Tennessee Senate Judiciary Fails Bill To Enforce Boundaries Of Inferior Courts

A Bill That Would Prevent Lower Courts From Having Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Cases Regarding A Challenge To A Rule Or Procedure Of The General Assembly Failed In The Senate Judiciary Committee On Wednesday.

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Tennessee House Adopts Rules To Punish Decorum Violators

The House Silenced One Member Wednesday For Disparaging Speaker Cameron Sexton And Found Out Democrats Are Dominating Debate Time As It Adopted New Rules Designed To Keep Lawmakers From Filibustering And Disturbing Proceedings.

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Tennessee Special Session Begins With Rules Debate

Tennessee Began Its Much-Anticipated Special Session Monday Afternoon Amid Debate On Decorum In The House. This Comes After Two Lawmakers, Who Have Since Returned, Were Expelled From The House Following A Protest Deemed To Have Interrupted The Body As Reps. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, And Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, Were Joined By Rep. Gloria Johnson In Front Of The Body Using Megaphones To Be Heard.

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Why State Legislatures Are Enforcing Breaches Of Decorum (Op-Ed)

Every Legal Assembly Has An Inherent Right To Regulate Its Own Procedures Within Its Constitution. A Constitution Serves As The Law Of A State Or Nation. Parliamentary Procedure Is A Logical Method Of Maintaining Decorum In Committees Or In The Assembly. This Is The Most Used Method Of Decorum… In Most Democracies, Our Legislative Floors Have Been Respected By Dissidents And Protesters. But With The Rise Of Young Progressives And Their Disruptive Protests, States And The Federal Government Fear Anarchy, Insurrection And Even Armed Conflict Will Seize Control Of Assembly Floors At Any Time.

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