Don't be surprised when you see a bunch of Deep Red states trying to either make it functionally impossible for young people to vote (Less voting machines, removing Mail-in and Campus polling places, Stricter ID laws that intentionally exclude College ID as a Valid ID) or just try to outright raise the voting age to 21 in defiance of the 26th Amendment of the US Constitution (Minimum Voting Age must be no higher than 18). the GOP is terrified of Young Voters being able to overturn their heavily gerrymandered districts by sheer force of numbers, since they absolutely DO show up to vote and they lean heavily towards the left.
More and more are advocating for succession for a reason. Most conservatives have always known they were a minority and they used to be proud of it. They used to be proud of social Darwinism, “patriotic” martyrdom. They used to love the concept of hierarchy because it affirmed their livelihoods, but as soon as their economic and civic hierarchy disaffirmed their cultural hierarchy they became AGGRESSIVE.
@@angelantayhua3096 Social Darwinism yeah the trans and leftist zoomer generation who aren’t having kids. The progressive left is just going to de-fuck themselves out of existence. Whether thru surgery/suicide/selfishness there deleting themselves compared to the conservative
Coming from a centrist perspective, I wouldn't necessarily say that based on the trends I've seen, but I don't want to say that they're winning either as I can't really tell who's winning. We seem to be in a fulcrum.
The GOP turned these two young Men from local politicians that might not make it far beyond Tennesse to being able to easily move into National Politics and make actual moves in the game.
And, equally important, likely power brokers in endorsing the successors for their (and even other) districts! This will have severe ramifications for the republicans...
It was never about the Second Amendment. it's about disarming Minorities and keeping guns in the hands of the people who want to shoot them. Conservatives just want blood.
Republicians are so unused to the sound of people cheering that they think it is something to gavel down. (People are happy) House speaker: Shut up. We will not tolerate the sounds of joy in this body. The Tennessee house probably has not heard the sound of cheers in decades.
Both of these men are SO CLEARLY men of great intellect, ethics, rhetoric, and charisma… but also, I would personally really like if we, the left, could take a brief moment to delight in the incredibly potent bro energy emitted by the mere fact that they’re BOTH named Justin. I think we all deserve a moment to revel in the beautiful idea that one of the GOP’s most significant tactical miscalculations in their massive strategic blunder here is that mainstream America just really loves dudes that are named Justin. The Republicans tried to ban not one, but TWO Justins. Lol, lmao.
I have a cousin who is female married to another female. They both proudly voted for Trump and they also both participate in Confederate Reenactments. This story in particular cracks me up. :) They recently moved to Tennessee from California.. Some voters are too far gone. When I see them at family gatherings, I am speechless.
'Wow, a perfect example of voting against their own best interest. I've seen fellow Social Security recipients vote for anti Social Security politicians. SMH.
Sometimes people dont vote for all the issue adress, but for issues that they percive are more important That and some think that even if the law change to limit their rights they can still just ignore it, as they dont really CARE for anyone else but themselves. So, either if they marriage is legal or not, that wont stop them, so they focus more on other stuff. Other do for disolution. Dem or rep,dosnt really matter when ALL DECISION are base on their WEALTHY DONORS'S WHIMS. So, some get wrap in the whole culture war because they dont really have good brain power Other who have mostly end up quiting, Not voting. Having 60% of less people voting SHOWS this reality. And there is people like me! :D Who will prefer all goes to SHIT! So people are FORCED to Act and make a change! Very Anarchich really. And that will be: *Voting for Trump not because he is good, but because he is SO BAD it will bring the Ruin of the American empire and stablishment 20 YEARS SOONER!* Or i would do, if i where american. I am south american So i am also a little bias on this mind you. Have a nice day. ;)
Thing is: I, as a 40 year old Brit, would never *ever* have heard of these two guys if it wasn't for the R's blatant racist actions. But because of how mask-off blatant they were, they were extremely well reported on in UK news. These guys could sail into higher office whenever they want as a result. They could have just voted anything they put forward down, instead they jumped at the chance to be racist babymen, and all they did was give birth to two new political superstars.
