Tennessee House Republicans defend requiring tickets for more than half of the public gallery seats local3news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from local3news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Tennessee House Republican leaders went on the defensive Thursday after surprising people who showed up to watch their lawmakers kick off this year's work by asking some of them if they had a ticket to get in. The new and previously unpublicized requirement has only fueled lingering criticism that the GOP supermajority is unfairly flexing its ability to silence those with differing political views. In Tennessee, members of the public have traditionally been free to sit on either side of the House chamber while lawmakers in session.