vote came less than a week after Republicans expelled Pearson and fellow Black lawmaker Justin Jones as punishment for participating in a gun control protest on the House floor.

“The message to all the people in Nashville who decided to expel us: You can’t expel hope … You can’t expel our fight,” Jones said in a speech following the vote. “We look forward to continuing to fight, continuing to advocate, until justice rolls down like water. Let’s get back to work.”

Pearson, Jones, and their fellow Rep. Gloria Johnson participated in a protest calling for more stringent gun control legislation in the aftermath of a mass shooting at an elementary school in Nashville. The trio led chants on the House floor, and approached the podium to deliver remarks without being recognized by the chair, in violation of the chamber rules.

What typically might result in a formal reprimand turned into an effort to fully oust the so-called “Tennessee Three” from government. Pearson and Jones were expelled, and Johnson, who is white, avoided removal by a margin of a single vote.

Jones was reinstated to the House through a unanimous vote by the Nashville Metro City Council on Monday. Jones was sworn back in on the state Capitol steps minutes later. House Speaker Cameron Sexton previously indicated he would allow the ejected members to be seated should their city commissioners reappoint them.

Jones called for Sexton’s resignation shortly after his return to the chamber. “What we’re calling for is the restoration of democracy in the people’s house,” he said. “We don’t need a speaker who shuts off microphones, who cuts off members from speaking, who wont even let us vote if we join those who are protesting … We have a speaker who represents the opposite of democracy, which is autocracy. He is not fit to serve in that role.”

Uh oh.

"When I was young and stupid, I was young and stupid."

R294, fine, so he’s ready for Congress.

It looks like the truck driver pictured in R294 is trying to wrest something away from Jones, possibly Jones' cell phone or camera. How would that be considered an assault by Jones?

As if nothing ever happened...

Business as usual

R294? The TN house has a sitting rep who sexually abused several young girls and another who is a wife beater. Fuck. Off.

And thugs and bullies, R300

"They are not our friends"? Well, R301, as a NY taxpayer, I don't consider those TN Republicans my friends either. I consider them one of the many, many southern leeches who live off of my state as they scream about "socialism."

LOL @ "Please forgive me if my comments don't come off as Christ-like." He left out "To go along with my behavior and my beliefs and my hate and my greed and everything else about me which are also not in any way, shape or form Christ-like."

I wonder who leaked it. That's beautiful. I hope they're now going after each other about it being leaked.

[quote] Hey @CSexton25 - I purchased your domain and built your truthful website which includes your racism, attack on democracy and lack of leadership. Enjoy!

R294, not "unearthered," was covered in local news at the time, all charges dismissed because they were bullshit. But your desperate racism is noted.

Caption this photo

Wow, so Justin was involved in hoodlum activity just 3 years ago?

R308, no, see R306.

Tennessee House Speaker @CSexton25 secretly bought a 600K home in Nashville

He went to extensive efforts to shield the purchase from the public

It raises serious Qs about whether Sexton legally represents his district and whether he is misusing taxpayer funds

Infuriating

Ok, now less infuriating…

If only Sexton would follow suit, but he's too slimy and insufferable.

Re: R111/R112

Always these lard asses with their stupid goatees to hide their fat faces. Nobody is fooled, loser!

Pigs at the trough. So many look like white pigs with their porcine features and smug expressions like Scotty’s. Well, they’ve got it all sown up so why do they care what anyone thinks or needs in their states. We live the world they’ve made and have to live with the consequences. Nothing can change a thing.

Paging R315!

Another one for ya!

Evans is correct. Weak chinned, porcine, white and goateed.

[quote] they’ve got it all sown up

Oh, dear!

So Adam Lowe is admitting that liberal or at least moms opposed to crazy gun laws are the hot ones, not the Republican women sitting at home with their rifles and bibles.

Ah you’re right. I was thinking “sow” (as in pig) looking at Scotty and typed sown by mistake instead of sewn.