The only thing I’m worried about is them getting the MLK treatment not even the assassination just weird shit about their past being thrown at them as if it affects their politics.
Meanwhile, conservative politicians can be literal pedophiles, rapists, ex-torturers, uses sedition to overthrow the democracy, and still get voted in, even as a presidential candidate for the worlds most powerful seat.
Bro waves his fist in disapproval when his pompous son has character development and stops following his lead and joins the main characters to play rock music
We vote. The problem is when you live in what is derogatorily termed "flyover country" in the South and Midwest. You have Republican supermajorities in both state and local elections. Often, for local elections there's only one candidate on the ballot when you go to the polls. It's depressing when you've been born and raised in these areas. It feels like we're 50 or so years behind here culturally. Speaking as someone who is apart of the LGBT community it's very disheartening. I'd like to see progressive change, but I don't hold out much hope. If I had the means to move, I would.
@happyascheese the thing in the south is they’ve never had the numbers they’ve had push back. It maybe a while till you move but with a turn who knows maybe in 10 yrs they’ll be solid change
@@happyascheese I feel the same way living in Wyoming. It's a hell hole out here politically. It's a beautiful place but the people are ugly inside and out. Wyoming senate just passed 3 fucking anti abortion bills. They're coming after birth control and sterilization next. I want to flee America this place is horrible.
I noticed this too living in the South. I straight up leave parts of local elections ballots blank because a Republican is running unopposed and I’m not giving my vote to them.
I got so scared when I learned they both got expelled. Like, they can just get rid of us that easily over nothing? When they got reinstated and I saw the other Justin's speech on it, I felt like I was rooting for my favorite sports team. It was giving MLK and Malcom X at the same time.
I live in TN and man thank the many gods for these 3. Btw I say 3 because all of the spotlight that didn't get to Gloria will make her want it more and make her a better activist too. At least that's the hope.
Memphian here. I'm incredibly happy that the Nashville and Memphis city councils both unanimously reinstated our representatives. I'm so over the GOP's overt fascism. I can't wait for the new generation to completely bypass the old in terms of political power and representation.
I hear the cadence of church in both Jones & Pearson. I say tthis with admiration. It recalls the speech melodies of MLKJr. It could also be a balance against the hate coming out of the hard right churches.
If I were in that balcony lol I'd try and start a chant of "Loser! Loser! Loser!" I mean sure the pissy racist geriatric might clear the took but oh man. Conservatism is based on insecurity, the best thing you can do to them is be unrelentingly mocking.
I agree. They are truly arrogant and have no idea that their tools of rage, threats and lying are starting to fail more consistently. Their solution of doubling down is like putting out a fire with more gasoline.
Watching the faces of the many angry white dudes in that room is just... wow. You can tell they are not happy that Justin is back and they are trying to just ignore his presence.
Also, Nashville is one of, if not the fastest growing cities in the United States. I've always said that people are sleeping on traditionally solid red states flipping any day in one upset election. My go-tos were Alaska and Kansas, as they actually have fairly progressive enclaves within the state, and Alaska flipped its one and only House seat to a Democrat, and Kansas handedly voted against an abortion ban. Texas, Alaska, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Montana, and South Carolina are all trending bluer every day, and if Dems want to secure the future, they should heavily invest in local chapters in these states. Ohio and Iowa are effectively lost causes at this point, and we had a little scare with Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, but they seem to have gotten a single taste of Trumpism and spit it back out after realizing it was a hot turd. But keep an eye on the states I mentioned, as those are where you're going to see upsets in the next few election cycles.
South Carolinian here, it made MASSIVE news that Charleston's House Rep flipped blue, even if it was just for one election. As Charleston, Columbia, and the Greenville-Spartanburg area become even more concentrated as nobody wants to live in the shithole backwater towns that have been on life support since the 80s, the GOP is going to have to push super hard to keep it so massively gerrymandered. My one fear is that Jim Clyburn dies before we get another blue district, because if we lose the 6th we may not be able to recover optically.
Both of these guys can use this moment to build a massive career. "We spoke up for the rights and lives of our voters, and the GOP responded by banning us from office."
