{"id":2014902,"date":"2023-08-28T22:36:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T02:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-three-gop-lawmakers-vote-to-silence-justin-jones-prompting-walkout\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T22:37:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T02:37:34","slug":"tennessee-three-gop-lawmakers-vote-to-silence-justin-jones-prompting-walkout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-three-gop-lawmakers-vote-to-silence-justin-jones-prompting-walkout\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Three: GOP lawmakers silence Justin Jones, leading to walkout."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftennessee-three-gop-lawmakers-vote-to-silence-justin-jones-prompting-walkout%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2014902&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tennessee State\u2064 Republicans Vote to Silence Democratic State Rep. Justin Jones<\/h2>\n<p>Tennessee state Republican lawmakers recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">made<\/a> headlines when\u200d they voted to silence Democratic state Rep. Justin Jones, a member of the infamous &#8220;Tennessee Three&#8221; group. The decision sparked\u2064 walkouts from many of his colleagues, creating a tense and dramatic scene in the legislature.<\/p>\n<p>The incident unfolded during a crucial vote on\u2064 legislation aimed at increasing\u200b the number of police officers in schools\u2064 to enhance safety. However, Jones strongly objected to this policy and made his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-three-gop-lawmakers-vote-to-silence-justin-jones-prompting-walkout\/\" title=\"Tennessee Three: GOP lawmakers silence Justin Jones, leading to walkout.\">dissenting voice heard<\/a>. Despite the demands of GOP House Speaker Cameron Sexton to stay on topic, Jones\u2063 passionately voiced his \u2062concerns.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhat our schools need are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graphic-sexual-content-assigned-to-texas-students-dissenting-parents-harassed-with-anti-christiandks\/\" title=\"Graphic Sexual Content Assigned To Texas Students; Dissenting Parents Harassed With Anti-Christian\u2026\u2018D**ks\u2019\u00a0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/months-after-closing-beaches-newsom-smugly-suggests-people-hit-the-sand-for-their-mental-health\/\" title=\"Months After Closing Beaches, Newsom Smugly Suggests People Hit the Sand for Their Mental Health\">mental health<\/a> professionals<\/a>,\u201d Jones asserted, as reported by ABC News. \u201cWe need funding for\u200d mental health, for counselors. We need to pay our teachers better. We don\u2019t need more police in our schools.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response, Sexton called\u200b for a vote to silence Jones for the remainder of the\u200b day. The Republican-dominated legislature \u2063overwhelmingly supported this motion, causing an uproar \u2062among the gathered crowd. The audience vehemently labeled the Republicans as &#8220;fascists&#8221; \u200band &#8220;racists,&#8221; expressing their outrage at \u200cthe decision. \u200cThe House speaker even\u2063 had to call in the police to clear \u200dthe gallery, but many attendees resisted, leading to\u2064 chaotic scenes that disrupted proceedings for several minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic \u2064representatives in the chamber \u200bpleaded with their Republican counterparts to reconsider their votes, but their \u200dpleas fell on deaf ears. In a show of solidarity, they walked out\u200b of the chamber alongside Jones.<\/p>\n<p>Following the\u2062 incident, Sexton defended his actions, stating that he was\u200d merely enforcing the rules of the House. He acknowledged that while some may not agree with the rules, they must be upheld.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLook, House rules are House rules,\u201d Sexton \u200bexplained to reporters. \u200b\u201cWe voted on it. We might not like the rules, but the rules are what they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The rules in question were implemented in response\u200b to the disruptive behavior of Jones and two other Democratic state representatives, which had caused \u2064controversy earlier in the year.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, on the other \u200chand, viewed \u200dhis silencing as an authoritarian move by the Republicans. After leaving \u200cthe House floor, he expressed his disappointment and concern, describing the situation as a step\u2062 towards authoritarianism that should trouble\u2063 everyone.<\/p>\n<h3>Click here for more from The Washington Examiner<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennessee GOP lawmakers muzzled Dem. Rep. Justin Jones, part of the Tennessee Three, causing fellow Democrats to stage walkouts. The clash erupted while voting on a bill to boost school security with additional police officers. 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