How Racist Can the Tennessee Republican Party Be?
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Pretty racist!!!! Example 1:
First term Tennessee state representative Justin Pearson says he was trying to honor his ancestors for helping him rise to elected office when he wore his dashiki on the floor of the House chamber during his swearing-in ceremony Feb. 9.
The freshman lawmaker says he was surprised to hear another member, Rep. David Hawk, criticize him for his attire. Pearson says his colleague scolded him for not adhering to tradition where male lawmakers wear suits and ties on the House floor.
In his floor speech, according to the House speaker’s office, Hawk referred to the late Rep. Lois DeBerry, who as speaker pro tempore established a precedent of men wearing a coat and tie in the chamber.
CNN has reached out to Hawk for comment.
“There’s nothing in the rules about attire at all,” Pearson told CNN, adding that he typically wears his dashiki for special occasions.
After the swearing-in, Pearson took to Twitter to denounce his colleague’s criticism, saying, “…a white supremacist has attacked my wearing of my Dashiki.” Pearson added he understands not conforming to the “status quo ought to make some people uncomfortable.”
In response to Pearson, the Tennessee House GOP tweeted that if Pearson doesn’t like decorum rules that were approved in a bipartisan manner, he should “explore a different career opportunity.” The tweet adds that reminding members to follow the approved decorum rules is “far from a racist attack.”
Wow.
Two organizations related to the late Congressman John Lewis have spoken out against a proposal to rename a portion of Rep. John Lewis Way.
Following the proposed legislation from Rep. Paul Sherrell (R—Sparta) and Sen. Frank Niceley (R—Strawberry Plains), which would rename .2 miles of Rep. John Lewis Way nearest to Capitol Hill as President Donald Trump Boulevard and change all legislative office address located on that roadway, both the John R. Lewis Legacy Institute and the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation have disavowed the measure and are asking lawmakers to halt their consideration of it.
The organizations issued a joint statement late last week after news of the measure broke. In it, they expressed their “surprise, outrage, sadness and disappointment” that the legislature would attempt to “undermine the legacy of Congressman Lewis.”
“The bill proposed by Tennessee State Senator Frank Niceley and Representative Paul Sherell to rename John Lewis Way in Nashville to honor former president Donald Trump is spiteful, mean-spirited, petty, disrespectful, and misguided. Congressman Lewis led lunch counter sit-ins on this street, which ignited the Nashville Student Movement and the Freedom Rides, and gave birth to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee,” said Michael Collins, John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation Board Chair. Collins also served as the congressman’s chief of staff and floor assistant for 21 years.
The only clear conclusion here is that the people voting in Tennessee Republicans want socialism…..
And hey, at least Tennessee Republicans are sending their very best to Washington. The GOP should have its own fabulist caucus.