(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Fascism on full display in TN as 3 Democratic State Reps are Banned from Committees + more [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-04-03 TN State Rep Justin Jones has been removed from all committees I didn’t see a post about this so just a quick diary to alert everyone to the rapid spread of fascism in TN. While corporate media is obsessing with ridiculous wall-to-wall coverage of Donald Trump traveling to New York for his well deserved arrest, the super-majority of Republicans are going full fascism in Tennessee. Last week, TN Republicans offered thoughts and prayers for the mass shooting and shut down the efforts of Democratic Representatives to talk about gun violence. As students protested in the halls, three Democratic Reps took to the House Well to disrupt Republicans turning a blind eye to the epidemic of gun violence. Today, TN Republicans have stripped these three Democrats of their committees, sub-committees, turned off their microphones and security badges and are going to hold a vote to expel them. These are elected officials. They have a right to speak truth to power, to represent their constituents. Republicans are going full fascist by silencing them. Thousands of TN students are peacefully marching to the TN Capitol in mass again today — which TN Republicans are calling an insurrection worse than Jan 6. It’s Orwellian. This is not democracy. This is dictatorship. This is more important than watching Trump get a mugshot. This is where Republicans are going, removing Democrats from elected positions. x From @brotherjones_ on the ground in Nashville— the Tennessee legislator is planning to expel lawmakers who stood with gun control advocates today. They have been stripped from committee assignments and their member ID’s have been shut off. THIS IS NOT DEMOCRACY. pic.twitter.com/QiFzFrwj79 — Olivia Julianna 🗳 (@0liviajulianna) April 3, 2023 x Stop following damn Trump to the airport and show the Nashville school walkout, which is HUGE. Also #tnleg is planning to oust two Democratic lawmakers who support gunsense. HELP THEM!!!@CNN @MSNBC @ABC @CBSNews @NBCNews @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/RvoLkSPVbN — 🇺🇦Grace Is Still Not OK 🇺🇦 (@GraceUnderFire) April 3, 2023 x WATCH: “This is not a democracy. It’s a very sad day for Tennessee.” @RepRagan refuses to recognize @VoteGloriaJ & @brotherjones_ after Speaker @CSexton25 removed them from committees for their role in the peaceful protest last week. Troopers then remove constituents. pic.twitter.com/obzDNhlLkI — The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) April 3, 2023 x Rep. @VoteGloriaJ has been kicked off of all committees for speaking up in the well — as has @brotherjones_ They are currently sitting in Gov ops anyway pic.twitter.com/yfxIwe3bq1 — The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) April 3, 2023 [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/3/2161918/-Fascism-on-full-display-in-TN-as-3-Democratic-State-Reps-are-Banned-from-Committees-more Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/