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Three Democrats Facing Expulsion From Tennessee Legislature for Aiding the 'Transurrection'
By streiff
April 03, 2023
Monday, three Tennessee bolsheviks were stripped of their committee assignments and locked out of the Tennessee Capitol because of their leading role in the “Transurrection” that took over the capitol building last Wednesday (WATCH: Left-Wing Protesters Storm TN Capitol, Insurrection Reaches the Legislative Chamber).
https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1641513137072648192
State Representatives Gloria Johnson and Justin Jones were notified by the Clerk of the Tennessee House of Representatives that they had been stripped of all committee assignments. A third representative, Justin Pearson (Justin as a first name seems to be a thing amount Tennessee Democrats), had no committee assignments. Their ability to enter the legislative facilities was restricted in a separate action.
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Source: https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/04/03/three-democrats-facing-expulsion-from-tennessee-legislature-for-aiding-the-transurrection-n725822
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Good!
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Agreed -- good.
Now let's see if the TN Republicans have the intestinal fortitude to see this all the way through to the proper conclusion...
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Agreed -- good.
Now let's see if the TN Republicans have the intestinal fortitude to see this all the way through to the proper conclusion...
My prediction: they won't.
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'Let Us In!' – Watch: Troopers Block Protesters at TN State Capitol Ahead of Vote to Expel Dems
Breitbart News
Protesters stormed the Tennessee state capitol in Nashville on Thursday ahead of a vote to expel three Democrat lawmakers accused of leading a gun control protest on the House floor last week, disrupting the session.
In video captured by Odessa Kelly, Tennessee Highway Patrol officers can be seen holding the line against an angry crowd, blocking the entrance to a stairway.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/04/06/let-us-in-watch-troopers-block-protesters-at-tn-state-capitol-ahead-of-vote-to-expel-dems/
“The Tennessee Three,” as they are being called, include State Representatives Gloria Johnson, Justin Pearson, and Justin Jones.
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Dem Rep Justin Jones has been expelled...2 more to go...
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Love this.
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This feels like the precipice of a civil war though...
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This feels like the precipice of a civil war though...
Well, if it is to be, it is to be. The Left has been pushing for this since the '60s.
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The Rats set the precedent with their Jan 6 reindeer games. Let the heads roll.
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Tennessee House Expels Democrat Member After Gun Control Protests
The Tennessee House voted Thursday to expel state Rep. Justin Jones (D), one of three Democrats alleged to have joined in with protesters who stormed the legislative chambers in a gun control protest last week.
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/04/06/tennessee-house-expels-democrat-member-after-gun-control-protests/
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One down.
Now... kick out the other two, and be done with it.
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Vote to Expel 2nd Democrat TN House Member Fails
The Tennessee House of Representatives voted to expel state Rep. Gloria Johnson (D) Thursday and the vote for expulsion failed to pass.
AWR Hawkins6 Apr 20230
2:18
The Tennessee House of Representatives voted to expel state Rep. Gloria Johnson (D) Thursday and the vote for expulsion failed to pass.
The Tennessean reported that the effort to remove Johnson failed by one vote.
The vote was 65-30 after seven Republican House members voted against removing her.
The seven Republicans were Rep. Jody Barrett (R-Dickson), Rep. Charlie Baum (R-Murfreesboro), Rep. Rush Bricken (R-Tullahoma), Rep. Bryan Richey (R-Maryville), Rep. Lowell Russell (R-Vonore), Rep. Mike Sparks (R-Smyrna) and Rep. Sam Whitson (R-Franklin).
The vote on Johnson came on the same day that the Tennessee House voted to expel Rep. Justin Jones (D) from office.
Breitbart News noted CNN’s report that Jones was removed by a vote of 75-25.
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton noted that Jones, Johnson, and Rep. Justin Pearson (D) were facing possible expulsion for allegedly “breaking several rules of decorum and procedure on the House floor” during gun control protests last week. The Tennessean reported that Johnson, Jones, and Pearson allegedly used “a bullhorn” as they “led protestors in the galleries in several chants calling for gun reform.”
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/04/06/vote-to-expel-2nd-democrat-tn-house-member-fails/
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Of course he can just run again right?
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https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1644128975977955329
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Elie Mystal
@ElieNYC
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Tennessee for real just expelled the two Black guys but not the white woman.
Man folks. Man. They just went out there and straight up did the racism.
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Byron York
@ByronYork
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Watching the video that was released--over Democratic objections--it appeared Johnson played a far less active role in the takeover/occupation than did Jones and Pearson.
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https://twitter.com/Slate/status/1644130697752322048
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Jack Poso 🇺🇸
@JackPosobiec
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These Democrats kicked out in Tennessee will be replaced by interim reps appointed by their respective county commissioners until a special election can be scheduled
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Elie Mystal
@ElieNYC
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Tennessee for real just expelled the two Black guys but not the white woman.
Man folks. Man. They just went out there and straight up did the racism.
Stupid Republicans....God they can't do anything right.
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Bet all three will be back in the legislature within the week. And they all will get an official apology.
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Bet all three will be back in the legislature within the week. And they all will get an official apology.
