Dissent is Quintessentially American
This is a fantastic speech — to the point and very American! It looks like these expulsions have backfired on the GOP.
“Expelled by their Republican colleagues for an act of protest, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were no longer members of the Tennessee House of Representatives on Friday. They could not advocate for their constituents in Nashville and Memphis, take to the floor again to push for gun control legislation or even access the building after hours,” the New York Times reports.
“But instead of sidelining the Democratic lawmakers, the expulsions have sparked outrage and galvanized national support within their party, and the two young Black lawmakers are poised to return to the state legislature — as soon as next week — with a platform and profile far surpassing what they had just days ago.”
Tennessean: Tennessee Democrats take full advantage of national spotlight.
Associated Press: Tennessee Becomes New Front in Battle for Democracy
A Blow for Democracy in Tennessee
TN GOP: “Democrats. Cannot. Be. Uppity.”
Attribution for the above cartoon: Clay Jones @claytoonz
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You’re Judged By the Company You Keep
Washingtonian: “When Republican megadonor Harlan Crow isn’t lavishing Justice Clarence Thomas with free trips on his private plane and yacht (in possible violation of Supreme Court ethics rules), he lives a quiet life in Dallas among his historical collections. These collections include Hitler artifacts—two of his paintings of European cityscapes, a signed copy of Mein Kampf, and assorted Nazi memorabilia—plus a garden full of statues of the 20th century’s worst despots.”
“Crow, the billionaire heir to a real estate fortune, has said that he’s filled his property with these mementoes because he hates communism and fascism. Nonetheless, his collections caused an uproar back in 2015 when Marco Rubio attended a fundraiser at Crow’s house on the eve of Yom Kippur. Rubio’s critics thought the timing was inappropriate given, you know, the Hitler stuff.”
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