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GOP silences ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat on House floor for day on ‘out of order’ rule; crowd erupts

apnews.com GOP silences 'Tennessee Three' Democrat on House floor for day on 'out of order' rule; crowd erupts

Republican lawmakers had voted to silence a Democratic member of the so-called Tennessee Three during a House floor session after determining the young Black member violated newly enacted rules designed to punish disruptive members.

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So I see that the racists in the Tennessee House have entered the "hold my beer" stage.

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- Hold my kerosene soaked crucifix
  
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Boycott Tennessee!!!

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- How about just starting with Cameron Sexton.
  
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- People go to Tennessee?
  
  I though it was just a place where you were born, given a shitty education that gives you no opportunities, and then you live and die there because you can’t afford to leave.
  
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  Gatlinburg area is a tremendous tourist destination.
  
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This is the best summary I could come up with:

The vote prompted loud cries and chants that drowned out proceedings for several minutes even after the House speaker ordered the gallery to be cleared out.

Moments prior, Jones had been criticizing legislation that would have allowed more law enforcement officers in schools and began listing other resources that the state should be providing.

Under new rules adopted by the GOP-dominant chamber last week, members can be silenced anywhere from a day to the rest of the year for not sticking to the bill being debated.

What happened next was a chaotic flurry of legislative proceedings, where Democrats outraged at the decision to move ahead with trying to silence Jones for the day began pleading with and trying to convince their GOP colleagues to change their minds.

The crowd, which included gun control advocates urging change in a special session after a deadly Nashville school shooting in March, shouted “fascists” and “racists,” and Sexton ordered troopers to clear out the gallery of the public.

The demonstration came just days after a shooter opened fire at a private Christian school in Nashville, killing three children and three adults.

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While some conservatives are openly racist bigots, the quiet ones smile, politely shrug their shoulders and then continue to vote for them.

There is no such thing as a "good conservative". Teach your children why we don't do business or keep relationships with conservatives. Marginalize hate by marginalizing the haters.

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Just a reminder that just because someone made a rule or law, doesn't mean we have justice. Fascists and bigots LOVE rules. The big tent corporate fascists thrive on rules, on law. Disorder is often a fundamental prerequisite for any kind of positive change.

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So I see that the racists in the Tennessee House have entered the "hold my beer" stage.

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