Two Democratic state representatives have been expelled after they led a gun reform protest in the House chamber last week. ABC News' Andrew Dymburt has more on the political fallout.
@carlosdanger1033 0 died here, just like 0 died January 6th, but Tranuary 6th here had 0 arrests only because it was done by Democrats. Now, that we see that Democrats went full Nazi to gin up and arrest mostly peaceful protesters on the wonderful day that was January 6th, you lost all credibility here.
You do when your microphone is always cut off. You bring it because you're tired of burying children. You're elected by the people and the people are tired as well. Our forefathers were not career politicians. They were leaders of a revolution that refused to be oppressed and controlled by government. They weren't clowns so excuse you.
They had to bring a bull horn because any time they said anything even remotely opposing the personal views of republican members their mic would get cut off. This is what happens when republicans try to silence the truth. Children are dying, and republicans don’t want to hear about it because they would have to admit it’s their own fault. You call these men clowns but they aren’t the ones literally trying to put forth votes to end democracy. And I don’t mean that to be an exaggeration, they literally put through a bill to give each individual state complete and utter incontestable control over congressional maps and voting requirements.
Maybe if the people had brains enough to stop being distracted from the need to raise taxes on corporations and the rich, regulate Wall Street, and break up winner-take-all monopolies of all sorts--from too-big banks to producers of garbage software--most all our other problems would solve themselves.
The first step is for America to abolish its bipartisan Republican/Democrat based political system and allow multiple parties to run like other countries do. The same applies with state and federal government departments, and also the American courts as they have to be depoliticized as opposed to acting like Republican/Democrat cliques. For example, in my country, Canada, we have six or seven major federal political parties, notably the Liberals (similar to the Democrats), Conservatives (similar to the Republicans), New Democrats (mainly a Socialist party), Green Party, Bloc Quebecois (left wing regional political party with a mandate to have Quebecois voices heard at a national level, similar to Scottish National Party in Scotland), and People's Party (far right wing party).
So what our representatives the supposed to do is shout scream and cry out their demands.. not trying to put it on paper to pass a law that will benefit everyone
they are when they are not allowed a voice. They did all that. they were not allowed their time to speak (which under the rules, all get to speak), and their microphones were turned off. They fought to represent the people they serve, and if shouting and screaming is the only way? Wouldn't you want them to do that for you?
At the end of the day parents should be able to send their children to school and know they are going to return home. I don't understand why that can't be agreed upon. This nation truly needs God.
I dont think anyone would disagree with your statement. But the answer is not to take guns away from law-abiding citizens. You need to take guns from criminals.
No, what they need is to stop fetishizing guns. They worship guns like lunatics. That's the real American tragedy. The USA is fu***d. More guns than people. Hundreds of school shootings every year. More kids killed by guns than illnesses, car accidents or anything else. How utterly fu***d is that? An advanced nation? Really?
@@albertrodriguez1484 Because ARs don’t kill anybody, you fucking idiot. The vast majority of deaths are caused by hand guns with small magazines. Why don’t you be intellectually honest and just say you want to ban all guns instead of banning the rifle that is almost entirely owned by law abiding Americans?
This is a workplace where there are rules of employee behavior, called decorum. If they had been outside on their own time, then no problem. Analogous to the rest of us and what we can do as an employee when on the clock and in our place of employment. Common sense...
I really think you'd get few people from the watching world to agree with you. It demeaning to these people to treat them as children when they are rightly protesting against insane gun laws that the rest of the civilised world just cannot begin to understand
tell the parents of the dead children about proper decorum? Not everything in life is nice and clean to your liking. Sometimes people do have to yell to get the point across. People who don't care about gun violence hate the fact that they can no longer ignore people they disagree with in peace. These are not just normal Americans, these are elected officials.
@@wraynephew6838 covering up the failure to legislate mental health policy, drug treatment policy, etc.at all while trying to blame gun policy covered by an Ammendment to the Constitution. Fix mental health and drug abuse first, then we can talk...
@@spiritualexercise265 Mental Health is just a cop out. Mental Health has always been a problem in American and all over the world. But it is here only in America we see the amount of gun violence at a higher percentage than most of the sane countries of the world that have tough gun laws. Look no further than England, Japan, Australia. When was the last mass shooting or school place mass murder in those nations. There is virtually none because those places not only have strict laws but they do not allow gun manufacturers to manufacture 400,000,000 million guns. Are you telling me Mental Health problems do not exist in those countries? Fix mental health is a right wing cop out. You know there is no solution to fixing mental health and you believe your 2nd amendment right is more important then the life of children and their safety!
@@bjjeffries8172 Isn't this pretty clear? They had the bullhorns and led the proceedings. She was there as support. Equally in the wrong in my opinion, but there's a difference. She also had two lawyers come in and represent/defend her during her "trial" (the discussion for the bill to expel her). 72 votes to expel Jones (most vocal), 69 votes to expel Pearson (also had bullhorn), 65 to expel Johnson (one vote from being expelled). The fact that some people decided she was not to be removed due to not leading the charge is not racism.
@@bjjeffries8172 The Repbulicans were unanimous in expelling all 3, it was the Democrats who wanted to spare the white lady, so your narrative of "Republicans = racist, Democrats = good guys" doesn't really hold up to scrutiny.
its not what you say but how you say it. Agree or disagree, the rules of the legislative chamber for state representatives do not accommodate disruption while the house is in session. The audio and optics of the protest by the two legislators is compelling, but this is not the Freedom Riders 60 years ago. This is political theater. Nevertheless, I think while Justin Jones and Justin Pearson conduct was inciteful, the expulsion is incendiary. As James Baldwin illuminated, it's the fire next time.
You're basically just saying let the system work as it normally does to fix current problems instead of allowing people to finally stand up against power hungry men from the stupid era. Its obvious what they did would be against the house rules, but sometimes to make a point rules have to be broken, people have to make a statement. Stop being weak. Speak.
It is your legal action to disrupt Court. The men should have been arrested. Expelled from their position. Or he will do it again and again. Just like the crooks are right now getting out of jail and doing it again and again. Fjb
@@e-spy Yes, I've heard of the First Amendment, including the clauses that are rarely mentioned by the Left (eg. The free exercise of religion cannot be prohibited by the government). I've also heard of several other Constitutional Amendments that the Left seems to ignore, such as the Second, Ninth, and Tenth. Correct me if I'm wrong; the now expelled parties, which should have included she who was rescued by one vote, and should have been expelled herself, led an intruding mob into a legislative chamber, which has been widely labelled "...insurrection..." by the Left. In fact, merely being part of a crowd that was present at such an event, even if one never entered the actual building, apparently qualifies one as an "...insurrectionist..." as multiple arrests and prosecutions would indicate, yes? In other words, don't set a precedent unless you're prepared to see it potentially turned around against you.
@@e-spy Freedom of Speech =/= Freedom of Consequences. My freedom to speak doesn't mean I can just pull up to my workplace with dozens of my buddies, with a bullhorn and disrupt a leadership meeting because I'm miffed I had to work night shift this month. My ass is getting fired.
From my understanding, the Tennessee House rules do not prescribe expulsion as a remedy for a violation of "decorum", but only censure. The radicalized Republican super majority violated their own rules because of their racist undercurrent.
Yes a insurgency that day and nobody was arrested. I thought we learned people can't just force themselves in a building. Nobody is above the law right ?
Do not disarm the people. Rather truly count yourselves among the people and arm yourselves in kind (through Education, Truth & Arms). PS, Of course with the purposes being to protect your rights, liberties and freedoms..
How bout talk about making schools secure.... we can make prisons no one can escape. we can put people on the moon.. but we cant build a safe school because we are focused of violating others rights
All of the legislatures advocate, there’s nothing wrong with that, you still need to follow the rules. At the point you’re using a bullhorn, that’s not doing your job, it’s causing a disruption, there are a certain number of people, they vote on the issues after some normal debate, that’s how it works. I’ve seen people go office to office to wrangle votes if they wanted the support.
