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99 seats 75 republicans. so if you look at 2020 numbers, tennessee voted for trump 60 40 , but their statehouses 75 24, then if you look at their u s house reps they have 98 of them are republicans 89% of the u. s. house of reps. of tennessee republican which speaks to the gerrymandering issue. i mean, this is lit up and reminded folks of some larger issues in the system here, and i didn't matter. right so again, there's going to be people who are dusting off their state constitutions as well to try to understand how do i get involved in local politics? and how are things done at the local pol...

Pearson and he said that representative jones was actually whipping republican votes to expel him because he wanted the notoriety. it's very smart, strategic context for that, because i heard that too, and he said, you know, he i didn't know if he dared him to expel him. in other words, i don't know if representative jones was saying, go ahead, expel me in some sort of angry. i would like you to vote to expel they have adjacent offices, and he said jones was in his the office and the only reason he voted to kick out jones and the other two is like jones says, this is going to make me famous. s...

A blatant attack on democracy in tennessee today the vote to expel representative jones is political retaliation and a reflection of a severe moral crisis in our state and national governments. so what happens next? well, according to the tennessee constitution, a special election must happen and that is because we are over a year out to the next general election happening in november of 2024. in that gap, the county leaders legislators for that open vacant positions. they have the ability to elect an interim successor. now, according to hendra remiss, the chairman of the tennessee democratic ...

Heart of an institution. there are many members tha came before you that sat in th seats that you all set in. i think that there's som intergenerational friction going on is that accurate >> yes epresentative jones will say though, i'll say this abou some of the ancestors, docto cooper, who's served distric 86 for 86 years. there have been some extraordinary folks who have resisted in the ways that they thought best at that moment in time who have allowed us th opportunity to be here the truth is, we canno continue to operate in a ver old way of thinking. and a very new moment. in tennessee, i...

Did? >> because, you know, i've bee in this body for a little while, longer than these youn gentlemen, even though representative jones and representative pearson hav been at the capitol advocating for things and they've seen what it's like you know, the reality, i wasn't just a few weeks ago was sitting in the committee a republicans have voted to brin back the firing squad, and bring back the electric chair. and one of the members said, i really like this bill, and i think we should bring back hanging by a tree -- >> let me stop right there because i don't think a lot of people got that. one...