This is an ongoing example of why conservatives are the enemy. They are actively trying to destroy any form of democratic and people controlled process.

This is not and has never been a "both sides are bad" situation. And anyone trying to argue as such is just as bad as the conservatives.

It's no secret what Republicans stand for. I worry that there might be enough of them to continue unraveling the basic fabric of this society.

Earlier that session, Sexton warned Jones he was nearly “impugning the reputation” of Republican Rep. Gino Bulso by calling Bulso’s bills “reprehensible,” “asinine,” and “insulting,” including one being discussed at the time that would allow private schools with pre-kindergarten classes to have policies allowing guns on campus.

Democrats noted that Bulso himself had been told to stay on topic, including when he said Jones “continually misrepresents facts to the public,” then later said Jones “makes outrageous statements,” without being put up for a vote on whether he should be silenced.

So saying the bill is reprehensible, asinine, and insulting is impugning the author's reputation, but saying the guy himself misrepresents the facts and makes outrageous statements is perfectly acceptable.

These guys are so revoltingly hypocritical.

Earlier that session, Sexton warned Jones he was nearly “impugning the reputation” of Republican Rep. Gino Bulso by calling Bulso’s bills “reprehensible,” “asinine,” and “insulting,” including one being discussed at the time that would allow private schools with pre-kindergarten classes to have policies allowing guns on campus.

There are no words to describe the insanity of the right wing gun nuts. Allowing guns around 2-4 year old toddlers, what the hell is wrong with these people?

I see Tennesee's wannabe dictators are at it again. The GOP does not want to govern it wants to rule.

Republican legislative leaders aren’t taking up significant any gun control changes, including the governor’s push to keep guns away from people judged to pose a threat to themselves or others.

They'll be damned if anyone is gonna call em out on their bullshit, especially a person of color.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The vote prompted loud cries and chants that drowned out proceedings for several minutes even after the House speaker ordered the gallery to be cleared out.

Moments prior, Jones had been criticizing legislation that would have allowed more law enforcement officers in schools and began listing other resources that the state should be providing.

Under new rules adopted by the GOP-dominant chamber last week, members can be silenced anywhere from a day to the rest of the year for not sticking to the bill being debated.

What happened next was a chaotic flurry of legislative proceedings, where Democrats outraged at the decision to move ahead with trying to silence Jones for the day began pleading with and trying to convince their GOP colleagues to change their minds.

The crowd, which included gun control advocates urging change in a special session after a deadly Nashville school shooting in March, shouted “fascists” and “racists,” and Sexton ordered troopers to clear out the gallery of the public.

The demonstration came just days after a shooter opened fire at a private Christian school in Nashville, killing three children and three adults.

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Man these guys seem like some real jerks.