@sharonwoodin5337 _You & me both. I grew up in Nashville & it’s disheartening. Never have I seen this type of behavior in my lifetime in Nashville, TN. I’ve sat in the gallery growing up and chaos never ensued between the parties. What example are we setting for our youth?_

@@Discernin8this IS the youth. And they’re tired of seeing legislators waste time and their taxpayer dollars by doing nothing to address the concerns of the average Tennessean, bending the knee to rich people and corporate interests, and using dumb culture war issues to distract and divide. Respectability politics are dead, and I’m here for it.

@@earlyriser03 B.S. these two clowns are just agitators they have zero plans on resolving issues. Justin Pearson is just a race grifter his entire persona is built on it. Go do some research on him. He only recently began his preacher persona. He doesn't address the average Tennesseans concerns and neither does Justin Jones. These are sad antics by sad people.

@@Discernin8 Nashville isn't the same place it used to be, even ten years ago. We still have Nashville mayors whose biggest priority seems to be catering to real estate investors/developers who make donations to their campaigns, but it's hard to point out anything else that has remained the same. I recently drove past the fairgrounds and was shocked at the changes, since the last time I had been there was when Mayor Dean was trying to find an excuse to close the fairgrounds and sell the land off to developers. The show barn, livestock barns, and the exhibition halls next to them are gone, with a big stadium sitting where they were.

@@paulstevens7528 I agree. It’s not the same. It saddens me because I love my city. I don’t recognize Nashville anymore.

The TN Senate passed a few bills, tabled the rest (claiming there wasn't enough time in the special session to properly discuss them), then called it a day while they waited for the House to finish. The TN House turned into a circus, and they would have been much better off to follow the example set by the TN Senate, instead of dragging out the pointless, but easily predictable, mess. It would have been better to not waste the time and money on having the special session, as many of us had suggested in comments left on the state legislature website, some time ago. Members of the TN legislature warned the governor that a special session would likely turn into a pointless circus involving out of state groups trying to get attention from the news media, when they were asking him to not call the special session, so the current result shouldn't be much of a surprise to anyone.

That’s not what all this is about. Stop trying to deflect.

@@josephharmon9787 What is this all about, as you see it?

@@paulstevens7528 They didn’t get their anti-gun legislation passed that they wanted. More laws is always the Democrat’s solution, yet we already have more laws than anyone can keep track of.

@@josephharmon9787 There were members of the legislature that stated to the news media, after the governor said he may call a special session to consider a red flag law, that if they didn't pass gun control during the normal session, there was no reason to expect it to pass during a special session. Anybody that was paying attention, knew that gun control was unlikely to pass.

"No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the Legislature is in session."

Tell that to all the people moving to the state in droves.

Your other choice is entrusting your safety to Democrats. Take a trip to San Fransisco and get back to us

@@yaimavol and you’re entrusting your safety in republicans? The very same ones who sent a mob to attack the capital of the United States?

Absolutely. If Pearson wants to file charges, it is his right. I live in Memphis and Pearson is not in my district but he is Sexton's worst nightmare.

You sure about that? Statements from the politicians involved, before the session started, seemed to indicate that the majority of them couldn't figure out why they were even having a special session, with a small number of them saying they were going to do something about guns. The governor initially said he wanted a red flag law, then he backed away from that topic, but couldn't let go of the idea of calling for a special session.

They already allocated more money to pay resource officers for all public and private schools now so that every student will be protected, so they did not sit back and do nothing. Democrats are not a good source of factual information

Very well said.

It’s about time lol

Trump effects

how is he a racist?

It was perfectly clear but the racists will just lie. They turn it around and say Justin put hands on THEM. smh

A Marxist BLM and Antifa supporter with a history of assaulting rival politicians just incited another riot for the second time in a year with his Walmart brand MLK comrade, what do you expect.

I saw it too and mentioned it earlier.

Why?

@@claymitchell2335 It's a democrat dream come true. The dems are in charge.

Who

​@@khawmtiti4460Cameron Sexton

Why would you NOT want to implement a red flag law?

