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The people have fucking spoken.
Twice.
Three times!
Elected, reinstated, reelected!
The people have spoken, and shockingly republicans spent a fuck load of the tax payers money to be sure that they didn't misspeak.
'Taxpayer money.'
They'll do unlimited court attacks, knowing that they can't actually be forced to pay for the nonsense.
If you made police unions liable for police violence, you'd see a rapid drop in aggressive policing.
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
The young Black lawmakers were reinstated by local officials after being booted from the GOP-dominated Statehouse, but only on an interim basis.
Thursday’s election came as lawmakers are preparing to return to Nashville later this month for a special session to address possibly changing the state’s gun control laws.
While Jones and Pearson’s reelection to their old posts won’t make a significant dent to the Republican supermajority inside the Legislature, they are expected to push back heavily against some of their GOP colleagues’ policies.
It wasn’t until this spring that their political careers received a boost when they joined fellow Democrat Rep. Gloria Johnson in a protest for more gun control on the House floor.
The demonstration took place just days after a fatal shooting in Nashville at a private Christian school where a shooter killed three children and three adults.
The move briefly left about 140,000 voters in primarily Black districts in Nashville and Memphis with no representation in the Tennessee House.
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Good fucking bot
Right?? I was about to thank the dude for such a thoughtful tldr but it's just a bot
You can still thank the bot, probably puts you in their good books when AI takes over.
Fuck yeah! These guys were impressive before all the bullshit went down, and it just made them even more motivated. It also forced them to be fully empowered by their constituency, multiple times, which is just the icing on the cake. Can’t wait to see what they get up to!
Side note, I dare you to listen to Pearson and/or Jones for more than a few minutes and not tear up. They’re legitimately inspiring and damn good at their jobs.
You okay, US? Been removing voting locales, preventing people from getting hydrated when standing in line, literally trying to prevent the end of an election cycle and now... this.
Democracy, does that mean anything anymore over there, or is it just decorative?
We're are learning that building a government based on the idea that the members of that government will act in good faith was fucking stupid.
Here's to hoping we can figure out how to solve the bad-faith problem without Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo.
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No, we are not ok. Please send help.
Hey, don't lump the rest of the country in with these ass-backward hillbillies. This kind of shit only happens in red states.
It was fucked when they were expelled buy that collection of racist idiots. This took a while to happen, but I'm relieved the second rep regained his seat.
This makes me happy!
This is excellent news. America needs to keep fighting back.
I didn’t realize they were both named Justin. Good job, Justins.
Those two have immaculate hair!
Just one of many great features.
I am not a fan of gun control but I am a fan of free speech. I am glad these young men are back in office. Opposing views are important for democracy.
Bit hypocritical that you're into vehicle control SpeedLimit55
Lol yep!
Out of curiosity, why are you ~~against~~ not a fan of gun control?
What kind of gun control laws do you think people are trying to pass that you would consider unnecessary or dangerous?
I’m not a fan of government regulations beyond basic safety measures. Guns don’t just randomly shoot people.
Yes, but there's evidence that basic gun control laws work.
1.) Universal Background Checks 2.) Gun holding periods 3.) Banning under 21 purchases (I'd be okay with it if you have someone to co-sign with you - that they are responsible as well).
Like you'd prevent something like one in four homicides. And people still fight against this. This is what it means to stand against gun control.
Honestly, I wish we had a gun registry just like we have a car registry as it would prevent people transferring ownership to criminals and people that would otherwise fail background checks.
I just don't understand the need for guns in this day and age? Everybody knows how dangerous they are. The obsession with the craven desire to own guns is beyond me. How many people have died this year from mass shootings so far? On record pace this year. Ban guns, deaths reduce substantially. Just an opinion.
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Cars do not eject passengers violently onto the road. Safety belt laws try to prevent that from happening and it works rather good. So you still get to drive but there are regulations to prevent the human factor of causing to be ejected from cars.
I dunno if this makes sense to you, maybe not the best comparison but it popped into my head suddenly.
There are also a lot of safety laws and rules for firearms. The thing is, it still requires people to follow them and not be a psychopath.
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We require mandatory training before giving out drivers licenses and insurance in most states and a system where we take away licenses if people are too reckless. That’s because a hundred thousand people die from cars every year. Why not do the same for guns which kill tens of thousands of people a year? Instead we have to have mass shooter drills and emergency bleed-out kits in public areas rather than address this.
Licensing, testing, and insurance are the requirement to take a vehicle into public. You can operate a vehicle on private land with none of those things.
The same is required for firearms in most states; minus insurance, though it's highly recommended.
We should be asking why certain people are deciding they want to hurt as many people as possible before they can be killed; not asking why they chose their particular method. The ownership of firearms is not a new concept in the US, but "going down in a blaze of glory" has been a somewhat recent phenomenon increasing at a terrifying and disturbing rate.
I always find it amazing when people make the argument that we shouldn’t regulate something because all we really need to do is solve the fundamental problems in society that ever cause people to do the wrong thing. Thanks buddy I’ll get right on that
It's already heavily regulated. Most of the regulations people want are already in place, or an outright ban.
When something that has been around for a long time with heavy regulation, but there's a growing trend; then most likely it's something else influencing the problem.
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Republicans are blocking not only gun control legislation but any increase to mental health services, so they’re not making that argument in good faith. They even passed new laws in Georgia allowing people with diagnosed mental illness to have guns when they weren’t allowed before.
Guns are the only way left to cause mass murder at this scale. We restrict access to planes and cars already, you don’t think guns should have some additional scrutiny?
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What about the 3rd one?….🤔
She never lost it.
How strange, I wonder what was different about the third one as opposed to these two guys...
I can tell you what wasn't different. It wasn't her skin color. /s
Oh that’s awesome
Edit: that’s right, I forgot the expulsion was racially motivated
Good! We need more people like them in government.
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