These two young black politicians likely have been inculcated with the notions that they've special "privilege" and that "Whitey owes them". They found out DIFFERENT.
that's nice, and I agree if it worked that way in this case. But these people were denied their right to speak multiple times, their microphones were turned off. What are they to do then when they are trying to speak for the people they represent? In this case, they got creative, and they did the only thing they could to be heard. And now the country has heard them, and guess what's next?
@@e-spy well Democrats have been a failure in ny they wount admit bail reform doesn't work but they still wanna push it its not fair for people that follow the law to be targeted by all this that's why I wount vote for a Democrat again there just trying to make this hole nation like NYC ya well It failed I'm very sad to see all this it was all caused by Democrats
These dudes are fools this is not how you handle yourself when you have a disagreement. Much less bring in other people with blow-horns to ensure nothing at all is accomplished. Very childish behavior and should have been punished. Whether they should have gotten suspended or not is up for debate. But every time you want policy to pass you cannot bring in blow-horns to advocate your position.
@@horseygurl143 “assisted suicide for veterans with PTSD” that sound like a country that has your best interest at heart? 😂 hell Canada will even help you with your “suicide” if you feel depressed
My message to Republicans in the Tennessee legislature is that you can take the batteries out of your clock, but you're not going to stop the future from coming.
I was there yesterday in the Rotunda of the TN State House when these expulsion votes happened. It was absolutely surreal. Hundreds of people, young and old, for all over the state decended on our State House to tell our lawmakers what we really thought of them. And they heard us yelling and chanting for over 12 hours before the expulsion vote. Tennesseans will not stand for this injustice of democracy in our state. 2024 is coming up real soon
Thank you for standing up against racism and supporting our democracy. I'm proud of the students being peacefully active in their own government. Keep up the good trouble.
You’re not in prison? Bc the bc political prisoners from January 6 are. You didn’t think it wouldn’t be turned against you eventually? You should read some history of dictatorships and tyrannical governments. It’ll give you a preview of what coming for you.
@@WearySecret ffs you people need to go back to middle school. Our country isn’t a democracy. It’s a constitutional republic. It saddens me that my party has become the party of low iq uninformed blobs who just spew catch phrases. Read a book.
@@kilgore7778 Oh, you clowns care about the law now? Were they arrested? Any indictment coming? LOL, 34 felony counts for your god king. Not a single one for these peaceful protesters in Tennessee. Cry it out, clown.
It's amazing how the video footage of their "protest" has been scrubbed from UA-cam. Their behavior was unacceptable and the subsequent propaganda effort to paint it as racially motivated is the reason there is horrible division in this country.
Why were the two black men expelled and not the white woman? And what was so unacceptable about their behavior? Did they ignore another school shooting like Republicans or something?
They wouldn’t want you to see anything for yourself and end up using your brain or something. Who do you think you are? White supremacist. Your white privilege makes you think for yourself and endanger our democracy.
@@NickYankee Thank you for asking. In the video they played for everyone, it showed that while she followed them up to the podium, she stood off to the side silently and did not use the bullhorn. The two who were banned were screaming into bullhorns, going on a political rant for 10 minutes while the Speaker of the House repeatedly slammed his gavel to try and stop them from silencing the First Amendment rights of his colleagues, who each represent at least 70,000 Tennesseans. These three representatives could have protested anywhere in the world, but they chose to do it in a manner that stomped on the rights of every voter in Tennessee, including their own, by behaving in a reckless manner that resulted in their expulsion and SILENCED THEIR OWN VOTERS, who no longer have someone to represent them. What's unfortunate is this was all because these three wanted to go viral on social media with their fake preacher accents. The rest of their colleagues actually PASSED LAWS to make a difference in preventing future mass shootings. I bet you the voters who these people represent wish their voices could have been heard when those bills were being voted on. It's a real shame that some people care more about attention and their own ambitions than they do the lives of victims killed at the hands of the mentally ill, who are incited or enticed into committing their heinous acts by the promise of fame from the 24/7 news cycle and social media algorithms. The same mentally ill sickos who would have simply committed suicide in their basements 20 years ago, but now can go down in infamy with all of the attention they know they will get when they would otherwise amount to nothing in their pathetic lives. The three representatives you are defending knew that they would get in trouble and jeopardize their constituents' rights when they SNUCK a BULLHORN past security and HIJACKED the House session to rant and shout down their colleagues, destroying any chance of bipartisan work as the session devolved into baseless accusations and chaos. THAT is what was so unacceptable about their behavior.
@@GbawlZ The bullhorn is an excuse. They voted on expelling the members BECAUSE THEY DISRUPTED THE HOUSE. Not because they used bullhorns. All three lawmakers disrupted the House procedures. Now you need to explain why you ignore that. Are you racist too?
@@magnus08f250 The lawmaker who wasn't expelled made the same observation. She was involved in disrupting the House. The bullhorn use was irrelevant. Only stupid people think otherwise. Ahem, is that you?
Protesting is protected in the constitution but they will go after these young men and go against the will of the constituent shows how they think of the voters
Decorum is part of the job. If ypu cant conduct yourself like an adult you need to be sent back to the streets. "You can take the boys out of the street. But you can't take the streets out the boys"😅😅
@Bot Adults will address a issue that's been ignored, by people who are more concerned about a transgender person on a beer than children being murdered
The constitution doesn’t apply to politicians on the floor of congress, it applies to the people that will be victimized by the laws you’re advocating for.
these wonderful young legislators were expelled???? And yet Clarence Thomas still sits on the Supreme court? Tennessee is one of the most racist places I've ever been to. That's why I'll never go back there. They are disgusting.
Cry me a river u nuts cry racism for everything ,theyre despicable extremist legislators that did same thing as jan.6 an insurrection ,they should be in jail Obstructing an official proceeding carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and is a felony....good on Tennessee !
Debbie, how you doing? Let me talk to you: had that been 3 republicans, ok and not 3 democrats, how would you react? Oh that’s right, let me answer for you: “oh I’m so mad, oh I’m so upset, oh I want them gone, oh there threat to democracy” There I answered for you, since you democrats always believe your the victims here… which your not… so just save us the drama from this 💩 comment
Ugh how dare they penalize the black people I like! They should’ve penalized the black man that has his own opinions after growing up during legitimate systemic racism! Do you not see how you’re the modern slave owner? You’re the one determine who’s the right kind of black and who’s not.
@@blank-vj1mc Thomas should be penalized for illegally accepting donations from wealthy donors intending to sway his decision making on the highest court in the US. You realize you're a joke, right?
@Nick Yankee You have zero evidence of that nonsense. 9n the other hand you voted for Biden who willingly accepted millions from CCP, Germany, and Ukraine. Next
Time and place people. TIME AND PLACE. Bullhorns and marches are for the street. The House of Representatives is a place for reasoned arguments and compromise.
@@albertrodriguez1484 Many on Jan 6th weren't charged with assault, just things like (real example): "Knowingly entering and remaining on restricted grounds without lawful authority and/or engaging in disorderly conduct within proximity to a restricted building to impede official functions." That is from Jan 6th charge. How is that any different than what happened here?
So you got hit with a rule book and repercussions for being out of order. Yes we get your passionate but, you should be able to prove your point without resorting to childish behavior. From both sides, each side has some BS. The fact the young law makers thought saying the reps of the state are pedos and racist and malicious people, would benefit the statements, in turn it made them look unstable and hateful. We all should strive to be better, better than those who look down apon us.
It is so beautiful to see young black men in the House❤ this gives me hope that these kids will change the world😊. I cannot believe that they are comparing what they did to January 6th. This is nothing compared to what Trump conjured up, but hey, he's not expelled.
