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REVEALED: 'We all feel our voices are being silenced.' GOP keeps firm grip on debate in Tennessee House #TennesseeThree #TennesseePolitics #Supermajority #Gerrymandering (Please like and RT!)
Was this out of order? You decide.
Was this out of order? You decide.
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I hope Tennessee is watching and listening because @brotherjones_ is speaking some truths. I know that Zachary and his ilk don’t want to open their minds, but I think most Tennesseans do.

The only path forward for this state is embracing a culture that includes everyone ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿
These white men don’t acknowledge that racism exists, so they never see it in themselves.

This clip from 4 years ago demonstrates it perfectly — as then Rep. Micah Van Huss calls Justin Jones a “racist” because he mentioned race and racism in the context of legislation
And what’s been these white men’s response to being challenged on racism? They’ve fought it every way. They’ve lashed out and lashed back.

At no point have any of these so-called “representatives” stopped and given pause to the idea that they might not know something…
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TOMORROW'S #TennesseeCapitol #TennesseeThree ACTION INFO THREAD ⤵️

Firstly: Go to tennesseethree.org for an overview and schedule. (Try a different browser if it won't come up.)

#LocalActionsTN #LocalActionsNashville #TN3
#GunSense #MarchForOurLives
An ask from us: #TNLeg is notorious for cutting cameras and we suspect GOP leaders will try to prevent reporters/the public from entering the #TennesseeCapitol viewing gallery.

PLEASE SHOOT VIDEO. Upload to the #TennesseeThree hashtag ASAP. THANK YOU.
@AftynBehn is the media contact for the #TennesseeThree website. Follow her if you haven't.

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So I've seen some people question whether or not the House can legally expel @VoteGloriaJ, @brotherjones_ and @Justinjpearson, and by what authority can they do it, so I did a little research (because I'm chronically working, apparently).
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As stated in all three resolutions seeking to expel the so-called #TennesseeThree (or is it #Tennessee3?) cite Article II, Section 12 of the Tennessee Constitution: Article II, Section 12 of the Tennessee Constitution reads,
According to the Permanent Rules of Order for the 113th General Assembly (capitol.tn.gov/Archives/House…) the Speaker is charged with maintaining "order and decorum" in the House (Sec. 2)
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“My top-level, expert legal analysis of the [Trump Mar-a-Lago FBI search] affidavit is: Why ain’t this dude in jail? What does this man have to do to go to jail?”

@ElieNYC @DrJasonJohnson @CrossConnection
#TrumpStoleClassifiedDocuments #TrumpESPIONAGE
“Just the classification markings referred to in this [redacted Mar-a-Lago search warrant] affidavit — made the hair on the back of my neck stand up… Literally human lives can be at stake.” @FrankFigliuzzi1

@NicolleDWallace #TrumpStoleClassifiedDocuments
“There is a feeling here that [if] Merrick Garland decides not to prosecute Trump, how do you hold anyone else accountable for violating classification rules going forward in the U.S. government?”@JaxAlemany

@NicolleDWallace #TrumpStoleClassifiedDocuments
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