Justin Jones DESTROYS “admitted child molester, “domestic abuser” and other Republicans who WEREN’T expelled from the Tennessee House:
“Let’s talk about expulsion.
For years, one of your colleagues who was admitted child molester sat in this chamber. No expulsion.
One member sits in this chamber was found guilty of domestic violence. No expulsion.
We had a former speaker sits in this chamber who is now under federal investigation. No expulsion.
We have a member still under federal investigation. No expulsion.
We had a member pee in another member’s chair in this chamber. No expulsion.
In fact, they’re in leadership … in the governor’s administration.
And so, once again, what you’re saying to us that you’re trying to put us on trial, I’ll say what you’re really putting on trial is the state of Tennessee. What you’re really showing for the world is holding up a mirror to a state that is going back to some dark, dark roots.
A state in which the Ku Klux Klan was founded is now attempting another power grab by silencing the two youngest Black representatives…that’s what this is about.”
You received $1,306,130 in donations from the NRA.
You voted against the most recent bipartisan gun package in June.
If you’re so “ready to assist” -- start by doing your job and passing commonsense gun laws that will help prevent tragedies like the one today.
Hey Tennessee - trans kids aren’t why your pipes just broke and you’re sitting in line for water.
When you robotically vote for Republicans who don’t actually care about governing, this is the result.
Eric Wahl, the brother of sportswriter Grant Wahl who died in Qatar while covering the World Cup, is asking for help.
Grant was detained in Qatar for wearing a rainbow shirt two weeks ago
Following Friday's Supreme Court decision, House Democrats marched from the Capitol to the Supreme Court to protest abortion access. https://t.co/UFpgOCCreI
I will explain this to you slowly: exercising our right to protest is not obstruction of Congress nor an attempt to overturn democracy.
If one were a heinous enough person to do that, they’d likely seek a pardon for it too.
But only one of us here has done that. And it ain’t me
comfort to every human being who feels afraid right now. i feel afraid too. it is okay to feel afraid and tender now. soon, the anger returns and we fight like bloody hell. first the pain, then the mother fucking rising.
26 years ago, a gunman entered
Dunblane Primary School in Scotland,
killing 16 kids and a teacher. The UK
govt responded by enacting tight gun
control legislation. In the 9400+ days
since, there have been a total of O
school shootings in the UK. #Uvalde