"Gov. Bill Lee called the special session at the request of President Donald Trump who wanted congressional districts redrawn after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted a key provision in the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Republican lawmakers admitted the redistricting was done for political purposes to give the GOP a 9-0 sweep of the state’s congressional seats and provide Trump another vote at the midterm election to back his policies."
“Despite that, she decided to stand on her desk while her colleagues gathered in the well without permission. It was a clear violation of Senate decorum and centuries of tradition. It was performative, childish, and beneath the dignity of this institution. As the most egregious offender, Senator Oliver received the most significant penalty.
Oliver issued a statement acknowledging she received the letter outlining “punitive measures” against for “standing up – quite literally” for Tennesseans. She called it the “most brazen attack on Black political representation this nation has seen since Jim Crow,” done quickly to “steal” a House seat so Trump could “continue evading punishment for his crimes.”
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