@@alwaysoutafterdark6136 The Covenant school shooter (which is supposedly the main reason for this special session) lived with their parents. The parents claimed they didn't even know there were any guns in their house. The shooter likely chose the guns they used, based on the ability to disassemble or fold them and put them in a backpack (which is about the only selling point, other than the ability to use Glock pistol magazines, for the rifle that the shooter used). The shooter's mother said she asked what was in the bag, when the shooter left that day, but didn't get an answer. Who would you have expected to ask for a red flag order against the shooter? There is currently a lawsuit in a state that has a red flag law (Maryland, if my memory isn't off), over a codes inspector that got frustrated over someone not cutting their grass as often as the inspector wanted, and they filed a fraudulent red flag law complaint against the homeowner, then later asked to withdraw the red flag complaint (after the homeowner's guns were taken) when they realized how badly they had just destroyed their own career (the homeowner had evidence to prove the complaint was fraudulent). Red flag laws are generally constructed to impose the penalty first, then allow the accused the opportunity to defend themselves in court after they have already been punished. That kinda goes against the whole 'innocent until proven guilty' philosophy. Tennessee state law already allows a police officer to take someone into custody for a mental evaluation, if the officer thinks the person is a danger to themselves or others (no time wasted on going to a judge to get an order signed, until the doctor is ready to submit their report on the evaluation). Most, if not all, states passed similar laws in the 1970s, starting with Florida and their Baker Act.

@@alwaysoutafterdark6136Because happycamper137 supports school shooters constitutional right to own as many firearms they deem necessary to kill as many innocent children as possible….duh. 🙄

Because red flag laws are a just run around of our constitutionally protected rights of due process, these are the foundations of rule of law. Take them away and you open the door to abuses of power that always leads to much greater horrors, refer to history for countless examples.

So you can then call it fake news? 'Kay.

Yo, open your eyes, because he did. Watch your own mouth.

😂 That would be a lot of white people without a job

They weren't degraded. They just didn't get their way. So they do what they know. Get physical

@@daviddigital6887 I stand by my Statement.

@@daviddigital6887You got it, acted like little kids…”we didn’t get our way so we’re going to bug the adults in the room by screaming at them”. Next thing that you know they’ll be on the House floor throwing a tantrum.

Where’s your evidence they were talked down to Cathy? Stop with the virtue signaling already.

@@josephharmon9787 I watched it live. But looking at your profile I understand you are unable to have an unbiased argument. It's absolutely impossible. You see the world from one view. This is typical

Respectability politics are dead, especially with a Republican Party that’s as racist as the TN GOP.

Seems every time there’s chaos and anarchy, he’s at the epicenter.

@@josephharmon9787 while the TN GOP waste time and taxpayer dollars doing next to nothing. Honestly, which do you think is worse?

He must have went to Tr*ump University...maybe he learned from Traitor Green?

@@earlyriser03 You’re right, the GOP are the ones to blame for this waste of money, about $350,000, just about the cost of a small house. This time though I don’t blame the parties for the waste of money, this one is square on Gov. Lee’s shoulders. He called a special session in clear violation of the Tennessee Constitution, specifically Article 3, Section 9 which gives the governor the power to call a special session ONLY on “extraordinary circumstances” and he must state specifically the purposes for which they are to convene (his proclamation was more opaque than fog in a humid morning and there were no extraordinary circumstances, the general assembly was still in session when the Covenant shooting took place) and the general assembly shall enter into business nothing for which they were not convened. The general assembly didn’t do a horrible job, though not a great one, but the governor violated his oath to uphold the Tennessee Constitution and for that should be removed from office. Unfortunately it’s become so common for all politicians to violate their oath that it means nothing anymore.

You don’t even know the definition.

Exactly right. Wheather those doing it realize it or not, these are Saul Alinsky “Rules for Radicals” tactics to push our Government into Marxism.

@@earlyriser03Can you define Marxism?

@@julialane6645 I can, actually. Can YOU?

If Marxism is when you demand action from your government, then I LOVE MARXISM.

Who would that be

Sexton definitely lacks the leadership skills to work with people who aren't in his super majority.

Who's they? Are you gonna nut up and own what you are or are you just gonna be a coward?

@@jayfranklin5005the BLACKS

You would have a "black people cannot run for office" policy, and I'm not supposed to call you racist? Keep dreaming!

Republican governor Republican supermajority in the Tennessee House and Senate State capital is currently having a runoff election for mayor and for the first time in living memory might elect a republican mayor. Take a look at who Tennessee voted to send to Congress. In 2020, Trump won all but three counties in Tennessee. Supporting gun control tends to not go well for Tennessee politicians outside of Davidson and Shelby counties. We voted for it, and we will likely continue to vote for it, regardless of how many activists from other states tell us we are doing it wrong.

@@paulstevens7528 that's the damn problem with people here, voting against their interests. Clearly you made the wrong choices with this fucked up Administration. Vote them all out

Nashville is a liberal hell hole. The only reason Tennessee is read is due to the rural areas