Very few teachers are gun experts. If the school boards decided to go that route, training would be extensive. There would not be enough hours in a day for a teacher to go through all the academic training that is constant and ongoing, to be able to do their regular jobs, and manage a classroom. In addition, arming and training teachers would be quite costly. And if they are not into guns, all the training in the world might not help, but might make them more dangerous. Besides, teachers are trained to try to manage and guide students during an emergency. What should the teacher do with their kids while grabbing the weapon and preparing to shoot? The parents of the kid whose teacher was busy trying to lock and load might sue the school board if their kid gets harmed or killed. And where is a safe place to hide a weapon in a classroom? Most amusing notion you got there, Sport!
It also shows why America needs a nationalized Criminal Justice System similar to Canada as opposed to letting each state have their own Criminal Laws.
The joke is on the global middle-class on both sides and what is coming for their way of life. How can you not see this? The end is near. It is now predicted that the USA will default on the +$30 Trillion national debt payments in June or July 2023. And social security will be depleted by 2030 leaving citizens broke and desperate. The writing is on the wall, but you are looking in the wrong direction. The joke is on anyone who is not in their elite club, including you.
How is this the equivalent or WORSE than January 6?? Nobody died and nothing was broken into causing millions of dollars in property loss. It sure is a jungle out there. I'll be passing on any vacations to Tennessee in the future.
@@albertrodriguez1484 It is when people are trying to work and you are stopping them from doing so with a bullhorn. I don't care what they think they were doing they were disrupting a proceeding.
I saw the video of his screaming and ranting during the insurrection. The protestors were not permitted to be in the legislative chamber but these 3 particular legislators were screaming things such as “no action no peace”, “power to the people”, etc. What is the opposite of peace?
An insurrection is a violent uprising against an authority or government. There wasn't any violence. No one was harmed or threatened. In the end, the people in the areas they represent will probably re-elect them, so what was the point of this. This is what happens when one side gerrymanders themselves into the majority. They don't need to address the REAL needs of the community. They can just keep making pointless laws targeting trans people, CRT, or some other imaginary issue. Points for finding a phony reason to keep the white female legislator.
Pelosi threw Republicans off House committees, set the stage for the party in power to expel the minority party members. Pelosi is always out there setting new standards. So then Republicans said hey, Democrats misbehave and disrupt proceedings, we can now throw them out. The precedent has been set, and Pelosi set the new bar, much, much lower.
She didn't get fired because she said she walked with them, but she wasn't with them. That should tell everyone about leading a horse to water, but backing away cause you know it's poison. She should be fired also. This is not about racism.
It is about racism. They fired the two black guys and spared the white woman. Because again, they'd rather punish people for being black than doing anything about gun violence.
Andrew Farmer really creeped me out with is comments. Adolescent bullhorn? They had cut the mikes. They were actually on a 5 minute break. There were many people there supporting the Tennessee Three and the three felt like at least trying to represent in front of them, in light of the recent tragedy in Nashville. Then Bozo the Farmer admonishes them for their efforts. I am embarrassed for Farmer. He reminded me of an old geezer that has grown out of his place. He needs to be replaced. I certainly hope that he gets replaced soon, for the sake of the state of Tennessee, where I used to live when dear old dad was in the 101st!
Might "pleading for protection" (pro-action) vs "protest" (disagree with action) be a more accurate and less defense- triggering characterization of the pro- common- sense gun- control citizens' crying out to the representatives they hired/elected? Now a separate issue has inspired actual "protests" over the separate (albeit related) issue of why, how, and against whom majority- party powers were abused to enact unprecedented unnecessary punishments against 3 Tennessee elected representatives for refusing to pretend that conducting "business as usual" by talking over the literal voices of scared Tennessee residents begging en masse right outside the chamber doors for help to keep their children alive! I believe that if anyone should be sanctioned, it should be the Speaker of the House for acting against citizen well-being by not yielding the floor to "The Tennesse Three", vs punishing them for putting themselves in the political "line of fire" by taking the floor after the Speaker maliciously withheld official recognition to honor their obligation to "serve and protect" otherwise- defenseless childrens' "right to life". Our constitution intentionally gives citizens dependant on their leaders the freedom of speech + right to peaceful assembly to voice their needs to the representatives BECAUSE elected representatives are expected to interact and negotiate with citizens vs prioritizing their own comfort when facing emotionally charged &/or politically controversial issues. Evasive cowardly retaliation will not and should not be tolerated by Tennessee's voters, which is why this choice by the GOP was NOT encouraged by the founders of our Constitution! Attempts to make the issue of gun-safety go away has merely added the new issue of requests for reversal of yesterday's unnecessary and selfishly- reactionary expulsions to that House's GOP's home- grown confrontations that they cannot hide from the voters to avoid. The feces is hitting the fan ... and those GOP members threw it. What's wrong with people asking them to "Do your job" (literally, just read the many signs being hand- carried around the capital building there!)? Those House members applied for those jobs. Time for them to yield the power back to the people, as our democratic republic demands!
TEMPER TANTRUM! That is so disrespectful to all the people standing with Pierson. Throwing them out of the state house is disenfranchising all those who voted for them as well as their constituents who voted for someone else. Both of these articulate young men represent about 80,000 voters EACH. Now none of these voters have a voice. Taxation w/o Representation!
@@Krristopher so they should stay silent, the reason they did that was because they tried to take a reform bill and it was turned down. they didn't even entertain the idea. why should their constituents be held at the mercy of others. they elected them to be their voice and that's what they are doing.
If anything, the voters in those unfortunate legislative district get a "Do-over", and hopefully will send someone with more self-control than those two morons. If they get re-elected, then those voters get the (mis)representation they DESERVE.
Stupid, he's done that with past hires that's why the US is Fucked....losers put in high positions. Kamala can go there within days but can't do anything about the border in 2 years....give me a break
@@fringeminority150 these demonstrators showed up with their voices to demand action on the HUNDREDS of mass shootings we have every year, and to prevent duly elected representatives from being ousted. They did not smash windows, break things, steal computers & paperwork from legislators. They did not desecrate the place by smearing feces on the walls, they did not rip down the American flag & replace it with the flag of their cult leader. They didn't show up with weapons calling for blood. They didn't threaten the vice president. They didn't have zip ties and a gallows. They didn't assault & murder police officers. They weren't trying to overturn a free & fair election.
143 cops injured. A woman shot and killed trying to breach a secure room. A cop died later of multiple strokes as a result of battling insurrectionists for 3 hours. Anything like that in Tennessee?
What are we teaching our children about civil disagreement and "rules" for constructive debate? Who will teach them the patience that effective collaborative problem solving inherently demands? How will they learn that freedom works both ways in any relationship, and that intolerance endangers all relationships? Unity (as in "United" States) obligates all within to give as well as take, and when flexibility succumbs to dysfunctional rigidity, I urge individuals to pause and step away from their peers for introspection before acting, as patriots to resist using uncomfortable feelings as excuses for actions before exhausting efforts to fully comprehend the full scope of what harms each individually CHOSEN action may cause to whom (and how severe, for how long, and possible ripple effects therefrom). Citizens, constituents who elected these 3 democrats to represent them, are at risk of having their votes overturned for the rest of the current (& possibly future) length of the term they were elected to serve. Others can already out-vote choices they don't agree with while these 3 democrats' are in office, so to remove them should require such heinous acts as to qualify for standard impeachment proceedings. The mere fact that unusual measures are being taken, and that not one, or two, but THREE politicians ... from the same opposing party, are the targets of this effort falls far enough outside of historic democratic processes that we should pay attention, think carefully, and act fairly ... yet effectively to mitigate the "clear and present danger" to our democratic republic that actions (at this very moment) that the legislators in Tennessee are taking which may place us all "in the line of fire" from both this and further such measures that the precedent they're (seemingly cavalierly) trying to set will most likely catalyze. Diplomacy is an especially crucial skill for an effective politician, and thus reflects their strength (stubbornness is easy, as is "group think" when the power of individuals' truths aren't strong enough to support themselves). All politicians' job duties are "political", but restoring and preserving the honor of this word depends on the honorable actions taken by each political actor. Their Oath of Office obligates them to check their personal feelings at the door and to serve and protect the people and our collective constitution. Exploiting "loopholes" to increase the power of one part of a legislative body at the expense if the ot harms "we the people". The ramifications of getting away with abuses of power aren't excused by any short-term (& it would only be worse if tipping the scales of power lasts longer) power grabs such extreme measures bestow on any members of an exploiting party even if their ill-gotten gains are solely wielded to help the majority of their personal constituents. "We the people" can't maintain the balance of power, that so many soldiers have stood in harm's way to protect, if we let power aggregates into too few hands (like in this Tennessee legislature, vs the voters). When power isn't decentralized, it can't be balanced. No matter how seductive the fantasy of Gov't being more efficient if collaboration, oversight, and accountability aren't "obstructing" progress by those we agree with, and no matter how trustworthy &/or benevolent any current leaders currently feel, wr must remember how hard it has been throughout all of recorded history for "we the people" to regain usurped powers and not let any politicians (&/or groups thereof) increase the disproportionality of the power they (&/or groups thereof) wield. Lust for power is the greatest dangers to our freedom. Do you agree w/my opinion that this act by elected republican representatives to expel three elected democrat representatives undermines the integrity of our constitution's intent to balance the powers we entrust to our hired/elected leaders?
