Reappointed Tennessee Dem Expelled By GOP Calls On State House Speaker To Resign

[Zorro]

Tennessee Democratic Rep. Justin Jones called on state House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) to resign hours after the Nashville Metro Council voted to reappoint him to the state House on Monday, with a 36–0 vote.

“Today is an important step forward for democracy, but it’s not the end. They tried to kill democracy last Thursday,” Jones told MSNBC’s Joy Reid Monday night. “We will continue to show up here in the legislature because [Speaker] Cameron Sexton needs to resign.”

Jones’ public reappointment came just days after he and his Democratic colleague, former Rep. Justin Pearson of Memphis — both of whom are young, Black men — were expelled by the Republican-led House for participating in a peaceful gun protest from the floor of the chamber. Rep. Gloria Johnson (D), a white woman, also participated in the protest, but survived the vote to expel last week. The protest came in the wake of the Nashville school shooting that left six people — three children and three school personnel — dead.

In a separate interview Monday night, Jones called Sexton “the greatest enemy to our democracy” and renewed his public call for the state House speaker to resign.

“We don’t need a speaker who shuts off microphones, who cuts off members from speaking, who won’t even let us vote if we go join those protesting,” he told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow. “We have a speaker who represents the opposite of democracy, which is autocracy. And he is not fit to serve in that role.”

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/reappointed-tennessee-dem-expelled-by-gop-calls-on-state-house-speaker-to-resign

Hell Yes!!!!

[republianmushroom]

1. I like it

[calguy]

2. The speaker will not resign

But after his expulsion shenanigans, there's a spotlight shining on him should he attempt to retaliate against Jones in any way.

[Deuxcents]

4. He should resign. Isn't there an issue with his residence not being in the district

He is representing?

[MagickMuffin]

5. Plus the speaker should resign for not living where he's supposed to be living

A true fraud through and through!


Keep up the spotlight Justin Jones

[BOSSHOG]

6. When ya don't know how to lead or govern (mr sexton)

Ya fail when you attempt to lead or govern. With my eyes closed I can see that you, mr sexton, are a conservative, with conservative values.

[KPN]

7. What Justin Jones did last week and since represents a real time

profile in courage. We are so fortunate to have such confident, strong-willed patriots standing up to the autocracy of supremacists for all of us.

[Cha]

8. Karma Shit Coming At Sexton.

TY & Rep Justin Jones

[MontanaMama]

9. I'm on TeamJustin.

They’re winning. It might not look like it all the time but they are winning.

[AverageOldGuy]

10. Speaker Sexton is a piece of work

Represents Crossville in eastern Tennessee, but, lives in Nashville -- not in his condo in Crossville -- while children are in school in Nashville. Wife is a pharmacist who works in Nashville.

Among legislation he has introduced some of which passed:
-- no mask or vaccine mandates
-- ban abortion in Tennessee
-- tried to make school board elections partisan, failed, but school board elections statewide really are partisan.

[rubbersole]

11. Having Rep. Jones call for his resignation has to so chafe Sexton's spanked ass.

Karma, Cameron. Karma.

[raging moderate]

12. How is Justin Pearson?

Isn't today the day his district is supposed to reinstate him? I certainly hope so!