Legislature doesn’t tolerate dissent

They say power corrupts, and the Tennessee House just proved it. With a lopsided majority (partially due to gerrymandering), they ousted two members for… being loud. After routinely being denied a voice in debates (not just this one), three Democrats spoke when told to shut up, and for that sin two of them were expelled.

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