Even though I'm from Canada, I was taught from day one that America is suppose to be the land of freedom, the land of human rights, and like the Star Spangled Banner's last two lines say, "O'er the land of the free And the home of the brave?". After what happened in Tennessee last night when two Democrat Lawmakers, notably Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, were unlawfully expelled for doing the right thing and staging peaceful protests in favour of greater gun controls in the wake of a mass shooting in this state. If Jesus was alive today, just as he flipped the tables at the temple to protest it being used to make money as opposed to being a house of prayer to the lord, he would do it again in the American Government, especially in Tennessee, for acting like a bunch of hypocrites as they talk about America being the so-called "Land of the Free" but then have a nerve to punish two Lawmakers for doing the right thing. America is not the "Land of the Free" that I was taught in Canada when I was a kid, its now turning into a "Fascist Dictatorship" and "Land of the False Prophets". As for the Tennessee Government, in the name of freedom and a safer America, SHAME ON YOU!!!!
Nope they did the wrong thing if you saw the whole video. you don't join the protesters when you're in session. The house rules are red before the session every time. Violated the house rules are using a bullhorn and they were causing an issue. I got exactly what they there's a time and place for everything. And if they're a bad f****** ignorant that's on them
If you're not still in Canada, please GO BACK. The last thing we need is some phony-baloney, misusing the Bible and presuming to judge America. And those DISRUPTIVE Democrat FORMER lawmakers were lawfully expunged. The hag that narrowly escaped being tossed should have been the first to go!
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Sexton called this demonstration "maybe worse" than Jan 6th. Wow.
Well, it IS.
Well , these activists were in support of the murder of those children
@@superoldgamesaturday3277 Really? How many people were injured or killed in this demonstration? How many arrests were made?
@carlosdanger1033 0 died here, just like 0 died January 6th, but Tranuary 6th here had 0 arrests only because it was done by Democrats. Now, that we see that Democrats went full Nazi to gin up and arrest mostly peaceful protesters on the wonderful day that was January 6th, you lost all credibility here.
@@superoldgamesaturday3277 Super Old, no wonder you're a racist. Evolution passed and you missed it. 2024 kids will make this chamber BLUE!
You don't bring a bull horn into the chambers. The lady they didn't expell , she just sat back and watched those 🤡🤡🤡🤣🤣🤣.
You do when your microphone is always cut off. You bring it because you're tired of burying children. You're elected by the people and the people are tired as well. Our forefathers were not career politicians. They were leaders of a revolution that refused to be oppressed and controlled by government. They weren't clowns so excuse you.
They had to bring a bull horn because any time they said anything even remotely opposing the personal views of republican members their mic would get cut off. This is what happens when republicans try to silence the truth. Children are dying, and republicans don’t want to hear about it because they would have to admit it’s their own fault. You call these men clowns but they aren’t the ones literally trying to put forth votes to end democracy. And I don’t mean that to be an exaggeration, they literally put through a bill to give each individual state complete and utter incontestable control over congressional maps and voting requirements.
I would like to see the full unedited video.
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It's out there...go look it up.
@@e-spy it would be helpful if you could provide a link. it would also be the courteous thing to do.
@@jggrimm links are not allowed on youtube; you will have to look it up yourself.
Made it all about themselves
Good,break the rules it's on you.
IMAGINE HOW STRONG OUR COUNTRY WOULD BE IF CONGRESS SPENT THEIR DAYS WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ELECTED THEM INSTEAD OF THE PEOPLE WHO BUY THEM.
This❤❤
@@KarmaX10 Get up Stand up
Maybe if the people had brains enough to stop being distracted from the need to raise taxes on corporations and the rich, regulate Wall Street, and break up winner-take-all monopolies of all sorts--from too-big banks to producers of garbage software--most all our other problems would solve themselves.
The first step is for America to abolish its bipartisan Republican/Democrat based political system and allow multiple parties to run like other countries do.
The same applies with state and federal government departments, and also the American courts as they have to be depoliticized as opposed to acting like Republican/Democrat cliques.
For example, in my country, Canada, we have six or seven major federal political parties, notably the Liberals (similar to the Democrats), Conservatives (similar to the Republicans), New Democrats (mainly a Socialist party), Green Party, Bloc Quebecois (left wing regional political party with a mandate to have Quebecois voices heard at a national level, similar to Scottish National Party in Scotland), and People's Party (far right wing party).
So what our representatives the supposed to do is shout scream and cry out their demands.. not trying to put it on paper to pass a law that will benefit everyone
they are when they are not allowed a voice. They did all that. they were not allowed their time to speak (which under the rules, all get to speak), and their microphones were turned off. They fought to represent the people they serve, and if shouting and screaming is the only way? Wouldn't you want them to do that for you?
At the end of the day parents should be able to send their children to school and know they are going to return home. I don't understand why that can't be agreed upon. This nation truly needs God.
I dont think anyone would disagree with your statement. But the answer is not to take guns away from law-abiding citizens. You need to take guns from criminals.
No, what they need is to stop fetishizing guns. They worship guns like lunatics. That's the real American tragedy. The USA is fu***d. More guns than people. Hundreds of school shootings every year. More kids killed by guns than illnesses, car accidents or anything else. How utterly fu***d is that? An advanced nation? Really?
@@user-gf4ps9tp3z why don’t u agree to taking away ARs and harder access to getting a gun ?
@@albertrodriguez1484 Because ARs don’t kill anybody, you fucking idiot. The vast majority of deaths are caused by hand guns with small magazines. Why don’t you be intellectually honest and just say you want to ban all guns instead of banning the rifle that is almost entirely owned by law abiding Americans?
@@albertrodriguez1484 Also it’s harder to get a gun in this country than it is to change your gender. Sit down, R tard.
This is a workplace where there are rules of employee behavior, called decorum. If they had been outside on their own time, then no problem. Analogous to the rest of us and what we can do as an employee when on the clock and in our place of employment. Common sense...
I really think you'd get few people from the watching world to agree with you. It demeaning to these people to treat them as children when they are rightly protesting against insane gun laws that the rest of the civilised world just cannot begin to understand
tell the parents of the dead children about proper decorum? Not everything in life is nice and clean to your liking. Sometimes people do have to yell to get the point across. People who don't care about gun violence hate the fact that they can no longer ignore people they disagree with in peace. These are not just normal Americans, these are elected officials.
@@wraynephew6838 covering up the failure to legislate mental health policy, drug treatment policy, etc.at all while trying to blame gun policy covered by an Ammendment to the Constitution. Fix mental health and drug abuse first, then we can talk...
