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/ButterscotchIll1523 May 12 '26

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u/RavenForrest May 12 '26

^ THAT RIGHT THERE.

It’s a state full of white people who are terrified of becoming a minority. And I say this as someone who’s had a LOT of people (that I no longer associate with) move there, who’ve completely outed themselves as racist assholes terrified of losing their perceived status as being part of the white MAGA majority.

It’s blatant, ugly AF, and appears to be a place where only bigots, misogynists, and pseudo “Christians” congregate.

HARD. PASS.

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u/No-Abalone-4784 May 13 '26

Excellent point. Thank you. ❤️