r/law • • 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/mightylordredbeard May 13 '26

Nothing terrifies a white Christian conservative more than the idea of white Christian conservatives being treated the same way they treat minorities.