@@spiritualexercise265 Mental Health is just a cop out. Mental Health has always been a problem in American and all over the world. But it is here only in America we see the amount of gun violence at a higher percentage than most of the sane countries of the world that have tough gun laws. Look no further than England, Japan, Australia. When was the last mass shooting or school place mass murder in those nations. There is virtually none because those places not only have strict laws but they do not allow gun manufacturers to manufacture 400,000,000 million guns. Are you telling me Mental Health problems do not exist in those countries?
Fix mental health is a right wing cop out. You know there is no solution to fixing mental health and you believe your 2nd amendment right is more important then the life of children and their safety!
Throw all of those treasonous insurrectionists to Gitmo for many many years.
They were expelled for disrupting the proceeding using a bullhorn. Not because they were black.
I wish I had the luxury to believe that. So not having a bullhorn was the woman’s saving grace? She didn’t get expelled.
@@bjjeffries8172 Isn't this pretty clear? They had the bullhorns and led the proceedings. She was there as support. Equally in the wrong in my opinion, but there's a difference. She also had two lawyers come in and represent/defend her during her "trial" (the discussion for the bill to expel her). 72 votes to expel Jones (most vocal), 69 votes to expel Pearson (also had bullhorn), 65 to expel Johnson (one vote from being expelled). The fact that some people decided she was not to be removed due to not leading the charge is not racism.
Marjorie Taylor Greene uses a bullhorn, can she be expelled.
@@bjjeffries8172 The Repbulicans were unanimous in expelling all 3, it was the Democrats who wanted to spare the white lady, so your narrative of "Republicans = racist, Democrats = good guys" doesn't really hold up to scrutiny.
@@bjjeffries8172 Exactly. She stood there quietly while the 2 blacks were disruptive.
But surely you do need to have a certain amount of decorum in the House chamber...
Possibly! But not when democracy is on trial.
@@coolkid21k14 😂
Sure. But shouldn't the punishment fit the crime?
Maybe Pearson ought to worry more about Memphis, a very violent and crime filled city!!!
its not what you say but how you say it. Agree or disagree, the rules of the legislative chamber for state representatives do not accommodate disruption while the house is in session. The audio and optics of the protest by the two legislators is compelling, but this is not the Freedom Riders 60 years ago. This is political theater. Nevertheless, I think while Justin Jones and Justin Pearson conduct was inciteful, the expulsion is incendiary. As James Baldwin illuminated, it's the fire next time.
Calling for change to end the WEEKLY MASS SHOOTING IS WRONG??????????????? What if you are the next target?????????????
You're basically just saying let the system work as it normally does to fix current problems instead of allowing people to finally stand up against power hungry men from the stupid era. Its obvious what they did would be against the house rules, but sometimes to make a point rules have to be broken, people have to make a statement. Stop being weak. Speak.
@@juansarabia7530 I'm not leaving my right to defend myself and arm myself in the hands of incompetent bureaucrats like these raving morons.
Vague threats of violence written with a quote from a prominent Black author is disguised venom
Disregard the rant- focus on the last sentence, the vague threats of violence against American citizens @@tripleBOOMER
If you are not in my club I can ignore the popular vote and do what my friends and I like? A new low for democracy !
New lows coming up, stay tuned.
@@JoeGator23is that a threat of some kind ? Because that sounds a bit threatening. Reported .
@@LMSunshine420 Lol.
@@LMSunshine420 I don't think it a threat they just keep going lower and lower just when you think they can't they do
@@LMSunshine420oh poor Lisa. This isn't a BLM rally.
The white women did not use the bullhorn.
It is your legal action to disrupt Court. The men should have been arrested. Expelled from their position. Or he will do it again and again. Just like the crooks are right now getting out of jail and doing it again and again. Fjb
Get them out of there !!!!!!!
As I understand it, their actions, based on the precedents set on January 6, meet the definition of an "...insurrection..." do they not?
they do not, but they do meet the definition of the first amendment. have you heard of it?
@@e-spy the left threw out the 1st on jan 6th.
@@e-spy So its not an *insurrection* when Democrats do it?
@@e-spy Yes, I've heard of the First Amendment, including the clauses that are rarely mentioned by the Left (eg. The free exercise of religion cannot be prohibited by the government).
I've also heard of several other Constitutional Amendments that the Left seems to ignore, such as the Second, Ninth, and Tenth.
Correct me if I'm wrong; the now expelled parties, which should have included she who was rescued by one vote, and should have been expelled herself, led an intruding mob into a legislative chamber, which has been widely labelled "...insurrection..." by the Left. In fact, merely being part of a crowd that was present at such an event, even if one never entered the actual building, apparently qualifies one as an "...insurrectionist..." as multiple arrests and prosecutions would indicate, yes?
In other words, don't set a precedent unless you're prepared to see it potentially turned around against you.
@@e-spy Freedom of Speech =/= Freedom of Consequences. My freedom to speak doesn't mean I can just pull up to my workplace with dozens of my buddies, with a bullhorn and disrupt a leadership meeting because I'm miffed I had to work night shift this month. My ass is getting fired.
No Sargent at Arms? How did the bullhorn get into the well?
A warning would have been enough.
Bottom line, a black eye for Tennessee.
From my understanding, the Tennessee House rules do not prescribe expulsion as a remedy for a violation of "decorum", but only censure. The radicalized Republican super majority violated their own rules because of their racist undercurrent.
Yes a insurgency that day and nobody was arrested. I thought we learned people can't just force themselves in a building. Nobody is above the law right ?
@@barrydavis6626 Shhhh
@Jim Doe
No one forced themselves in.
People literally died on Jan 6. It's not the same at all.
@@kingayy9267 All very true, did you have a point?
What does expel means?
it means removal indefinately.
Oh wow…so turning over the Capital ok??
Jacob Chansley was imprisoned for less!
Manifesto!!! WE WANT TO READ THE SHOOTERS MOTIVES!!! Where is it???
Do not disarm the people. Rather truly count yourselves among the people and arm yourselves in kind (through Education, Truth & Arms).
PS, Of course with the purposes being to protect your rights, liberties and freedoms..
How bout talk about making schools secure....
we can make prisons no one can escape.
we can put people on the moon..
but we cant build a safe school because we are focused of violating others rights
What's up with the bullhorn?
Come to memphis. And see
All of the legislatures advocate, there’s nothing wrong with that, you still need to follow the rules. At the point you’re using a bullhorn, that’s not doing your job, it’s causing a disruption, there are a certain number of people, they vote on the issues after some normal debate, that’s how it works. I’ve seen people go office to office to wrangle votes if they wanted the support.
These two young black politicians likely have been inculcated with the notions that they've special "privilege" and that "Whitey owes them". They found out DIFFERENT.
that's nice, and I agree if it worked that way in this case. But these people were denied their right to speak multiple times, their microphones were turned off. What are they to do then when they are trying to speak for the people they represent? In this case, they got creative, and they did the only thing they could to be heard. And now the country has heard them, and guess what's next?
@@e-spy well Democrats have been a failure in ny they wount admit bail reform doesn't work but they still wanna push it its not fair for people that follow the law to be targeted by all this that's why I wount vote for a Democrat again there just trying to make this hole nation like NYC ya well It failed I'm very sad to see all this it was all caused by Democrats
Those insurrectionists should be thrown to Gitmo for many years.
I’ll believe he’s not seeking attention when he stops doing a malcolm x impression
and your doing a passive agressive european american racist impression in a nation your people stole and don't belong. or am i mistaken.
looks like a scene from school
My high school was way better than this.
If those are your reps, move.
These dudes are fools this is not how you handle yourself when you have a disagreement. Much less bring in other people with blow-horns to ensure nothing at all is accomplished. Very childish behavior and should have been punished. Whether they should have gotten suspended or not is up for debate. But every time you want policy to pass you cannot bring in blow-horns to advocate your position.
Why not George Santos a serious offender
Time for me to move to Canada. This country is on a nose dive.
