Racist motherfuckers. Boot the 2 black men, let the white woman slide. Fuck Tennessee. Fuck Rethugs.

[Celerity]

[spicysista]

1. Righteous rant.

I'm right there with you. But, I'm also tired.

[jcgoldie]

2. No shit

unbelievable 55 years after the assassination of Dr. King in Memphis. These fuckers don't care about whispering the racism anymore they are just putting it out there.

[Ocelot II]

3. All three did the same thing that brought about the vote, as far as I can tell.

They just interviewed Gloria Johnson, the woman who wasn't expelled (by one vote) and when asked why, she said the same thing - "I think it has to do with the color of our skin."

Yup.

[in2herbs]

4. Agree with you. Watched all day long. How these 2 gentlemen behaved under such immense

pressure is beyond me. Is there no judicial recourse for them? or do they have to just be re-elected?

[Docreed2003]

5. Just remember...when you say "Fuck" an entire state

There are a ton a decent folks here, and several on this forum, that are Tennesseans and democrats and just as outraged if not more than your are right now. This state's legislature has been overtaken by the absolute worst of the far right fascists and they're using this state as a testing ground for their absolute worst plans. Make no mistake, the far right will not stop with Tennessee if we don't all push back against this fascist overreach.

[Celerity]

10. Tennessee as political entity, on balance, at the end of the day. As constituted, the power outcomes

for the state at a political level are racist AF.

I obviously never said fuck everybody who lives in it.

[TwilightZone]

13. "Fuck Tenneessee"

I can see how some would interpret that as the entire state.

In fact, I'd agree with them. That and your clarification are two entirely different things.

Nothing new, though. Happens all the time on DU. We can be just as bad at lumping people together and stereotyping as anyone.

[Celerity]

16. I was and am raging. I've seen entire states and countries told to fuck off hundreds (thousands?) of

times here and obviously people who say it are not telling every single person in the country or the state to fuck off.

[Demsrule86]

12. Tennessee is going to be sorry IMHO for what they did.

[maxrandb]

18. Sorry, but that's horseshit

The legislature in TN is a reflection of the majority of people in TN, just like De-SANTOS is a reflection of the majority of the people of Florida.

Whatever the "good" people of TN and FL area doing, it's NOT enough

Israel has a population of 9 million.

Tennessee has a population of 7 million.

There have been a half-million Israelis in the streets for 8 weeks. That also includes some of the Israeli military and nationwide strikes.

Any "decent" people striking in Tennessee?

I guess we will truly see how many "decent" people there are in Tennessee at the next election, but my guess is the state will once again vote for a Retrumplican fascist super-majority.

I hope I am wrong, but sometimes, the best thing decent people can do in a toxic, fascist, racist environment is get the hell out.

"Forget it Jake...it's Chinatown"

[blueinredohio]

6. Can they run again

in a special election for their district? If so hopefully their constituents vote them back in.

[Celerity]

8. From what I understand they can run again, just not sure if they can run in the special election.

[blueinredohio]

9. Thanks,

[dsc]

14. I think they can be appointed back to the seats

Apparently they get temporarily replaced by appointment and then there is a special election. From what I read they can be appointed and then run in the special election as well.

[DoBW]

7. Good trouble

"I want to see young people in America feel the spirit of the 1960s and find a way to get in the way. To find a way to get in trouble. Good trouble,"-- John Lewis

[Demsrule86]

11. You see all those people there? Tennessee is going to regret this in 24.

[malaise]

15. Sherrilyn Ifill Nailed it - look at the headlines and chyrons everywhere

Tennessee Republicans expel two black lawmakers

Young Maxwell Frost on now.

[Celerity]

17. If the US House had a Rethug supermajority, they would so boot a shit tonne of Dems of colour, Frost

included for sure. The match has been lit.

I expect to see other deep Red states start to try and do thus same shite now.