Comments on: Tennessee Sets A Bad Precedent http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/04/06/tennessee-sets-a-bad-precedent/ Reality-based political commentary Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:44:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/04/06/tennessee-sets-a-bad-precedent/#comment-202605 Kick Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:39:32 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23403#comment-202605 nypoet22 2 <i>tennessee, racist? surely you kid. </i> You talking to me, teacher? I was blaming their "white guys" on the legislature... not hardly the entire state. <i>i mean, it's not as if they assassinated MLK... i mean, he was assassinated IN tennessee, but the whole state didn't do it. </i> Maybe it was Memphis *shakes head* nypoet22
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tennessee, racist? surely you kid.

You talking to me, teacher? I was blaming their "white guys" on the legislature... not hardly the entire state.

i mean, it's not as if they assassinated MLK...

i mean, he was assassinated IN tennessee, but the whole state didn't do it.

Maybe it was Memphis *shakes head*

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/04/06/tennessee-sets-a-bad-precedent/#comment-202603 nypoet22 Fri, 07 Apr 2023 18:57:09 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23403#comment-202603 tennessee, racist? surely you kid. i mean, it's not as if they assassinated MLK... i mean, he was assassinated IN tennessee, but the whole state didn't do it. i digress. tennessee, racist? surely you kid. i mean, it's not as if they assassinated MLK...

i mean, he was assassinated IN tennessee, but the whole state didn't do it.

i digress.

]]> By: Kick http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/04/06/tennessee-sets-a-bad-precedent/#comment-202602 Kick Fri, 07 Apr 2023 18:34:51 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=23403#comment-202602 <i>This was without doubt rude and disruptive behavior. But did it really rise to the level of expulsion? </i> The answer depends on the color of your skin. If you're a Caucasian, they wouldn't want to anger any constituents of similar hue. If you're anything else, it seems they've determined it apparently demonstrably rises. The comparison of the TN3 who are elected representatives to unelected civilians who committed various assorted crimes ranging from tresspassing to breaking and entering, millions of dollars in property damage, assaulting police officers with weapons/deadly weapons, seditious conspiracy, etc., is laughable on its face. <i>But at least the voters will get a chance to have a say on the entire matter. What happens next is that special elections will be held in the members' districts. </i> So, in effect, "Conservatives" have forced voters in certain districts to spend their hard-earned dollars to foot the bill for elections they've already held. So... not so conservative. <i>The expelled Democrats will be free to run in these elections. And if they are returned to office by the voters, the Republicans' hands will largely be tied. </i> What's to stop a council from reappointing the same expelled representative versus wasting their taxpayers' money? If I'm a taxpayer in Memphis or Nashville, I'd demand reappointment versus the Republicans' ridiculous exercise of forcing thousands of taxpayers in Tennessee to hold elections. Seems the "Conservatives" didn't think this one through. Idiots. <i>From a Politico report: "The state constitution forbids lawmakers from being removed from office twice for the same offense." </i> Heh. Then reappoint them... problem solved. Stay tuned for white guys ramrodding of changes to the Tennessee Constitution while insisting they're not racist in 3... 2... 1... This was without doubt rude and disruptive behavior. But did it really rise to the level of expulsion?

The answer depends on the color of your skin. If you're a Caucasian, they wouldn't want to anger any constituents of similar hue. If you're anything else, it seems they've determined it apparently demonstrably rises.

The comparison of the TN3 who are elected representatives to unelected civilians who committed various assorted crimes ranging from tresspassing to breaking and entering, millions of dollars in property damage, assaulting police officers with weapons/deadly weapons, seditious conspiracy, etc., is laughable on its face.

But at least the voters will get a chance to have a say on the entire matter. What happens next is that special elections will be held in the members' districts.

So, in effect, "Conservatives" have forced voters in certain districts to spend their hard-earned dollars to foot the bill for elections they've already held. So... not so conservative.

The expelled Democrats will be free to run in these elections. And if they are returned to office by the voters, the Republicans' hands will largely be tied.

What's to stop a council from reappointing the same expelled representative versus wasting their taxpayers' money? If I'm a taxpayer in Memphis or Nashville, I'd demand reappointment versus the Republicans' ridiculous exercise of forcing thousands of taxpayers in Tennessee to hold elections. Seems the "Conservatives" didn't think this one through. Idiots.

From a Politico report: "The state constitution forbids lawmakers from being removed from office twice for the same offense."

Heh. Then reappoint them... problem solved. Stay tuned for white guys ramrodding of changes to the Tennessee Constitution while insisting they're not racist in 3... 2... 1...

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