party was leading the way an showing how to deal with folks and i think it s also the case that the way that that map i drawn in that state, the folks that took the vote today, ar pretty insulated on their way. it s just part of the. story absolutely, i gotta say it s tenure anniversary. week and when you started th show ten years ago, did yo think this is what you d b covering, this kind of disillusion of origin mccraw ticked principles a decade later. it s been a disturbin aspect of the last seven years or so with the coverage era. we re glad to have you with us thank you thank you to all of you for joining us here at home. this is what it sounded wa outside the chamber of the tennessee house of representatives. [crowd chanting] [crowd chanting] [crowd chanting] you banned books, you banne drag, kids are still in body bags that was the scene at th tennessee capitol earlie today. republicans in the state legislature voted to expel two democratic representatives f
good evening, lawrence lawrence oh, i have pretty bad sound here is alex wagner talking to me there she is i think i just turned on m phone. no, the volume thing was a little low it happens to all of us it s your show now you can do whatever you want with it. thank you for the soundtrack, alex we needed that have a great show, lawrence we have a statement fro president biden on the situation in tennessee tonight it was just released by th white house. the president said a state republican lawmakers calle votes today to expel three democratic legislators who stood in solidarity with the students and families an helped lift their voices today s expulsion of lawmakers who engaged in peaceful protes is shocking, undemocratic, and without precedent. rather than a debating the merits of the issue of, thes republican lawmakers hav chosen to punish, silence, and expel elected representative of the people of tennessee we had planned to cover severa stories for you in this ho
, free, free, free, free the tennessee free you are fascists! you banned books, you banne rag, kids are still in bod bags [crowd chanting] you banned books, you banned, rag kids are still in body bags that was the scene at th tennessee capitol earlie today. republicans in the state legislator voted to expel tw democratic representatives fro the tennessee house. they voted to kick to democrat out of office. it was an unprecedented and it was a drastic move and it al started last week. that is when hundreds of schoo students came to the tennessee capital to call for new gu safety measures after a shoote opened fire at an elementary school in nashville. killing three 9 year old students and three adults. during that protests, a handfu of democratic law minister before the house chamber they had megaphones and they weren t shy about standing i solidarity with the protesters outside which was apparently a violation of the rules of th chamber. republicans pounced. they didn
let s take a listen. rise with the plays, th people to get pushed to th periphery. the people they get told to be quiet. the folks who get expelled the people who are pushed to the margins. that show that society, what actually means to fight. what it truly means to get t the center of the conversation to get to the issues that ar at stake and sometimes it takes breakin a few decorum rules. [crowd chanting] sometimes to get from th periphery in the back of the house you gotta go to the well of democracy and demand that democracy be true for everybody and not just for rich, white man in suits not just for rich white people who got these possessions of power perpetuating the statu quo. it is a moment in america
from justin pearson, who is on of the legislators that wa kicked out of the conference this is from the press conference that just happen. we had audio problems in the last hour. and he s been an incredibl speaker throughout this saga this is what he had to say let s take a listen. rise with the plays, th people to get pushed to th periphery. the people they get told to be quiet. the folks who get expelled the people who are pushed to the margins. that show the society, wha truly means to fight what it truly means to get t the center of the conversation to get to the issues that ar at stake and sometimes it takes breakin a few decorum rules. [crowd chanting] sometimes to get from th periphery in the back of the house you gotta go to the well of democracy and demand that democracy be true for everybody and not just for rich, white man in suits not just for rich white people