I’m wondering if any of them are going to notice the Jesus metaphor that’s just sitting there.
Came back on Monday. Day late.
Is he back into the chamber? Or will the doorkeeper be ordered to lock him out?
Damn. Did they actually sing “Don’t let Satan [blow] it out” ?
His information is back up on the TN gov site while Pearson’s hasn’t been yet. So I think that he’ll be good.
When’s the next expulsion vote? You just know they’re not going to take this lying down.
IIRC, per the Tennessee constitution, they cannot expel a member for the same thing a second time. They’d need to manufacture a whole new excuse if they want to expel them again.
You know they’re going to try to find some excuse to do so. Because young, black and charismatic is the antithesis of what the TN legislature is about.
That’s weird. So if a member was expelled for sexual harassment, and he got back in, he’d have a clear path to harass again?
If they did so again, that would be a different thing. They just wouldn’t be able to expel you for the same offense again.
The same as how the double jeopardy rule doesn’t mean that if you are acquitted of murder you now are given immunity from prosecution for future murders.
Gotcha.
I don’t think the Tennessee republicans will try this again (at least not with these guys and this issue). While it might have been red meat for their base I think it is obvious, even to them, that this didn’t help them. They already have their base and this likely didn’t win them many converts. I’d bet this hurt them more than it helped.
While this is a different issue (below) it seems related to republicans in Tennessee doing their best to diminish the political power of Nashville.
Judges temporarily halt implementation of law reducing Nashville’s council
The process of shrinking Nashville’s council is on pause — for now.
A panel of three Tennessee judges on Monday granted an injunction that temporarily halts the implementation of a new state law limiting city and metropolitan councils to 20 members or fewer.
Metro Nashville sought the injunction as part of a lawsuit challenging the law’s constitutionality to prevent “irreparable harm” to local elections scheduled for Aug. 3.
The decision relieves some pressure on Metro Nashville, which the law put under a tight timeline to reapportion and draw new districts in compliance with the Council Reduction Act. Nashville’s 40-member council is the only city or metro council in Tennessee that has more than 20 members, meaning it’s the only local government immediately impacted by the statute.
With the injunction in place, Metro Nashville can move forward with its Aug. 3 election with 40 council seats on the ballot. - SOURCE
Maybe they’ll just be honest next time about the reason to expel:
Rep. Pearson’s airport duets with legendary singer-activist Joan Baez
“Ain’t Nobody Gonna Turn Me Round” and “We Shall Overcome”, apparently. 
Genuine question-40 people? Is that a common size for a city council?
Most of the city councils in Tennessee are, at most, 20. Nashville is a lot larger with a very diverse population, growing larger every day. Even neighborhoods next to one another have different needs that having separate councilors allow them to fight for their constituents.
Huh. I just looked up another large city as an example and Philly only has 17. Interesting. I wonder if more is better, and what determines how many would be the right (most useful) amount for each city. But that’s off-track, so I will perhaps open a new thread about it.
couldn’t tell, they kept dipping in during the news cast. msnbc had a gentleman on the scene and they kept going to him on and off.
Or they could just wipe their ass with the constitution.
“They can’t do that!”
Well sure. But what if they did?