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Early voting has started across Tennessee. Make a plan to get out and VOTE EARLY. We need your support for
@KamalaHarris
,
@VoteGloriaJ
and for Democrats running up and down the ballot.
We can’t afford to wait or sit this election out. We need you and everyone you know to VOTE!
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While you’re on stage moderating a propaganda rally in Michigan, Tennesseans are facing unprecedented flooding — Get home and do some work for once.
President
@realDonaldTrump
will speak directly to the heart of the automotive engineering and manufacturing industry in Warren, Michigan tonight.
I’m honored to support him as we Make American Manufacturing Great Again 🇺🇸
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On Saturday, our Executive Committee passed a resolution demanding the resignation of House Speaker Cameron Sexton. Today, we are beginning a public campaign and hope that you join us. When
@CSexton25
visits his old hometown of Crossville, he’ll be met with a few new billboards.
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AND because of all of you stepping up to help get the word out about uncontested races, in the past 24 hours we’ve recruited a school teacher, 2 attorneys, a warehouse manager, and a small business owner — this is all of our party. Let’s work together to break the super majority.
🚨 UPDATE: I told y’all about “somebody’s mom” who called the office wanting to know if she was qualified to run for office. Well meet Alexis Melton. She went from phone call yesterday to TNDP candidate training today. Next stop qualified candidate for State House District 35.
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Tennessee isn't a red state, it's a purple state that's been heavily gerrymandered and voter suppressed into oblivion.
Democratic voters are here. We just have to find them and mobilize them. And that's exactly what we intend to do this year.
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Billionaires who buy social media platforms should also pay their taxes.
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🚨 BREAKING: A three-judge panel has granted an injunction against
@TNGOP
's illegal district maps.
This is a HUGE win for democracy in TN. Now Republicans have just 15 days to fix their illegal maps or the courts will impose an interim map for the 2022 State Senate elections.
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In committee today, Rep. Rick Staples proposed removing Nathan Bedford Forrest's bust from the Capital. During a Confederate historians' bargaining to keep it,
@JasonAHodgesTN
asked an important question that reveals the horrific acts the bust actually represents.
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During a meeting today, the Tennessee Delegation to the 2024 Democratic National Convention voted to support
@KamalaHarris
for President of the United States.
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We’re thrilled that Taylor Swift agrees on what our real Tennessee values are: that no matter who you are, what you look like, or where you live, you should have an opportunity for a better life—and that all Tennesseans deserve access to equal protection and equal rights.
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Chair
@marymancini
calls on
@SevierCounty
Commissioner Warren Hurst to resign. "Comments like these from leaders like Hurst are responsible for the bullying that caused Channing Smith to feel overwhelming shame once his sexuality was revealed to his high school classmates."
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What has
@MarshaBlackburn
ever done to help Tennesseans? All she does is fearmonger and take money from big pharma.
A useless Senator at best and a dangerous one at worst. In 2024, her time is up.
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Weed is being sold in bougie, upscale stores in legalized states while people are still being locked up for possession in Tennessee.
It's time to release A LOT of human beings from prison.
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“We’ve got to get back to looking after the people who built this country — the working people.”
Thank you to
@StellaParton
for grounding us and firing us up today. We are going to
#TakeBackTennessee
and put our our state back in the hands of working people 🗣
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We are ashamed, embarrassed, and appalled by
@MarshaBlackburn
's and
@BillHagertyTN
's decision to play divisive erroneous politics today. We must begin to correct this damage in 4 years and defeat Marsha. The work starts today.
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Did
@CSexton25
wake up at home in Nashville this morning or at his vacation condo in Crossville?
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Call us crazy, but we believe that public dollars belong in public schools 🍎
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Congratulations on your historic win Representative-elect
@AftynBehn
. We are looking forward to having your voice added to the fight for our Democratic values in the State House.
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Who here is ready to elect a Governor who doesn't sell our schools and our kids' futures out to far-right extremists? 🙋🏽♂️
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The guy who criminalizes voter registration and suppresses turnout across the state was arrested driving drunk away from Bonnaroo 🤦🏾♀️
We can do so much better than this.
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This is not Democracy. Republicans are afraid of the truth. They haven’t learned that
@brotherjones_
and
@Justinjpearson
are never going to stop standing up for the people.
Republicans have now put a rule in place to be able to object to anything
@brotherjones_
&
@Justinjpearson
say they don’t like. Then they can all vote to cut them off.
