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The Tennessee Expulsions: ‘What a Travesty!’ The Tennessee Expulsions: ‘What a Travesty!’
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To the Editor:To the Editor:
Re “2 Democrats Expelled in Tennessee Power Play” (news article, April 7):Re “2 Democrats Expelled in Tennessee Power Play” (news article, April 7):
I grew up in Tennessee, went to Friday night football games, ate catfish and hush puppies. One great-great-grandfather fought in Morgan’s Raid against the Union. A great-grandfather was in the legislature and voted against women’s suffrage. For good, for bad, Tennessee was my home state.I grew up in Tennessee, went to Friday night football games, ate catfish and hush puppies. One great-great-grandfather fought in Morgan’s Raid against the Union. A great-grandfather was in the legislature and voted against women’s suffrage. For good, for bad, Tennessee was my home state.
Which I now don’t recognize. Our 28-year-old daughter just moved to Nashville for a job. She had fond memories of visiting my family in Gallatin as a little girl. But she knew things had changed when she was in a local Starbucks and saw a guy walk in with a Glock stuck in his pants.Which I now don’t recognize. Our 28-year-old daughter just moved to Nashville for a job. She had fond memories of visiting my family in Gallatin as a little girl. But she knew things had changed when she was in a local Starbucks and saw a guy walk in with a Glock stuck in his pants.
And now she sees the Tennessee House expelling two Black members — only the Black members — for daring to raise their voices for stricter gun laws. She saw a legislature whose priority is racist political punishment, not the bullets that exploded in six people last week.And now she sees the Tennessee House expelling two Black members — only the Black members — for daring to raise their voices for stricter gun laws. She saw a legislature whose priority is racist political punishment, not the bullets that exploded in six people last week.
This will never be my daughter’s state. And I don’t think it’s mine anymore either.This will never be my daughter’s state. And I don’t think it’s mine anymore either.
Beth PotterHarrington Park, N.J.Beth PotterHarrington Park, N.J.
To the Editor:
During President Biden’s State of the Union speech, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert repeatedly interrupted him, with Ms. Greene screaming, “Liar!” Both women are still members of Congress.
But let two Black representatives in Tennessee protest the lack of gun control legislation after children were massacred, and they are thrown out of office by the Republicans. The white female legislator was allowed to keep her seat.