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Tennessee

Duppers

(28,330 posts) Fri Mar 16, 2018, 06:02 PM Mar 2018

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😠 Resolution denouncing white supremacists/ neo-Nazis fails in Tenn (Original Post) Duppers Mar 2018 OP

Real shame. GOP rep. said they objected to the 'terrorist' designation. appalachiablue Mar 2018 #1

That's a good question, appalachiablue. Duppers Mar 2018 #3

Thse boys should feel so proud. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2018 #2

(43,531 posts)

1. Real shame. GOP rep. said they objected to the 'terrorist' designation.

Fri Mar 16, 2018, 09:15 PM

Mar 2018

At least Dem. Clemmons tried.

Has this been successful in other states, esp. the more Red ones?

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3. That's a good question, appalachiablue.

Fri Mar 16, 2018, 11:04 PM

Mar 2018

Last edited Sat Mar 17, 2018, 02:37 PM - Edit history (1)

One was passed here in Virginia!

But my birth state, Tenn., cannot muster the decency! What the heck does that say about the state I'm preparing to move back to?! (The only things pulling me back are the Smoky Mtns and a few very liberal friends.)

I did find this...

"The Southern Baptist Convention rejected a resolution condemning the alt-right movement and white supremacy at its annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona."

http://faithfullymagazine.com/southern-baptist-convention-rejects-alt-right-resolution/&ved=2ahUKEwiWypTyrPLZAhXNnuAKHX_3ArE4ChAWMAB6BAgHEAE&usg=AOvVaw2J68J9GQ7Heco1PNLA6xyJ
^^ Lovely people.

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2. Thse boys should feel so proud.

Fri Mar 16, 2018, 09:40 PM

Mar 2018