And you think Canada is any better? 😂😂😂 people like you that the reason this country is “nose diving”
@@MO-fl8vm Dude. I love my country, the US of A! But Canada is safer and better.
@@horseygurl143 “assisted suicide for veterans with PTSD” that sound like a country that has your best interest at heart? 😂 hell Canada will even help you with your “suicide” if you feel depressed
@@MO-fl8vm They understand suffering.
@@horseygurl143 hope you find your happiness in life
Show me videos of a lawmaker with a bull horn on the floor anywhere ?
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My message to Republicans in the Tennessee legislature is that you can take the batteries out of your clock, but you're not going to stop the future from coming.
If I had to bet, I would say the people who own all the guns and grow all the food are going to be the ones writing the history books in the future.
You can take the batteries out of clocks and bullets out of guns, but you can't take the country out of the boy...
She was already there she only joined in and admitted that she did not yell out or act the way they did.
Guns are not the problem. Parenting is and culture is
Well done Tennessee.
I guess you're against human rights.
@@HalifaxHercules What right? To barge into a democratic proceeding and act like a jack ass? Think before you type out stupid comments.
@@HalifaxHercules Not when you break the law and rules of decorum.
@@HalifaxHercules 😆
@@HalifaxHercules I guess you don’t understand due process
Gop just give them power of standing up for gun violence and wanting to get gun control safety legislation reformed passed
I was there yesterday in the Rotunda of the TN State House when these expulsion votes happened. It was absolutely surreal. Hundreds of people, young and old, for all over the state decended on our State House to tell our lawmakers what we really thought of them. And they heard us yelling and chanting for over 12 hours before the expulsion vote. Tennesseans will not stand for this injustice of democracy in our state. 2024 is coming up real soon
Thank you for standing up against racism and supporting our democracy. I'm proud of the students being peacefully active in their own government. Keep up the good trouble.
You’re not in prison? Bc the bc political prisoners from January 6 are. You didn’t think it wouldn’t be turned against you eventually? You should read some history of dictatorships and tyrannical governments. It’ll give you a preview of what coming for you.
@@WearySecret ffs you people need to go back to middle school. Our country isn’t a democracy. It’s a constitutional republic. It saddens me that my party has become the party of low iq uninformed blobs who just spew catch phrases. Read a book.
The hypocrisy here is insane you literally did what happened on January 6th and have the balls to call this democracy
@@sellmav its not the same. They sought to kill and injure the elected officials on January 6th, this is a peaceful protest no violence
No outrage here...rules are rules
I hope they run again these men are honorable
This is congress. Not a BLM or Antifa rally.
Criminals. Fixed it for you.
@@kilgore7778 What crime? Don't post stupid stuff.
@@NickYankee obvious crime. Stop defending criminals.
@@kilgore7778 Oh, you clowns care about the law now? Were they arrested? Any indictment coming?
LOL, 34 felony counts for your god king. Not a single one for these peaceful protesters in Tennessee. Cry it out, clown.
It's amazing how the video footage of their "protest" has been scrubbed from UA-cam. Their behavior was unacceptable and the subsequent propaganda effort to paint it as racially motivated is the reason there is horrible division in this country.
Why were the two black men expelled and not the white woman?
And what was so unacceptable about their behavior? Did they ignore another school shooting like Republicans or something?
They wouldn’t want you to see anything for yourself and end up using your brain or something. Who do you think you are? White supremacist. Your white privilege makes you think for yourself and endanger our democracy.
@@NickYankee Thank you for asking. In the video they played for everyone, it showed that while she followed them up to the podium, she stood off to the side silently and did not use the bullhorn. The two who were banned were screaming into bullhorns, going on a political rant for 10 minutes while the Speaker of the House repeatedly slammed his gavel to try and stop them from silencing the First Amendment rights of his colleagues, who each represent at least 70,000 Tennesseans. These three representatives could have protested anywhere in the world, but they chose to do it in a manner that stomped on the rights of every voter in Tennessee, including their own, by behaving in a reckless manner that resulted in their expulsion and SILENCED THEIR OWN VOTERS, who no longer have someone to represent them. What's unfortunate is this was all because these three wanted to go viral on social media with their fake preacher accents. The rest of their colleagues actually PASSED LAWS to make a difference in preventing future mass shootings. I bet you the voters who these people represent wish their voices could have been heard when those bills were being voted on. It's a real shame that some people care more about attention and their own ambitions than they do the lives of victims killed at the hands of the mentally ill, who are incited or enticed into committing their heinous acts by the promise of fame from the 24/7 news cycle and social media algorithms. The same mentally ill sickos who would have simply committed suicide in their basements 20 years ago, but now can go down in infamy with all of the attention they know they will get when they would otherwise amount to nothing in their pathetic lives. The three representatives you are defending knew that they would get in trouble and jeopardize their constituents' rights when they SNUCK a BULLHORN past security and HIJACKED the House session to rant and shout down their colleagues, destroying any chance of bipartisan work as the session devolved into baseless accusations and chaos. THAT is what was so unacceptable about their behavior.
@@GbawlZ The bullhorn is an excuse. They voted on expelling the members BECAUSE THEY DISRUPTED THE HOUSE. Not because they used bullhorns. All three lawmakers disrupted the House procedures.
Now you need to explain why you ignore that. Are you racist too?
@@magnus08f250 The lawmaker who wasn't expelled made the same observation. She was involved in disrupting the House. The bullhorn use was irrelevant. Only stupid people think otherwise. Ahem, is that you?
Guns don't kill people , the wrong people having them do .
thank you.
@@jmjfanss 🙂✌️
They should re run.. win and do the same thing every time lol
Lewis Powell was right
Can u say insurrection
Call it what ya want. Nobody was there armed.
Protesting is protected in the constitution but they will go after these young men and go against the will of the constituent shows how they think of the voters
Decorum is part of the job. If ypu cant conduct yourself like an adult you need to be sent back to the streets. "You can take the boys out of the street. But you can't take the streets out the boys"😅😅
@Bot Adults will address a issue that's been ignored, by people who are more concerned about a transgender person on a beer than children being murdered
Disrupting an official proceeding, as they did, is a felony. They’re lucky they are not in prison.
It was an insurrection. Let's call it what it was. And leftards are cheering for it.
The constitution doesn’t apply to politicians on the floor of congress, it applies to the people that will be victimized by the laws you’re advocating for.
these wonderful young legislators were expelled???? And yet Clarence Thomas still sits on the Supreme court? Tennessee is one of the most racist places I've ever been to. That's why I'll never go back there. They are disgusting.
Cry me a river u nuts cry racism for everything ,theyre despicable extremist legislators that did same thing as jan.6 an insurrection ,they should be in jail Obstructing an official proceeding carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and is a felony....good on Tennessee !
Debbie, how you doing?
Let me talk to you: had that been 3 republicans, ok and not 3 democrats, how would you react?
Oh that’s right, let me answer for you: “oh I’m so mad, oh I’m so upset, oh I want them gone, oh there threat to democracy”
There I answered for you, since you democrats always believe your the victims here… which your not… so just save us the drama from this 💩 comment
Ugh how dare they penalize the black people I like! They should’ve penalized the black man that has his own opinions after growing up during legitimate systemic racism!
Do you not see how you’re the modern slave owner? You’re the one determine who’s the right kind of black and who’s not.
@@blank-vj1mc Thomas should be penalized for illegally accepting donations from wealthy donors intending to sway his decision making on the highest court in the US. You realize you're a joke, right?
@Nick Yankee You have zero evidence of that nonsense. 9n the other hand you voted for Biden who willingly accepted millions from CCP, Germany, and Ukraine. Next
Lawmakers can’t riot. Buh bye
How do you compare that to the capital riots 😂.
What about the BLM riots?
His hair and speech patterns disagree about his desire for attention.
Time and place people. TIME AND PLACE. Bullhorns and marches are for the street. The House of Representatives is a place for reasoned arguments and compromise.
