Rep. Jones has been sworn in and is heading into the chamber. Ms Johnson is there with him. He has his name plate with him.
They are singing this little light of mine.
Rep. Jones has been sworn in and is heading into the chamber. Ms Johnson is there with him. He has his name plate with him.
They are singing this little light of mine.
This is such great news! I’m glad to see this attack on democracy being undone.
Mr jones did say “I will see you on Monday “ when he left Thursday. Here he is coming back in on Monday. Entering now.
The civil rights movement in the south is unfortunately and triumphantly still being fought in 2023.
Those shitheads must be wondering if it was worth it to shine the international light on their racist behavior for a weekend of expulsion.
Aspenglow might need to change the title again.
I think the Tennessee State Republicans should be issued white robes and hoods.
Or check their closets. The only time I have seen real Klan members dressed up like Klan members was in Tennessee.
Goddammit.
You get paid by the title change right?
< scurrying to stuff change into pockets >
Umm. No.
Indeed, 17 quatloos per.
Hush, you. They’ll all want to do it!
Why, are their good ones in the laundry?
I suspect that they’re more surprised that they’ve dealt with any blowback on this. They never feel they’re wrong in anything and make life a living hell for anyone that doesn’t fit their very narrow vision of what a person should be.
Did any Black Republicans vote for the expulsions?
Seriously, are there any?
I went through all the Republicans on this site, and I didn’t see any who appeared Black.
https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/LegislatorInfo/directory.aspx?chamber=H
Same. The only person of color (to any degree) I could see at all was Sabi ‘Doc’ Kumar who is Indian-American.
I was in the middle of doing the same thing because I couldn’t think of any off the top of my head. I did, however, notice how many were whiter than milk and how many were proud to put their religious affiliation on their page. (Which, being in TN, shouldn’t surprise me.)