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Almost all of them in support of representative jones i think i received nine emails that were resistant to sending him immediately back and 2,266 emails in support. it is the most we have gotten on any one issue our entire four years this term. >> one of the attorneys advising justin jones as well as justin pearson, we learned is former attorney general eric holder he wrote a letter yesterday, warning not to take away any further, you know, benefits or powers given to these members and not to t...

It looks like were going to keep your fingers crossed. >> is your family coming with you for the trip >> just two of my family members. >> and on the abortion pill ruling, what are your thoughts >> my thoughts are it is completely out of bounds what the judge did. >> president biden set to arrive in belfast this afternoon. back here at home, tennessee democrat justin jones is a state representative once again after the nashville metropolitan council voted unanimously to reinstate him on an inter...

Near super majority in the state assembly, and then rip away a basic human right t bodily autonomy, of freedo people have counted on for hal a century, and then not face any consequences, well tha whole idea just collapsed in a ball of flame on tuesday night in wisconsin and i think we are going to se things like that happen across the country as we go into 2020 for >> i dont want this t sound like a simplisti question, but do tuesdays results show that the strategy of essentially having maga ac...

State assembly, one u.s. senat seeking a seats in the house republicans swept everything except for the secretary o state. in 2014 republicans held on to the statewide offices bu secretary of state state of th democrats. then in 2016, the presidential election, wisconsi unexpectedly swung for donal trump. wisconsin along with state like pennsylvania, florida, an michigan turned red, handing donald trump to victory. but in 2018, the democrats dominated the fall elections for statewide offices, o ...

Anniversary of the assassination of martin luther king junior, in your state, in tennessee. can you talk about the bigge picture that it seems that you talked to the vice president about, and what is at stak here >> yes, whats at stake here i literally democracy. i mean, were talking about body in tennessee that has limited debate almost nothing. i mean, when i bring policy, when i bring legislation, want to discuss it, i want t debate it, i want to go into depth about what this policy will do, ...

What happens for you next? do you have to run for your seats again? so, theres a process where the council can appoint, you know, a special election and i know my counsel — i was already getting messages, you know, i think the mayor posted about it — of nashville — that theyre calling a meeting monday to try to reappoint me here. but, you know, the question is that the republican super majority will seat us back here so again, they are trying to usurp and undo the will of our voters and my...

Is crossing lines of six months after the last election to give republicans of veto proof super majority in the state legislature and, you know, were talking about the national trends here. its not just the nationalization of local politics. its interesting. its happening in north carolina because in north carolina in 2016, is where republicans began to do an end run after roy coopers elect democratically elected governor, they started doing pulling power from the governor, which was then replic...

Of his comparison to january 6th. whats your endgame? what do you think this is going to get you? because devons point you just put two and i think its very clear, remarkably talented orators who understand what theyre doing center stage in the national spotlight. and gave them a platform that they never would have had. the conversation alluded to this texting with a republican operative in the state have known for a long time who was very frustrated that we werent covering the republican govern...

Democrats for staging a gun violence protests on the house floor last week. as everything. gallery erupting after the gop super majority voted to expel representatives justin pearson and justin jones. afterwards they suggested the move would backfire on republicans. they thought they won today, but they dont realize theyre started. they started a movement. they cant stop. not. they are the ones that just get a voice. its the folks in our districts get a voice, too. and as you see, will demanded ...

Morning nashville tennessee is the epicenter of an explosive intersection gun violence, racial tension, and seemingly insurmountable political division two black former tennessee lawmakers are now expelled from the state house for taking part in a gun reform protest last week deemed disorderly by the republican super majority. shouts of shame ringing out from protesters crowding in the halls of the capital during those closely watched votes. both men speaking out on the house floor emotional and...