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@TheTNHoller@JesseChism@WilliamLamberth Lamberth knows. He just doesn't care acting stupid and clueless. Even getting laughed at - which wasn't the first time it's happened to him publicly at the Capitol - doesn't phase him. Why would it? He gave up any shred of honesty, principle, and esteem long ago for power.
The fight for our democracy is at Memphis' doorstep.
Just hours after the Supreme Court opened the door to partisan gerrymandering, my opponent Marsha Blackburn became the first Republican in the nation to call for the legislature to reconvene. Her goal is clear: force a special session as early as next week to strip Memphis of its democratic representation in Congress.
This isn't just "redistricting"��it is a coordinated power grab. By attempting to carve up a majority-Black city and dilute our voice, the supermajority is trying to choose their own voters rather than earning them. They think that by slicing up our neighborhoods, they can silence Memphis in Washington.
But our voices are not for sale, and our city is not a pawn. We have to show Governor Lee and the legislature that their attempt to rig the game will not go unchallenged.
Sign our petition at https://t.co/Hml0p3SlgN.
@michaelazerrad@WebsterHall Excellent, Michael! Your first three tracks honor the era and set a solid tone for the evening. I would've loved to have been there when 'Mica' came on.
@TNDemocrats So did the political elite here at home who have the most to gain. And who, like Lee, are part of a long line of Tennessee pols who end up on the wrong side of history.
@GlamRatchet Love it! As one who cut his teeth in the Twin Cities punk and hardcore scene in the early to mid-80s, and seeing Husker Du more times than I can remember, I'd argue you need to wear it proudly at the show...and as often as possible.
@DC_Draino They "deserve to have"? How racially totalitarian of you. Why not just go all the way and call an end to representative democracy in favor of one party rule?
@VoteMarsha@realDonaldTrump@MarshaBlackburn legislates and exists in fear. Fear of a media that isn't like Fox News. Fear of her own constituency who aren't wealthy. Fear of falling out of Trump's favor. And fear of losing her increasingly unhappy base that she's manipulated to stay in perpetual power.
@MeidasTouch@RepTimBurchett is always a good little soldier, choosing the most banal, safest and ridiculous criticism with feigned concern, while staying subservient and docile towards his wealthy benefactors and Trump. He doesn't lead, he follows. Every time.
@JohnRoseforTN If you believe Memphis deserves the representation - then earn their vote instead of brazenly cheating them out of it. But that would be a inconvenience, wouldn't it?