👀Republicans in #Tennessee House voted to advance bill that would prevent local govts from reappointing state lawmakers who were expelled due to behavior.
@GottaLaff@DebR
Right? And in their quest for right wing Christo-fascist ideological purity, they are destroying healthcare, education, & their economies for all who live there. Yes, they don’t care about their population one bit
@GottaLaff@Atticus1956
TN and OK legislative "leadership" at its finest. Racial bigotry rampant in TN and homophobia alive and well in OK. Wanna bet they all claim to be god-fearing Christians to justify this idiocy?
@GottaLaff The GOP everywhere has become a fascist hunting party for individuals who lead the way is speaking out. It's happening RIGHT NOW folks, recognize what you're looking at
@GottaLaff@jarvisscript I guess the “good” news (and the reason they’ll argue it’s not unconstitutional) is this only applies to local legislative bodies (i.e., city councils, etc.) and not to subsequent elections for the same seats, but it’s still very wrong. I see there were several amendments proposed that would have lessened the impact of the bill, but those were shot down.
@GottaLaff
Tennessee is going from Deficient Democracy to Hybrid Regime. What's interesting on this list is that the United States is a Deficient Democracy. ALERT!! https://www.democracymatrix.com/ranking
@GottaLaff I once had a client from TN. She was one of those people who would declare, without an trace of irony, "I'm not racist, I have Black friends."
@GottaLaff Can’t have those pesky voters interfering with their schemes.
The people aren’t fit to govern themselves! They have proven that time and again by electing people that want better lives for everyone, not just the wealthy.
Only God (as translated by very specific white men) and billionaires should get to choose who can lead!
@GottaLaff Let me guess Trump would never fall under this category even though he's been the king of bad behavior! Sounds like it's going to be restrictive for some but I bet not for all!
@GottaLaff yeah, but it sounds like some of these state laws are spreading federally! They're already saying Biden's old and can't remember things yet I see clip after clip on TV of Trump being way worse! I just heard today Trump forgot his wife's name over the weekend!