{"id":2600152,"date":"2026-05-07T21:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-democratic-lawmakers-melt-down-as-tennessee-passes-new-congressional-map\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T21:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:40:09","slug":"video-democratic-lawmakers-melt-down-as-tennessee-passes-new-congressional-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-democratic-lawmakers-melt-down-as-tennessee-passes-new-congressional-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Democratic Lawmakers Melt Down as Tennessee Passes New Congressional Map"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fvideo-democratic-lawmakers-melt-down-as-tennessee-passes-new-congressional-map%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=2600152&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--><p>After Tennessee lawmakers approved a new congressional district map in Nashville, Democrats staged walkouts and protests in the state capitol, with videos circulated on X showing chants and disruptions during lawmakers\u2019 departure. Protesters alleged the map was racist and noted that it removed the state\u2019s only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-federal-state-lawsuits-seek-constitutional-clarity-on-racial-gerrymanders\/\" title=\"Federal and state lawsuits aim to clarify constitutionality of &quot;racial gerrymanders.&quot;\">black-majority congressional district<\/a> by splitting it into three districts, two of which would run from the Memphis area toward beyond Nashville.  <\/p>\n<p>The Republican-dominated state Senate approved the map 25-5, and the article argues this mirrored the GOP\u2019s strong advantage in the state legislature. It also ties the fight to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited how race-based considerations can be used in drawing congressional maps under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and points to similar redistricting battles occurring nationally-citing controversies in other states ahead of the 2026 midterms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Turmoil engulfed the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville Thursday after lawmakers approved a new congressional map.<\/p>\n<p>Videos posted to the social media platform X showed elected Democrats \u2014 a distinct minority in the Volunteer State \u2014 walking out of the Capitol in protest while their supporters chanted and disrupted proceedings with noisemakers.<\/p>\n<p>The following short video, for instance, showed black lawmakers quietly walking out of the chamber. One could hear protesters in the background.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chaotic moments in TN House as Dems walk out in protest of redistricting map cracking Memphis. Alarms are going off in the Capitol <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kmh6IsipTH\">pic.twitter.com\/kmh6IsipTH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Melissa Brown (@itsmelissabrown) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsmelissabrown\/status\/2052427634957562057?\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another video, shot from the protesters\u2019 perspective, captured the chants in the Capitol gallery.<\/p>\n<p>The same video also showed at least one protester chanting \u201cpedophile protector\u201d as Republican lawmakers filed out of the building. Since President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-fumes-reporter-bondi-tries-explain-away-critical-missing-minute-epstein-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> and others in his administration appeared to only reluctantly release files on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ghislaine-maxwell-now-accusing-prison-guard-of-abuse\/\" title=\"Ghislaine Maxwell Now Accusing Prison Guard Of Abuse\">deceased sex offender<\/a> and suspected sex trafficker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-alleged-jeffrey-epstein-suicide-note-just-released-federal-judge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>, Democrats have taken to calling Trump a \u201cpedophile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, in a callback to the 1960s, protesters chanted \u201chey hey, ho ho, this racist map has got to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Tennessee House passes new congressional map, removing state\u2019s only Democratic black-majority district. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fs6FZFwdZo\">pic.twitter.com\/fs6FZFwdZo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Insider Wire (@InsiderWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InsiderWire\/status\/2052438427476390379?\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/politics\/legislature\/2026\/05\/05\/redistrict-memphis-congressional-live-updates--live\/89933936007\/#glc89980451007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Tennesseean<\/a>, the new map split the state\u2019s only majority-black congressional district into three districts. Two of those new districts stretch from Memphis to outside Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican-dominated state Senate approved the map, 25-5.<\/p>\n<p>Given the state legislature\u2019s partisan composition, a Republican victory always amounted to a foregone conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/about-state-legislatures\/state-partisan-composition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Conference of State Legislatures<\/a>, based on data available through Aug. 29, the GOP holds a 75-24 edge in the Tennessee House and a 27-6 edge in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, House Minority Leader Karen Camper cried racism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want the world to know that the Tennessee Democratic Caucus and the Tennessee Black Caucus what standing in the midst of adversity looks like,\u201d Camper said, per The Tennessean. \u201cWe showed the world what fighting racism in 2026 looks like, and today we are going to show the world that we are ready to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, however, acted on last month\u2019s landmark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/supreme-courts-landmark-elections-decision-game-changer-midterms-beyond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> decision.<\/p>\n<p>On April 29, SCOTUS ruled 6-3 that Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act neither requires nor authorizes states to draw congressional maps with race-based outcomes in mind.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, red states have begun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/less-24-hours-scotus-ruling-red-state-begins-redistricting-process-see-gop-supermajority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">redrawing<\/a> old congressional maps designed to produce black-majority districts. Those districts tend to favor Democrats politically.<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee\u2019s new map also represents the latest salvo in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >nationwide redistricting war ahead<\/a> of the 2026 midterms.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, for instance, voters in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-virginia-redistricting-map-passes-still-faces-significant-hurdle-becoming-official\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia<\/a> approved a new map gerrymandered to produce a likely 10:1 Democrat advantage in the state\u2019s U.S. House delegation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-slams-brakes-democrats-virginia-redistricting-rules-every-vote-ineffective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Multiple courts<\/a>, however, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/virginia-supreme-court-denies-dem-request-redistricting-vote-certified-case-proceeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia Supreme Court<\/a>, have halted certification of that vote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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