First amendment says otherwise 😂
@@albertrodriguez1484 does that defense apply to the Jan 6th rioters too?
@@zacharymentz2949 those thugs assaulted officers after breaking in 🤣
@@albertrodriguez1484 Many on Jan 6th weren't charged with assault, just things like (real example): "Knowingly entering and remaining on restricted grounds without lawful authority and/or engaging in disorderly conduct within proximity to a restricted building to impede official functions." That is from Jan 6th charge. How is that any different than what happened here?
@@zacharymentz2949 many pleaded guilty to felony counts of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers with a dangerous weapons. THAT is felony
By Jan 6th standards, they should be arrested... correct?
It is idiotic to compare their peaceful petitioning of the government for a redress of grievances to the violent insurrection on Jan. 6.
no? they didnt have guns and explicit plans to hold elected officials hostage lol how is that in any way comparable
So you got hit with a rule book and repercussions for being out of order. Yes we get your passionate but, you should be able to prove your point without resorting to childish behavior. From both sides, each side has some BS. The fact the young law makers thought saying the reps of the state are pedos and racist and malicious people, would benefit the statements, in turn it made them look unstable and hateful. We all should strive to be better, better than those who look down apon us.
This is all b.s. they need to held in contempt and let them democrats back in
It is so beautiful to see young black men in the House❤ this gives me hope that these kids will change the world😊. I cannot believe that they are comparing what they did to January 6th. This is nothing compared to what Trump conjured up, but hey, he's not expelled.
Lives would have been saved had there been gun in the trained teachers hands.
Very few teachers are gun experts. If the school boards decided to go that route, training would be extensive. There would not be enough hours in a day for a teacher to go through all the academic training that is constant and ongoing, to be able to do their regular jobs, and manage a classroom. In addition, arming and training teachers would be quite costly. And if they are not into guns, all the training in the world might not help, but might make them more dangerous. Besides, teachers are trained to try to manage and guide students during an emergency. What should the teacher do with their kids while grabbing the weapon and preparing to shoot? The parents of the kid whose teacher was busy trying to lock and load might sue the school board if their kid gets harmed or killed. And where is a safe place to hide a weapon in a classroom? Most amusing notion you got there, Sport!
Kick them all out!!
Disgusting racist
Kick out the Republicans, especially the MAGA faction under Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis.
Kick all those Republicans out...yea!
This is why we need to get rid of single member districting and gerrymandering.
Nope
@@sellmav cringe
It also shows why America needs a nationalized Criminal Justice System similar to Canada as opposed to letting each state have their own Criminal Laws.
@@HalifaxHercules lol you’re not from around here are you 😂😂😂
Ending gun violence is a deep deep problem!!!!
The mental health crisis is much worse.
@@michaelschaefer1904 Republicans don't want to go after mental health either, since that impacts most of their voters.
At this point, I don't which is worst, the gun violence or trying to end it.
Yes, that's why gun violence is rampant in Democrat cities.
They did EXACTLY what they were accused of. BYE
Expell her.
Why won’t the media show more video of the insurrection? They just keep showing the consequences and not the action.
Insurrection
Jokes on republicans come voting day
The joke is on the global middle-class on both sides and what is coming for their way of life. How can you not see this?
The end is near.
It is now predicted that the USA will default on the +$30 Trillion national debt payments in June or July 2023. And social security will be depleted by 2030 leaving citizens broke and desperate.
The writing is on the wall, but you are looking in the wrong direction.
The joke is on anyone who is not in their elite club, including you.
They've sunk their battleship !
Jokes on the voters because their district is gerrymanded for them to win regardless.
you the base of the criminal, joke on you everyday
The US is dying. This BLM rally in congress is proof.
No state legislature in our nation has the authority to make any law infringing on the right to bear arms.
But does the Right to Bear Arms equate to an automatic License to Kill?
Boycott Tennessee
The zoo is up in arms
The two men sound like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King
lmao. no.
How is this the equivalent or WORSE than January 6?? Nobody died and nothing was broken into causing millions of dollars in property loss. It sure is a jungle out there. I'll be passing on any vacations to Tennessee in the future.
Tennessee would love it if you and people like you would stay away. Thank you very much.
Disrupting an official proceeding, as these two did, is a felony. They should be indicted and serve time for their criminal behavior.
Using your first amendment rights is illegal now ?
Peacefully protesting to make a change because people keep dying to guns is a felony?
No it's not. Stop lying, clown.
@@albertrodriguez1484 It is when people are trying to work and you are stopping them from doing so with a bullhorn. I don't care what they think they were doing they were disrupting a proceeding.
I don’t think u understand what a felony is
I saw the video of his screaming and ranting during the insurrection. The protestors were not permitted to be in the legislative chamber but these 3 particular legislators were screaming things such as “no action no peace”, “power to the people”, etc. What is the opposite of peace?
An insurrection is a violent uprising against an authority or government. There wasn't any violence. No one was harmed or threatened. In the end, the people in the areas they represent will probably re-elect them, so what was the point of this. This is what happens when one side gerrymanders themselves into the majority. They don't need to address the REAL needs of the community. They can just keep making pointless laws targeting trans people, CRT, or some other imaginary issue. Points for finding a phony reason to keep the white female legislator.
Republicans are not going to like what they think they want. Karma will nail them all in one form or another
Pelosi threw Republicans off House committees, set the stage for the party in power to expel the minority party members. Pelosi is always out there setting new standards. So then Republicans said hey, Democrats misbehave and disrupt proceedings, we can now throw them out. The precedent has been set, and Pelosi set the new bar, much, much lower.
@@donaldkasper8346 i know.
Violent people. It’s great to see how unified and loving America has become.
She didn't get fired because she said she walked with them, but she wasn't with them. That should tell everyone about leading a horse to water, but backing away cause you know it's poison. She should be fired also. This is not about racism.
It is about racism. They fired the two black guys and spared the white woman. Because again, they'd rather punish people for being black than doing anything about gun violence.
Andrew Farmer really creeped me out with is comments. Adolescent bullhorn? They had cut the mikes. They were actually on a 5 minute break. There were many people there supporting the Tennessee Three and the three felt like at least trying to represent in front of them, in light of the recent tragedy in Nashville. Then Bozo the Farmer admonishes them for their efforts. I am embarrassed for Farmer. He reminded me of an old geezer that has grown out of his place. He needs to be replaced. I certainly hope that he gets replaced soon, for the sake of the state of Tennessee, where I used to live when dear old dad was in the 101st!
Oh, don’t worry about that. I got that from I got it when I’m going to Rome this year for election. I’m going Siri to anyway I walk on myself.
The two juveniles who were thrown out need to grow up. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Okay Boomer
0:01 What's with the black supremacist hand sign ?
Bye......
insurrection much?
Nah. Insurrection less.
no not really lol. where were the people with handcuffs and guns planning to hold elected officials hostage here?
Tennessee just improved their state!
Might "pleading for protection" (pro-action) vs "protest"
(disagree with action)
be a more
accurate and less
defense- triggering
characterization of the pro-
common- sense gun- control citizens'
crying out to the representatives they hired/elected?
Now a separate issue has inspired actual
"protests" over the separate (albeit related) issue of why, how, and against whom majority- party powers were abused to enact unprecedented unnecessary punishments against 3 Tennessee elected representatives for refusing to pretend that conducting "business as usual" by talking over the literal voices of scared Tennessee residents begging en masse right outside the chamber doors for help to keep their children alive!
I believe that if anyone should be sanctioned, it should be the
Speaker of the House for acting against citizen well-being by not yielding the floor to
"The Tennesse Three", vs punishing them for putting themselves in the political "line of fire" by taking the floor after the Speaker maliciously withheld official recognition to honor their obligation to "serve and protect" otherwise- defenseless childrens' "right to life".
Our constitution intentionally gives citizens dependant on their leaders the freedom of speech + right to peaceful assembly to voice their needs to the representatives BECAUSE elected representatives are expected to interact and negotiate with citizens vs prioritizing their own comfort when facing emotionally charged &/or politically controversial issues.
