Tennessee House Republicans were frustrated and fighting amongst themselves after the majority of them voted to expel Democratic Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson — two Black men — but spared Rep Gloria Johnson — an older white woman — for protesting lax gun laws on the House floor, according to an audio recording obtained by The Tennessee Holler.
“You gotta do what’s right, even if you think it might be wrong,” another angry member said, raising his voice.
Big Brain Thoughts right there, that’s for sure.
Black guy stands up to speak?
We are at war for our very lives!
popcorn time
you need a different job,” another member said
I agree with this part of the statement.
Let’s hope TN GOP legislators take it to heart and start resigning.
“You weren’t meant to hear those comments, so they don’t count and should not be held against us. Oh, and we’re not really racists, but you are “liberal” so clearly you wouldn’t understand these things and what’s really at stake…”
Please don’t call us racist while we are obviously disgustingly racist.
if we don’t believe we’re at war for our republic, with all love and respect to you, you need a different job,”
How exactly, even with their logic, was this a “win” in a war for our republic? (Very careful not to say “democracy,” I take it.)
Leaving this reminder
Tennessee is gerrymandered.
True, but you got to start somewhere. TN Republicans resigning under scandal and/or unpopular actions is the best chance TN Democrats will have getting some more of their own elected.
Perfect insight into the Republican christo-fascist lizard brain: we are always at war; our backs are always against the wall; we must do what’s right even if it’s wrong.
Good thing these are the people with AR-15s lying around the house.
The Democrats are “not your friends”?
You just voted them out of their jobs because they had the temerity to shame you for your craven support for a future of mass killings.
I think we need to talk about what a “friend” is, if you expected amity in the face of persecution.
Tennessee is gerrymandered = winning a Republican statewide primary is all that’s needed to get into state government.
One a-hole would be replaced by a new one.
Yeah, but see, they’re only gerrymandering, because having too many Blacks in the legislature would endanger the republic. It’s all about the republic ergo not racist.
Thin skins?
As Mayor Daley (the first) once said, “they have vilified me, they have crucified me, they have even criticized me!”
It was very useful to see this mindset exposed to the light of day.
I don’t want to put black people back into the bonds of slavery but it really is best for them.
(Borderline off topic)
The Rudy School of Idiocracy. “You can’t believe what your lying eyes and ears are telling you.” Geez.
red flag
Because if we police language, we can stamp out all those dangerous ideas before they spread!
The day of the inevitable CCP-GOP convergence is rapidly approaching!