Don’t turn away. Democracy is being strangled to death here in Tennessee. Fascism reigns. 🇺🇸
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Actually,your dysfunctional caucus is focused on protecting a House Speaker who doesn’t live in the district that he represents.Your caucus of hypocrites is more concerned about protecting the corrupt authoritarian
@CSexton25
than it is about protecting the children of Tennessee.
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BREAKING: There is a Democrat running in 97 of 99 TN House districts and 15 of 17 Senate districts!
Democrats are stepping up to the plate to run everywhere.
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There's not a Republican left in countywide office in Shelby County.
Coordinated campaigns win 🌊
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This week, we’ll be issuing a letter to local news outlet across the state asking them to host a debate for the U.S. Senate Race in Tennessee between
@VoteGloriaJ
and
@VoteMarsha
.
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We’re demanding a U.S. Senate debate in Tennessee between
@VoteGloriaJ
and
@MarshaBlackburn
. Blackburn has been ducking and dodging tough questions for nearly 7 years.
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Marsha, speaking of killing the economy and hurting working families... Remember when you voted against giving Tennesseans a $1400 check during the worse economic recession in American history?
Biden’s tax plan is the surest way to kill job growth and incentivize businesses to move jobs offshore.
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Republicans have made it clear, they don’t give a damn about Tennesseans. This radical supermajority refuse to do the right thing. We have to turn our outrage into action. It’s going to take all of us, in every corner of this state working together to defeat them.
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The political retribution that has consumed our State Capitol is being orchestrated by Speaker
@CSexton25
. He’s a heartless conservative with a fragile ego and a quest to become Governor.He believes that vindictiveness and punishing people shows strength.We’re going to stop him.
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We support fully funded public schools with a robust curriculum that reflects the full context of our history. Schools where our teachers are paid what they deserve and where kids of all learning types can thrive — no matter your zip code.
This is what Democrats stand for.
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The Venn diagram of people who want to “preserve history” with confederate statues but also burn books about the Holocaust is a circle.
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Huge congratulations to
@MayorLeeHarris
and District Attorney-Elect
@SteveMulroy901
on their huge wins in Shelby County!
Democrats SWEPT Shelby County tonight, incredible job to our candidates and thank you for showing up at the polls 🗳
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CALL FOR ACTION! — Let’s stand up for
@VoteGloriaJ
@brotherjones_
and
@Justinjpearson
as they fight Republican extremism.
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Let’s get ready to work 📢
100% of U.S. Senate Races (1 of 1)
100% of U.S. House Races (9 of 9)
75% of TN Senate Race (12 of 16)
74% of TN House Races (74 of 99)
This is the largest number of Democrats running in TN during a Presidential election year since 2004. 👏👏👏
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.
@TNGOP
passed a bill in the House to make homelessness a felony last night.
We are 12th in poverty and have one of the lowest wage averages in the nation.
Why not help build the economic conditions for ALL people to thrive instead? We can be so much better than this.
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"I was knocking on doors for a special election and volunteering," said Allan Creasy (
@servethe901
). Creasy met Lorenzo Rhynes. As he started talking to Rhynes, Creasy learned a little about the disabled veteran's life -- and then took to social media.
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It’s great to have a true progressive in the 90th. Congratulations to
@TorreyHarris901
on a hard-earned win and becoming the first openly LGBTQ+ member of the TN General Assembly.
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We lose $1 billion annually because of
@TNGOP
's refusal to expand Medicaid.
It's time to elect a Governor who will put people first. This November, vote for Dr.
@jasonbmartin
.
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Despicable TN Congressman
@timburchett
labeling two women as DEI hires because of their gender. Labeling a Black woman, the Vice President of the United States as a DEI hire because of her race. This tells you everything that you need to know about republicans especially from TN.
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When will a “secret” ethics subcommittee start asking, what else is
@CSexton25
covering up? What else is he using taxpayer money to hide? He knew Scotty Campbell was a predator on April 6, why wasn’t he expelled?
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Once
@KamalaHarris
is elected as VP, there might be ZERO Black women in the Senate.
@Bradshaw2020
is the ONLY Black woman Senate candidate in America. Let's lift her to victory.
DONATE:
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🚨
@GovBillLee
just signed the ILLEGAL Congressional, State Senate and State House maps into law.
WE'RE SUING — We'll see you in court,
@TNGOP
.
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Tennessee families are begging
@GovBillLee
to stop his charter school heist and fully fund public schools.
We need a Governor who will listen to Tennesseans.
We need
@jasonbmartin
.
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EVERY SINGLE ONE.
