When I first got off active duty and joined the Army Reserves someone asked me why I didn't join the National Guard instead, and I said emphatically "because I'll never work for Bill Lee".

Elected Republicans are a disgrace.

WATCH: “Republicans are putting politics over the lives of our kids.” Karoline Leavitt addressed the efforts of Speaker Speaker Cameron Sexton & the TN House Republicans to expel “The Tennessee Three” (Rep. Justin Jones Rep. Gloria Johnson Justin J. Pearson)

I will vote to reappoint Rep. Justin Jones as soon as #MetroCouncil meets to consider it. This is an affront both to lives lost and the will of the voters. #TennesseeThree

I'm a Tennessean by birth and by choice, and I've never been angrier at the politics of my state. Instead of addressing gun violence against school children, Republicans have chosen to expel to a young Black man for standing up for three dead children.

This is fucking disgraceful. The elected Republicans in our state legislature have just made a mockery of democracy.

Here's the vote list that expelled Rep. Justin Jones State Rep. Justin Jones

If you're thinking..."yeah but that's just TN, it won't happen here"...Best believe it will. If they can do it here, they can do it anywhere

I will vote to name Justin Jones back into the State House to represent my constituents in House District 52.

Three kids and three officials gunned down in yet another mass shooting. And what are GOP officials focused on? Punishing lawmakers who joined thousands of peaceful protesters calling for action. It's shocking, undemocratic, and without precedent.

4/9/2023- A Good Guy #GunControl #GunControlNow #CovenantSchool #SchoolShooting #NRA #GunViolence tinyurl.com/4rxsudf6

"We have to stick together even if you think it's wrong". The elected Republicans in this country are only there to win. They are not there to represent you.

This Supreme Court: Six right wing politicians, masquerading as judges, gleefully imposing their politics on the country by fiat, and unremorsefully living lives of leisure subsidized by billionaires with interests before the court. An outrageous scam.

As Pride month draws to a close, I'm reminded that we've come a long way & still have a ways to go. I'm proud to stand alongside you in that fight. Regardless of who you love or how you identify, you deserve a city that loves and accepts you.

BREAKING: TACIR has completed its study on passenger rail in Tennessee and is recommending TDOT move forward to bring in new routes. First corridor with priority is Nashville-Chattanooga-Atlanta, followed by Memphis-Nashville and Knoxville-Chatt-TriCities. WKRN News 2 #TNLeg23