14 republican controlled state have passed some sort of ant lgbtq rights law it also all means that you lived experience as an american, what kind of civil rights yo have, basically depends on who runs your state. in tennessee today, stat representatives justin pearson was sworn back into the stat legislature after pearson an another black democrat wer expelled by th republican-controlled house fo speaking out for gun safet reform republicans basically took awa the representation of 130,00 tennesseeans because they di not like that they wer protesting for reforms after a mass shooting. after the civil rights gains o the 1960s and 70s and th social progress of the first part of this millennium, republicans are taking it upon themselves to use any mean necessary, whether democrati or not, to reverse course. joining us now is al franken former senator from minnesota, fresh off hosting the dail show and hosting the al franke
funny, when it s stuff lik beer and chocolate and it clearly all just a big hustle. but it does not stop there because red states are now creating a very differen america. today, florida s legislature passed a ban on most abortions after six weeks. governor desantis has said h will already signed that int law, despite the fact that pol shows 75% of florida residents and even 61% of florid republicans oppose a six-wee ban. that will bring the tally to 1 states with full abortion bans plus florida and georgia wit their six-week bands bands. that s despite the fact that six in ten americans believe that abortion should be lega in most cases. and year s legislative session 14 republican controlled state have passed some sort of ant lgbtq rights law it also all means that you lived experience as an american, what kind of civil rights yo have, basically depends on who runs your state. in tennessee today, stat representatives justin pearson was sworn back into the stat legislature after pear
story of former tennessee stat representatives, justin pearso and justin jones, who were bot expelled for peacefull protesting gun violence in the house chamber last week. jones joined my colleagu reverend al sharpton on easter sunday to remind all of us wha is at stake. what the republicans attemp to do here in tennessee wa crucified democracy. it s what they have done resurrect a movement led by multiracial coalition of young people, really transforming ou state, and transform the nation the expulsions are ver dangerous precedent. it reminded us of days in ou history that we don t want t go back to and it was really an assault o the vision of our future tha these young people are tryin to push for, which is a future free from these mass shootings free from the terror of weapon on our streets
vice president, according to his linkedin account, and friend of kentucky governo andy beshear he helped me build my walke we are he helped me become governor give me advice on being a good dad. and it is not just kentucky governor andy beshear, florida senator rick scott also knew one of the victims of today shooting tennessee governor billy als lost a personal friend in th covenant school mastering just two weeks ago. but real reaction, rea reaction and real action on th federal level for gun safety remains out of reach as th protests continue across the country. we are still following the story of former tennessee stat representatives, justin pearso and justin jones, who were bot expelled for peacefull protesting gun violence in the house chamber last week. jones joined my colleagu reverend al sharpton on easter sunday to remind all of us wha is at stake. what the republicans attemp
if there is anything tha recent events in tennessee and other states have taught us, i should be that state legislatures are critical fo our democracy. i mean, it is where america policy is made and if we don t know who you re stat representatives are, you shoul get to know them because the are determining the future state houses create policies whose impact can reach beyond state lines and influenc entire regions, affectin peoples pocketbooks, education s abilities to make decisions about their own bodies and virtually every facet of lif you can think of beyond laws alone, how you state legislature s run has direct impact on you as well i mean, look at tennessee. more than 136,000 tennesseeans woke up on friday morning with a no representation in their own state house. that s because the republica majority expelled of the two