Tennessee: A resolution denouncing neo-Nazis dies in 36 seconds...WTF is wrong with this country?

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(CNN)It sounds like the kind of legislation that should easily breeze through a statehouse, even in these politically divided times: a resolution denouncing white nationalists and neo-Nazis.

It didn't even make it out of committee in the Tennessee legislature.

The resolution was written by Tennessee Democratic state Rep. John Ray Clemmons. It doesn't name any particular group. It calls on law enforcement to go after white nationalists and Neo-Nazi groups with the same "fervor" as other forms of terrorism.

"[W]e urge law enforcement to recognize these white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups as terrorist organizations and to pursue the criminal elements of these domestic terrorist organizations in the same manner and with the same fervor used to protect the United States from other manifestations of terrorism."
But when it came up Wednesday before the House State Government Subcommittee, it died a quick death. How quick? About 36 seconds

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/16/politics/tennessee-white-nationalist-resolution-trnd/index.html

[marble falls]

1. Its Tennessee.

[Snackshack]

2. The sponsor of the bill...

Needed a 2nd on the motion to hear and none of the republicans would do so....no surprise there.


“Clemmons presented the motion to the House State Government Subcommittee on Wednesday, and fellow Nashville Democrat Rep. Darren Jernigan made a motion to hear the proposal. However, there was no second to the motion from any of the committee’s four Republican members. Eventually, Republican chairman Bill Sanderson told Clemmons to introduce another unrelated bill, effectively killing the resolution”

Having said that...

“Last October, white nationalists held two “White Lives Matter” rallies near Nashville, Tennessee, chanting “Closed borders! White nations! Now we start the deportations!.”

“Among the white nationalists groups that attended the October rally in Tennessee was the Traditionalist Workers Party (TWP), a group which advocates for a white ethnostate. This week however, the TWP has descended into a farce after its leader, Matthew Heimbach, was arrested on charges of battery following a scuffle related to his affair with his mother-in-law, Jessica Parrott. According to police report, Heimbach ‘choked out’ his father-in-law, Matthew Parrott, when he confronted Heimbach and Jessica about the affair in their trailer. The asinine nature of the arrest has left TWP sympathizers reeling.”

[Kittycow]

3. It's their time to shine.

After all, Obummer and the Libtards took away all their rights during the Demorats reign of tyranny.

Or something like that.

I''m obviously quoting what's been said during President Obama's administration, said by ordinary people--I'm looking at you, Mom--ranging up to elected officials at all levels of government.

There's no way that they're gonna zip their lips now; the great emancipator is in the White house!

[JI7]

4. Maybe liberals should stop being so mean to them

[ProudLib72]

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