We reported a little bit ago about Tennessee State Sen. London Lamar getting something off her chest. Lamar said she feels "like a slave sometimes" in the state Capitol building, and declared it a form of slavery that Republicans hold a supermajority.
We wrote then that we didn't know what piece of legislation had Lamar so fired up. Now we do, as we also have State Sen. Charlane Oliver declaring that a pro-police bill that passed "is rooted in racism."
WKAM reports:
State Sen. Brent Taylor, a tough-on-crime Republican, introduced the bill after the Memphis City Council ordered police to no longer pull over motorists for the following traffic violations:
- Cars with expired registration within 60 days of expiration.
- When a temporary registration permit is improperly located but still clearly displayed.
- When the registration plate is not securely fastened, but is clearly displayed.
- When a single brake or headlight is inoperable.
- Cars with a loose bumper.
Essentially, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill that would prohibit local governments from banning routine traffic stops. That led Oliver to bring up the line that "riots are the language of the unheard" and that "Gloves off. Like, we’re going to fight like hell. You don’t expect us to respond?"
'Gloves Off:' Sen. @CharlaneOliver (D-Nashville) Calls for Riots after TN Senate Passes @SenBrentTaylor Pro-Police Bill.
— KWAM News Radio 990 AM Memphis (@Mighty990KWAM) March 15, 2024
"It is rooted in racism," Oliver said. "This is a Jim Crow bill that [Sen. Brent] Taylor brought and all his Confederates voted for it." Video @FOXNashville pic.twitter.com/F7rhyeAwzu
What does she not like about the bill? What specifically has her so upset about the bill?
— Uncle Jose (@merchantofgrain) March 16, 2024
Some still haven’t realized their racism grift is dead.
— mjhubbard🇺🇸HOLD CHINA ACCOUNTABLE (@mjhubbard1) March 15, 2024
Calling for riots? Isn’t that illegal now? I thought we determined that.
— DimeDaddy (@DimeDaddy_) March 16, 2024
She is calling for an insurrection and needs to be arrested
— NoBounds (@XNoBoundsX) March 15, 2024
" How dare they stop us from breaking the law ! "
— Battlepants (@battlepantsHQ) March 15, 2024
So inciting violence isn’t a thing anymore? 🤷♀️
— LynyrdsMom (@Lynyrds_Mom) March 15, 2024
I heard “fight like hell” is a call for a violent insurrection.
— Tammy Marie (@tamarammarie) March 15, 2024
Good governance is all about taking things personally. Right.
— Sextant (@Almeisan100) March 16, 2024
Always with the riots when citizens want to be protected.
— Justin Fiedler (@marmaggs) March 15, 2024
MLK also said in the same speech "Let me say as I've always said, and I will always continue to say, that riots are socially destructive and self-defeating." He did not condone violence. She should lose her job.
— Wordy Pearls (@WordyPearls) March 15, 2024
Call for violence, sounds pretty insurrectiony. And yet, no Republican official will do anything but complain, because that's all we can do anymore. Complain and watch as the left controls more of our lives.
— Atlas didn't Give AF (@meloche_p) March 15, 2024
Ramping up for another summer of love?
— Faebrooke Glen (@FaebrookeGoats) March 16, 2024
This is an actual felony in civilized places.
— Winston Smith (@SmithCretin69) March 16, 2024
"You don't expect us to respond" to a bill that says police can't make traffic stops? How are you going to respond?
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