Every single House member that voted today to arm teachers and criminalize abortion travel are on the ballot August 1, 2024. You are not powerless. You can send them home with your vote.
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A message for
@Hillsdale
:
How dare you come to our communities and insult our public school teachers and students. Then you have the audacity to hold a hearing and only invite your friends to show up, not the whole community.
Tennesseans have spoken — they want you to leave.
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Don’t be afraid, we’ll make it out of this mess... but we’re not out of the woods yet. The voter registration deadline is Tuesday.
Are you ready for it?🗳
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No one should fear for their lives at a traffic stop.
The officers being charged is an encouraging first step, but we can’t go back to business as usual. This systemic brutality must be rooted out.
Tyre Nichols should be alive today.
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BREAKING:
@JoeBiden
has endorsed
@Bradshaw2020
for U.S. Senate!
Joe needs Democratic allies in the Senate—donate to Marquita to help Joe enact his agenda.
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No lie is off limits for this liar. She’ll say anything to incite fear and distract from her incompetence.
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The TN Republican control legislature just expelled a duly elected Democratic member of the State House
@brotherjones_
. We’re on a dangerous course.
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Tennessee—are you ready to elect our FIRST Black woman Senator?!
LET'S WIN THIS
@Bradshaw2020
👩🏾 💪🏿
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As we get closer to early voting, just remember that
@TNGOP
and
@GovBillLee
attempted to sell your public schools to a bunch of religious extremists from Michigan.
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Here is how much
@SenBobCorker
benefits from the
#GOPTaxScam
compared to working families in Tennessee.
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The best thing
@GovBillLee
could do for Tennessee's education system would be to take himself out of it.
If you're not going to support public schools, you shouldn't have any input in public education.
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🚨 A lawsuit against
@TNGOP
for their illegal district lines was just filed, and we're footing the bill — thanks to your support.
Private citizens will be the plaintiffs because regular people will be the ones most affected by these illegal maps.
Democracy is worth the fight.
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🚨 We have a candidate for Governor: Dr.
@jasonbmartin
will take on Bill Lee in November.
Dr. Martin has already shown true leadership as he battled for his patients against the COVID-19 pandemic — with him on the ticket, we will defeat Bill Lee in November.
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Why would you even bother to go to Washington DC to represent Tennesseans to then vote AGAINST an $8 billion infrastructure investment in our state?
CC:
@MarshaBlackburn
and
@BillHagertyTN
🗣
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REMINDER: There is still no independent investigation into
#TrumpRussia
ties. Add you name to say TN deserves one->
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The greatest threat to the future of Tennessee is what
@TNGOP
is trying to do to our schools. It's a full-on attack, from banning books to funneling public dollars to private schools.
This is
@GovBillLee
's theocracy.
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Dr.
@jasonbmartin
decided to run because of
@GovBillLee
's failed healthcare policy.
We need a healthcare system that puts the health of Tennesseans first, not profit.
Let's vote for Dr. Jason Martin and make healthcare more affordable.
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Yesterday,
@GovBillLee
took credit for funding coming into Tennessee to help with our crumbling infrastructure.
Where is that money coming from, Bill? Oh right, it's from President
@JoeBiden
's Bipartisan Infrastructure Package that you said would somehow "kill jobs."
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Our public schools are the future. Fully funded schools with a robust, historically and scientifically accurate curriculum are a must — no matter your zip code.
We need to replace
@GovBillLee
with a Democrat to make it happen. Our kids deserve better.
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Today, our Big Pharma funded Senators
@MarshaBlackburn
and
@BillHagertyTN
voted against capping insulin prices at $35 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Making your own constituents pay 10 times more for insulin than the rest of the world is radical, and it’s wrong.
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White Supremacists Nazis marching through the streets of Nashville today is a reminder that our fight has never been more important. We must never concede an inclusive and civil society to these right wing terrorists.
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Yes Marsha. The people do decide who the President is. In fact- 75,766,215 people decided it would be
@JoeBiden
Big tech and the media do not decide who the President is. The American people do.
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.
@GovBillLee
's Edu Commissioner,
@SchwinnTeach
, insists that "charter schools are public schools."
We disagree! TN state law may categorize them that way, but the huge amount of profiting that happens off charter schools suggests otherwise.
Education should never be for profit.
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Drag queens are here to slay and here to stay 💅 There's nothing
@TNGOP
can do to put the LGBTQ+ community back in the closet.
