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politics1 year ago

"Feds Launch New Investigation into Tennessee House Speaker's Former Staffer for Cyberstalking"

A new federal investigation is targeting critics of Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, alleging cyberstalking against individuals who have been critical of him. The investigation is separate from the federal fraud charges pending against longtime Tennessee Republican staffer Cade Cothren and former House Speaker Glen Casada. The probe appears to focus on potential cyberstalking violations involving individuals who have criticized Sexton, raising free speech questions. Cothren's lawyers filed a motion to quash a search warrant that resulted in the seizure of electronic devices, and prosecutors have asked to delay the federal fraud trial due to the recent seizure of devices.

via News Channel 5 Nashville|
#cameron-sexton#cyberstalking#federal-investigation
politics2 years ago

Rep. Justin Jones Takes Legal Action Against Tennessee House Speaker for Constitutional Violations

Tennessee Representative Justin Jones has filed a federal lawsuit against Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, alleging that Sexton and other defendants violated his First Amendment rights by blocking him from expressing his views on critical issues. Jones claims that he suffered injury-in-fact after being denied his right to speak and participate in committees. The lawsuit also alleges violations of the Due Process Clause and Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Jones argues that he was treated differently than similarly situated white House members for the same conduct.

via News Channel 5 Nashville|
#cameron-sexton#first-amendment#justin-jones
politics2 years ago

Tennessee GOP's Scandals and Silence on Expulsions

Calls for Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton's resignation have grown after he organized a vote to expel two Black Democrat lawmakers from the chamber for staging a protest over gun control. Sexton is also facing allegations of not living in the districts he represents, claiming unnecessary expenses from taxpayers, and having an affair. Thousands of Christians have signed an online petition demanding he vacates the speaker's chair, accusing him of acting with racist intentions by seeking to remove the two Black representatives who protested, and not the white representative who demonstrated alongside them.

via Newsweek|
#cameron-sexton#gun-control#politics
politics2 years ago

Christian group gathers 12,000 signatures to oust TN Republican leader who expelled Black lawmakers.

A Christian group called Faithful America has gathered over 12,500 signatures on a petition demanding the resignation of Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, a Republican, who led a vote that expelled two Black lawmakers earlier this month. The petition accuses Sexton and the Republican caucus of "authoritarian actions" and calls for accountability. The two Black lawmakers were reinstated a week later after votes by their respective local councils and commissions. Sexton has not yet responded to the petition.

via Yahoo News|
#black-lawmakers#cameron-sexton#christian-group
politics2 years ago

Tennessee House Leader Faces Calls for Removal Amidst Democratic Rollback.

A Christian group called Faithful America has launched a petition demanding the resignation of Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton after he led a vote that expelled two Black lawmakers. The petition has gained over 12,500 signatures. The two lawmakers were reinstated a week later after votes by their respective local councils and commissions. The expulsion vote sparked accusations of racism, with a lone white lawmaker who stood with the two expelled members being spared.

via Business Insider|
#cameron-sexton#christian#expulsion
politics2 years ago

"Nashville Lawmaker Justin Jones Reinstated and Calls for Speaker's Resignation Amid Tennessee House Tiff"

Reinstated Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, one of two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled from the GOP-controlled legislature last week for leading a gun-control protest in the capitol, called for the Republican speaker of the statehouse, Cameron Sexton, to resign, calling him an "enemy of democracy." Jones and another Black Democrat, Justin Pearson, were removed from the legislature in dramatic votes decried as voter disenfranchisement and voter suppression by Democrats. Special elections will be held for Jones and Pearson's seats in the coming months.

via Fox News|
#cameron-sexton#democratic-lawmakers#gun-control-protest
politics2 years ago

Gun reform demands rise after Nashville school shooting.

Tennessee state Rep. Bob Freeman, D-Nashville, called for "common-sense reforms" including red flag laws and background checks, as more than a thousand people protested for gun reform at the Tennessee Capitol following the deadliest school shooting in state history. House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, repeatedly gaveled down members of the public in the gallery and two outspoken freshman Democrats who continually called for colleagues to address gun reform. Senate speaker Lt. Gov. Randy McNally called for increased school security measures in response to the Covenant shooting.

via Tennessean|
#bob-freeman#cameron-sexton#gun-reform