And an award from the city
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Expelled Tennessee lawmaker Justin Jones: I was voted out for being ‘an uppity negro’
by Cheyanne M. Daniels - 04/07/23 9:23 AM ET
Former Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, raises his fist on the floor of the House chamber as he walks to his desk to collect his belongings after being expelled from the legislature on Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) said his race played a role in his expulsion from the state House on Thursday.
“I basically had a member call me an uppity Negro,” Jones, who is Black, told MSNBC’s Joy Reid after the 72-25 vote that expelled him.
“It’s not about me, but it’s about the 78,000 people I represent,” he added, noting his constituents would be disenfranchised because of his expulsion.
more
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3938980-expelled-tennessee-lawmaker-justin-jones-i-was-voted-out-for-being-an-uppity-negro/
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https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1644406578378858503
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The race card ain't worth spit these days. It is played out.
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Tennessee Three: Nashville council members pledge to reinstate expelled Rep. Justin Jones
by Brady Knox, Breaking News Reporter |
April 07, 2023 04:29 PM
A majority of Nashville Metropolitan Council members pledged they would vote to reinstate former state Rep. Justin Jones. Jones and fellow Democratic Rep. Justin Pearson were expelled from the House for a protest in favor of gun control.
At least 23 of the 39-member council either announced on social media or told NBC News that they condemned Thursday's expulsion and would vote to reinstate Jones as early as possible. The council is slated to hold a special meeting on Monday to decide whether to replace or reinstate the expelled state representative.
Several council members told NBC News that hundreds of their constituents had reached out decrying Thursday's decision and demanding Jones's reinstatement.
“They removed the voice from 140,000 people who voted for them," Council member Burkley Allen told the outlet. "It’s a terrible precedent to set, that 'we disagree with you and you’ve disrupted our House proceedings and therefore we’re expelling you.' That’s not the way democracy works.”
The pledge means that Jones will likely be reinstated to his position — a possibility that Republicans made clear they were aware of during the over six-and-a-half-hour-long debate before the vote to expel Jones. Rep. Gino Bulso (R) specifically denounced the notion that the expulsion was undemocratic. He argued that his constituents could vote him back in after the expulsion.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/majority-nashville-council-reinstate-expelled-jones
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“I basically had a member call me an uppity Negro,” Jones, who is Black, told MSNBC’s Joy Reid
I don't believe that for a moment. These two are trying so hard to be the 21st century's Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown, and they look like clowns.
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I don't believe that for a moment. These two are trying so hard to be the 21st century's Stokely Carmichael and H. Rap Brown, and they look like clowns.
:thumbsup:
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"At least 23 of the 39-member council either announced on social media or told NBC News that they condemned Thursday's expulsion and would vote to reinstate Jones as early as possible. The council is slated to hold a special meeting on Monday to decide whether to replace or reinstate the expelled state representative."
Go ahead and do it.
And then... the legislature should expel him AGAIN.
(but they won't)
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Day hates me cause I'm Black!! - How many murderers and rapists say the same thing?
BTW, who the hell says "Negro" these days?
Haven't heard the word negro since the Democrats were calling Obama 'the magic negro'.
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Majority of Nashville Metro Council to vote to reinstate expelled member
by Jared Gans - 04/07/23 5:11 PM ET
A majority of the Nashville Metro Council plans to vote to reinstate former state Rep. Justin Jones (D) after he was expelled Thursday from the state House over his participation in a protest against gun violence on the chamber floor.
At least 22 members of the 40-seat city council have tweeted to declare their support for reappointing Jones to his seat since he was removed by the GOP-dominated state House. The members have denounced the effort from Republicans to oust him and asserted that his constituents want him back to represent them.
NBC News reported that 23 members confirmed online or to the outlet that they will vote to reappoint Jones, while The Tennessean reported that at least 28 members support Jones’s return.
Jones and state Rep. Justin Pearson (D) were kicked out of the House after they participated in a gun violence protest on the House floor in the days following last week’s shooting at a Nashville elementary school where three students and three staff members were killed.
State Rep. Gloria Johnson (D) also participated in the protest, but the House fell short of the votes necessary to remove her.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3939874-majority-of-nashville-metro-council-to-vote-to-reinstate-expelled-member/
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Expelled Tennessee lawmaker Justin Jones: I was voted out for being ‘an uppity negro’
I have a dream that my children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
When I first heard this story, there was no mention of race. But now after race is injected, facts and substance no longer matter.
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The race card ain't worth spit these days. It is played out.
If everyone's a racist, no one is a racist. The epithet is meaningless.
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Greg Price
@greg_price11
Did you know that while the circus was occurring in the Tennessee legislature last week, they actually passed a bill that Gov. Lee signed into law that massively increased funding and state requirements for school safety? The so-called "Tennessee three" all voted against it.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FthlEWaWIAI3lVX?format=jpg&name=900x900)
11:42 AM · Apr 12, 2023
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Greg Price
@greg_price11
Did you know that while the circus was occurring in the Tennessee legislature last week, they actually passed a bill that Gov. Lee signed into law that massively increased funding and state requirements for school safety? The so-called "Tennessee three" all voted against it.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FthlEWaWIAI3lVX?format=jpg&name=900x900)
11:42 AM · Apr 12, 2023
Interesting; and so very predictable on their part.