Thank you to all the Tennesseans who showed up for equity and freedom today by condemning TNGOP's anti-drag bill. We've got to fight back, together 🏳️🌈
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When Bill Lee ran for Governor, he said that too many Tennesseans can't afford health insurance. Now, he spends $1 BILLION taxpayer dollars annually to keep people uninsured.
We need to solve Tennessee's toughest health problem by voting out
@GovBillLee
in 2022.
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The Republican Secretary of State is actively participating in voter suppression. They know they're giving people the incorrect ballots, and they don't care.
We're going to fight back, but in the meantime, VOTE.
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.
@GovBillLee
has signed a bill into law slashing Nashville Metro Council from 40 to 20, stripping control over the size of the body from local constituents.
Republicans should never be allowed to talk about government overreach. It's all they do.
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.
@Bradshaw2020
will confirm pro-healthcare, pro-Roe judges to the bench. No more right-wing extremists!
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In 10 days a redistricting trial begins in Tennessee. The supermajority we saw abuse it’s power yesterday also elected itself through illegal gerrymandering, we’re fighting that too.
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Happy 4/20, y'all! 🌿
Nearly 91% of U.S. adults believe that marijuana should be legal, including us!
This is a racial justice issue. It’s an economic issue. It’s a freedom issue. And we need people in office who are ready to fight for it.
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Both the anti-trans healthcare and drag ban bills passed the House today. We fully condemn both bills and their passage — they now go to the desk of
@GovBillLee
where we call on him to veto them.
@TNGOP
's focus on stripping rights from the most vulnerable among us is vile.
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Expanding Medicaid is a no-brainer.
By refusing to do it,
@GovBillLee
wastes billions of tax-payer dollars instead of making our lives easier with our own money.
We need a governor who puts people first. This November, vote Dr.
@jasonbmartin
.
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Thank you
@brotherjones_
for defying and expounding on the absurdity of this reckless TNGOP.
🔥WATCH: “Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.”
Rep.
@brotherjones_
rejects calls by
@tnhousegop
leadership for him to resign for declining to lead the pledge, suggesting they “look in the mirror” to see why their pledges are “empty” based on their actions.
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After 3 days, the trial challenging the State’s legislative maps has concluded. The maps drawn by the GOP in 2022 were unconstitutional and a fierce argument was made before the Court to enforce the law. We look forward to a ruling by the Court.
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Who is ready for a Governor with a backbone in 2022? One who won’t divide us and cave to extremists at every turn.
It’s time to put
@GovBillLee
out of a job.
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We’ll be at the Capitol tomorrow. Are you planning to be there?
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As
@GovBillLee
is sworn in for a second term, remember that Tennessee is "leading" the nation in all the wrong ways under his poor leadership.
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Dear
@VoteMarsha
we still want that debate with
@VoteGloriaJ
. If you’re scared just say that.
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The
@TNGOP
supermajority in our state legislature is ramming their rigged district maps through the House & Senate this morning, solidifying their unchecked power in our state for another decade.
These maps dilute minority voting power & rip apart communities.
We will be suing.
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This isn’t your job. We had 2,000 coronavirus cases and 63 deaths just yesterday. Focus on that, please.
Proud to join my colleagues in calling for a swift confirmation of the eminently qualified Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
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Doing drag is not a crime. Being transgender is not a crime.
Yet
@TNGOP
is proposing a bill that would ban drag in places where children could see them (like Pride).
This legislation is dangerous and will impact LGBTQ people for just living their lives.
We're sick of the hate.
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It's not just raining in Tennessee, it's pouring.
@GovBillLee
said it matters who governs. And that's exactly why we're going to vote him out in 2022.
#buildbackblue
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The only choice that Republicans have ever given parents is the choice to send their children to underfunded schools.
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The people of Tennessee have had enough.
⚡️JUST NOW: “VOTE THEM OUT!”
CHAOS ends committee after
@WilliamLamberth
&
@RepAndrewFarmer
conspire to refuse a roll call vote on the
@MontyFrittsTN32
bill allowing open carry of assault weapons & lowering the age to 18.
Republicans making up rules as they go. Not democracy.
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Today, the House is poised to pass maps rigged by
@TNGOP
to maintain unchecked power at the state legislature for another decade.
Voting for these maps is a vote against democracy, against the principles our country was founded on.
One person one vote — We're preparing to sue.
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.
@GovBillLee
won't debate
@jasonbmartin
because he doesn't want to admit that his policies have been horrible for Tennesseans.
Lee is too scared to talk about his total abortion ban, his COVID response, and his attacks on transgender people with an actual doctor on stage.
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