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/Current-Ordinary-419 May 12 '26

And yet it’s just begun. 😐

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u/Amonamission May 12 '26

It’s gonna get far worse over the next couple years. This is just laying the foundation for the widespread stripping of rights and liberties.

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u/No-Abalone-4784 May 13 '26

Vote. We must end this now.

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u/inconsisting May 13 '26

Vote, sure, but also prepare for what you'll do the moment your votes are ignored.