Tennessee Republicans Recast Districts, Aiming to Solidify GOP Control
Tennessee Republicans approved a new voting map. This map will likely give the GOP more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. It affects voters in Memphis.
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https://newsletter.tf/tennessee-gop-redistricting-map-changes-voting/
Tennessee Republicans have redrawn the state's congressional districts. This new map is expected to create 5 Republican-held seats and 2 Democratic-held seats, up from the current 5-2 split in favor of Republicans.
#TennesseeGOP, #Redistricting, #MemphisPolitics, #GOPControl, #VotingMap
https://newsletter.tf/tennessee-gop-redistricting-map-changes-voting/
Tennessee Republicans have some whoop-ass coming their way. Between their insane abortion ideas, their outright refusal to address the growing gun violence problem in the state, and their overtly racist, anti-democratic expulsion of two black lawmakers, it's clear they are disconnected from their constituents, and have no intention of being reasonable. Election Day will be a day a reckoning for these enemies of the people.
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#tennesseeGOP #Campbell #sexualharassment
"With the eyes of the nation still on them and a growing number of scandals, including the Campbell harassment and cover-up now being investigated by the press, Sexton and the GOP are clearly now on the defensive. Through undemocratic gerrymandering, they have maintained their legislative supermajority, but their extremism and lack of transparency and accountability is mobilizing serious opposition."
https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/gnashville?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android
The radical GOP legislature in Tennessee had craved the national spotlight. In this legislative session, it passed the nationโs first ban on public drag performances, banned gender affirming care for trans youth, killed proposed gun violence prevention measures, and expelled two young Black state representatives for โdecorumโ violations.
Newly leaked audio of a meeting between Tennessee Republican lawmakers appears to show tensions and infighting between members after the vote to expel two Black Democratic lawmakers. In a historic vote last week, Democratic Reps. Justin Jones (Nashville) and Justin Pearson (Memphis) were voted out of the House after joining a demonstration on the Houseโฆ
This is the Republican TN lawmakers' retaliation. People better wake up! They won't stop here.
Tennessee House Votes To Allow State Discrimination Against Interracial And Same Sex Marriages
The Tennessee House of Representatives today voted to allow government discrimination against interracial and same sex marriages. Republican assurances that cases like Loving v. Virginia and Lawrence v. Texas were safe after the Dobbs decision were...
Nothing could be more revealing of the GOP's fragility than the targeting of two Black freshman Democrats in the state's House of Representatives.
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https://progressive.org/op-eds/tennessee-republicans-cant-stop-progress-lamar-myrick-230411/
Now, ain't this amusing? The Tennessee Speaker has been playing fast and loose with the public trust in ways that could be easily found by pissed off Regional investigative reporters. Where does what go oh garbage you're welcome
You can choose to go commando in tight jeans, and many do, but if you are in a hurry and distracted by your passions, don't expect sympathy when you zip yourself into them.
Yesterday, Popular Information published an article that posed this question: Where does the Tennessee House Speaker actually live? The issue is that Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) represents District 25, which encompasses the community of Crossville, about two hours outside of Nashville. Under the Tennessee Constitution, Sexton can only represent District 25 if he is "
@juddlegum when can we expect him to pay back the money?
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