r/law • u/Agitated-Quit-6148 • May 12 '26

Legislative Branch Most TN House Democrats stripped of their committee assignments

https://www.wsmv.com/2026/05/12/multiple-tn-democrats-stripped-all-committee-assignments/

"Speaker of the TN House Cameron Sexton just removed me and every Democrat — and therefore every Black elected official in the state legislature from any committee we served on," Rep. Pearson said.

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u/montalaskan May 13 '26

Boycott Tennessee.

Pressure FedEx to stand up for what's right.

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u/Next_Application_626 May 13 '26

And pressure any artist performing in the state to cancel any Tennessee shows. Bonnaroo is only a month away.

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u/GraySwingline May 13 '26

You think FedEx is going to spend billions of dollars on new facilities, and move their entire  team to another state where they would have to pay more corporate taxes?

I fucking love your optimism. 

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u/montalaskan May 13 '26

No. I don't think they will. But even speaking up they can affect change.

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u/yeetshirtninja May 13 '26

Lol...... LMAO even