Democrat lawmakers in Tennessee who went berserk during the debate and vote on changing the state’s House of Representatives districts got removed from committees for the outlandish behavior.
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) sent a letter to House Democratic Leader Karen Camper explaining the multiple reasons for removing the Democrats who disrupted the proceedings:
Interlocking arms in the well of the House
Blocking aisles on the House floor
Encouraging disruptions with protesters and attendees in the gallery
The use of prohibited props and noisemakers
“Flagrant disregard” for House rules
State Rep. Justin Jones (D) was among those who were removed from their assignments. At one point, Jones set fire to a piece of paper with the Confederate flag on it.
“Just as my white Republican colleagues chose racial retaliation against Tennessee’s Black voters, the Speaker of the House is now choosing retaliation against a Black lawmaker for standing up against their Jim Crow racial gerrymander. This is not new. This is the same pattern of racial discrimination and authoritarian abuse we have come to expect,” Jones said on his Instagram.
“His assault on our democracy is not about me, but silencing the voices of the people who democratically elected me, the 70,000 people who call District 52 home,” he added, going on to label Sexton as a “white supremacist.”
Source: PolitiBrawl