Evasive cowardly retaliation will not and should not be tolerated by Tennessee's voters, which is why this choice by the GOP was NOT encouraged by the founders of our Constitution!
Attempts to make the issue of gun-safety go away has merely added the new issue of
requests for reversal of yesterday's unnecessary and selfishly- reactionary expulsions to that House's GOP's home- grown confrontations that they cannot hide from the voters to avoid.
The feces is hitting the fan ... and those GOP members threw it.
What's wrong with people asking them to
"Do your job"
(literally, just read the many signs being hand- carried around the capital building there!)?
Those House members applied for those jobs. Time for them to yield the power back to the people, as our democratic republic demands!
Pools closed due to AIDS.
Yet your anus remains open...
I stand with the Tennessee three
GOP actually helping Dem to win more vote. But only GOP play fair and clean.
Good riddance to so much trash; rioting, threatening elected public officials and misbehavior in general should have consequences.
So it's ok to expel the Republicans associated with Jan 6?
NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAWS.
TEMPER TANTRUM! That is so disrespectful to all the people standing with Pierson. Throwing them out of the state house is disenfranchising all those who voted for them as well as their constituents who voted for someone else. Both of these articulate young men represent about 80,000 voters EACH. Now none of these voters have a voice. Taxation w/o Representation!
They should have followed the rules and not tried to incite an insurrection.
@@Krristopher so they should stay silent, the reason they did that was because they tried to take a reform bill and it was turned down. they didn't even entertain the idea. why should their constituents be held at the mercy of others. they elected them to be their voice and that's what they are doing.
If anything, the voters in those unfortunate legislative district get a "Do-over", and hopefully will send someone with more self-control than those two morons. If they get re-elected, then those voters get the (mis)representation they DESERVE.
Biden should hire them at the Federal level. Put them in charge of any funding Tennessee receives. These Republicans are going to learn.
And here we have it folks a retarded and autistic libtard.
Stupid, he's done that with past hires that's why the US is Fucked....losers put in high positions. Kamala can go there within days but can't do anything about the border in 2 years....give me a break
You reward insurrectionist behaviour?
That sounds more like tyranny than Democracy.
Yeah, Biden is really good at hiring people who suck at their job. Look at his VP.
Insurrection has consequences
@Bucky Goldstein its as much as an insurrection as jan.6
@@fringeminority150 these demonstrators showed up with their voices to demand action on the HUNDREDS of mass shootings we have every year, and to prevent duly elected representatives from being ousted. They did not smash windows, break things, steal computers & paperwork from legislators. They did not desecrate the place by smearing feces on the walls, they did not rip down the American flag & replace it with the flag of their cult leader. They didn't show up with weapons calling for blood. They didn't threaten the vice president. They didn't have zip ties and a gallows. They didn't assault & murder police officers. They weren't trying to overturn a free & fair election.
Hopefully they don’t get assassinated 😢
Their government they should be in charge of it too bias
God bless those who survived the Tennessee insurrection. May time heal their wounds.
and wasn't January 6th expression the amemndment rights
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143 cops injured. A woman shot and killed trying to breach a secure room. A cop died later of multiple strokes as a result of battling insurrectionists for 3 hours.
Anything like that in Tennessee?
Insurrection is unacceptable. They had to go.
What are we teaching our children about civil disagreement and "rules" for constructive debate?
Who will teach them the patience that effective collaborative problem solving inherently demands?
How will they learn that freedom works both ways in any relationship, and that intolerance endangers all relationships?
Unity (as in "United" States) obligates all within to give as well as take, and when flexibility succumbs to dysfunctional rigidity, I urge individuals to pause and step away from their peers for introspection before acting, as patriots to resist using uncomfortable feelings as excuses for actions before exhausting efforts to fully comprehend the full scope of what harms each individually CHOSEN action may cause to whom (and how severe, for how long, and possible ripple effects therefrom).
Citizens, constituents who elected these 3 democrats to represent them, are at risk of having their votes overturned for the rest of the current (& possibly future) length of the term they were elected to serve. Others can already out-vote choices they don't agree with while these 3 democrats' are in office, so to remove them should require such heinous acts as to qualify for standard impeachment proceedings. The mere fact that unusual measures are being taken, and that not one, or two, but THREE politicians ... from the same opposing party, are the targets of this effort falls far enough outside of historic democratic processes that we should pay attention, think carefully, and act fairly ... yet effectively
to mitigate the "clear and present danger" to our democratic republic that actions (at this very moment) that the legislators in Tennessee are taking which may place us all "in the line of fire" from both this and further such measures that the precedent they're (seemingly cavalierly) trying to set will most likely catalyze.
Diplomacy is an especially crucial skill for an effective politician, and thus reflects their strength (stubbornness is easy, as is "group think" when the power of individuals' truths aren't strong enough to support themselves).
All politicians' job duties are "political", but restoring and preserving the honor of this word depends on the honorable actions taken by each political actor. Their Oath of Office obligates them to check their personal feelings at the door and to serve and protect the people and our collective constitution.
Exploiting "loopholes" to increase the power of one part of a legislative body at the expense if the ot harms "we the people". The ramifications of getting away with abuses of power aren't excused by any short-term (& it would only be worse if tipping the scales of power lasts longer) power grabs such extreme measures bestow on any members of an exploiting party even if their ill-gotten gains are solely wielded to help the majority of their personal constituents.
"We the people" can't maintain the balance of power, that so many soldiers have stood in harm's way to protect,
if we let power aggregates into too few hands (like in this Tennessee legislature, vs the voters). When power isn't decentralized, it can't be balanced. No matter how seductive the fantasy of Gov't being more efficient if collaboration, oversight, and accountability aren't "obstructing" progress by those we agree with, and no matter how trustworthy &/or benevolent any current leaders currently feel,
wr must remember how hard it has been throughout all of recorded history for "we the people" to regain usurped powers and not let any politicians (&/or groups thereof) increase the disproportionality of the power they (&/or groups thereof) wield.
Lust for power is the greatest dangers to our freedom.
Do you agree w/my opinion that this act by
elected republican representatives to
expel three
elected democrat representatives
undermines the integrity of our constitution's intent to balance the powers we entrust to our hired/elected leaders?
so you are saying you support insurrections now
🤭🤭🤭bye bye😂😂😂
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Even though I'm from Canada, I was taught from day one that America is suppose to be the land of freedom, the land of human rights, and like the Star Spangled Banner's last two lines say, "O'er the land of the free And the home of the brave?".
After what happened in Tennessee last night when two Democrat Lawmakers, notably Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, were unlawfully expelled for doing the right thing and staging peaceful protests in favour of greater gun controls in the wake of a mass shooting in this state.
If Jesus was alive today, just as he flipped the tables at the temple to protest it being used to make money as opposed to being a house of prayer to the lord, he would do it again in the American Government, especially in Tennessee, for acting like a bunch of hypocrites as they talk about America being the so-called "Land of the Free" but then have a nerve to punish two Lawmakers for doing the right thing.
America is not the "Land of the Free" that I was taught in Canada when I was a kid, its now turning into a "Fascist Dictatorship" and "Land of the False Prophets".
As for the Tennessee Government, in the name of freedom and a safer America, SHAME ON YOU!!!!
America sucks, you are very lucky to be Canadian
Well said.
Nope they did the wrong thing if you saw the whole video. you don't join the protesters when you're in session. The house rules are red before the session every time. Violated the house rules are using a bullhorn and they were causing an issue. I got exactly what they there's a time and place for everything. And if they're a bad f****** ignorant that's on them
If you're not still in Canada, please GO BACK. The last thing we need is some phony-baloney, misusing the Bible and presuming to judge America. And those DISRUPTIVE Democrat FORMER lawmakers were lawfully expunged. The hag that narrowly escaped being tossed should have been the first to go!
Hear hear