Voting the wrong way is now a criminal act in Tennessee.

Under the new law, state officials can be removed from their positions and charged with a Class E felony if they vote in favor of “sanctuary” policies for immigrants — a practice already prohibited by state law.

Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, was the lone Republican in either chamber to vote against the bill.

“We’re telling an elected official, elected by the people in their district, their county, their city, who pledged to do the best job and obey the Constitution of the United States and the state of Tennessee … you can’t cast a vote,” Gardenhire said. “That, to me, is not part of being a Republican.”

  • gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    “That, to me, is not part of being a Republican” says man with zero knowledge of what his party has stood for over the past 60 years

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    16 hours ago

    Well this all just seems highly illegal. Hey TN don’t you get tired of paying for these lawsuits created because your dumbass reps?

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    19 hours ago

    That green and white sign says it all, but the “followers” do not understand and they would do to their Jesus as they would to immigrants today.

    I hope they burn if there is a thing as afterlife.