Tennessee Speaker Sexton Ousts Democrats From All Committees After 9-0 Map Fight

8 articles · Updated · Esquire · May 15

Cameron Sexton told House Minority Leader Karen Camper that Democratic lawmakers will be removed from all Tennessee House standing committees and subcommittees after last week’s special session.
Sexton said the punishment stemmed from Democrats’ conduct during the session, accusing them of interlocking arms in the House well, blocking aisles, and using prohibited props and noisemakers.
The clash came as Republicans repealed Tennessee’s decades-old ban on mid-decade redistricting and pushed through a new congressional map expected to give the GOP a 9-0 U.S. House delegation.
The move deepens a redistricting fight in Tennessee as Republicans use procedural power to enforce discipline after protests over a map that could erase the state’s remaining Democratic congressional seat.

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