What amendments to the constitution would fix our country? my list feel free to add 1 public financing of election, no campaign donations or other leagalized bribery 2 all districts are to be created by shortest split line method 3 rank choice voting 4 ten years after a Supreme Court justice being appointed there needs to be a national referendum on if the American people want them to continue to be a Supreme Court judge basically American can vote Supreme Court judges out every decade anniversary of their being sworn in
All Education provided for free. School funding determined federally and dependent on need (Number of students, if incentives are necessary to attract teachers, etc.) not property taxes... Curriculum determined by educators (preferably centrally by people with both direct educational experience in the subject and dialectics in general) not politicians. You guys have a serious problem with just how uneducated your population is, especially for crucial skills like critical thinking.
This made news in Germany. The GOP has handed the Justin's an amazing opportunity, I hope they make the most of this. And that speech was a great start
I just really wanna mention - the GOP does stuff like this all the time, they've said they want to do this for a long time, but what makes this truly different is that the mainstream media is widely reporting it. I fully believe that this could've completely gone under people's radars, but for whatever reason the media establishment feels that going over this won't disrupt the status quo for them, which it very well might. That, combined with the complete lack of plausible deniability for the GOP, the lack of manufactured consent for the republican base, and the shining spotlight on 2 charismatic leaders could make this a complete disaster for the GOP.
Jones speaks with a cadence and intonation reminiscent of Martin Luther King, and I don't think that's accidental. He's young and has room to improve his oratory skill further, but he's already top tier in charisma among politicians. Combine that with his MLK-like mannerisms and the street cred and name recognition from this incident, and I will be shocked if he's not running for a national platform in the next couple cycles. He may even try to jump in the presidential primary, but mostly for exposure and not with a real expectation of winning.
If this were a scene in a movie I’d be rolling my eyes at how on the nose and ham fisted it was. The protagonist just gave an impassioned and rousing speech and the stuffy villain just bangs a gavel and calls for no one to be happy?!
Glad my old state hasn’t gone _entirely_ to shit yet, even if I don’t live there anymore. I’ll likely always consider myself a Tennesseean to some extent, so this is pretty relieving.
If they can get any sort of workers rights progress in their states through I would guarantee it. States like Tennessee are filled with working class people who's jobs were gentrified away. If these guys can make a real difference for the average person in their states, it would build momentum like crazy
You support killing civilians and destroying public infrastructure for people you don’t agree with? Southerners who didn’t fight don’t deserve to die for your political gain.
Stuff like this is why its also important to not just exclusively work on electoralism because its not enough to out vote someone, Reactionarys will use the system against you
@@dragonslaya16 people are disenfranchised. Electoralism isn't viable in areas where you're completely disempowered. It's why ultimately they just lynched the freedom riders who went to go get blacks registered to vote in the south.
@@dragonslaya16agreed. The Republicans needed a super majority to do this. One fewer R rep or one slightly more moderate one and the expulsion votes fail.
@@LunaticTheCat OP didn't say INSTEAD, please make sure to read a comment fully before responding. They said "not exclusively." Grass roots organizing, unionism, mutual aid movements; these are just some of the efforts we can take to make sure the populace is well-informed, politically active, and willing to pressure when it's needed. If we'd just focused on electoralism in this instance, the public response would've been half-hearted and not been sufficient to pressure the committees to reinstate.
I'm a Tennessee human, trans woman lol when I'm out I'm treated like crap and when I'm stealth I'm treated ... differently but also stupid lol this place is trashy
Stay safe. In South Carolina, I rarely left Charleston cause the countryside was more sketchy than anywhere I’ve been to, especially at night. Hope you will preserver and be treated as the human you are.
Hold tight, Eve. There was a time when EVERY US state banned gay marriage, and not even twenty years later it was illegalized nationally! The fight for trans rights on the national stage has just begun, and there are already 15 states that are supportive of trans people. Some have even specifically written into law that they are sanctuary states! This is an amazing headstart! After gay marriage was legalized, support for gay rights jumped 20 points. I don't think we'll have to wait too long to see the same trend with trans folks. Especially since our youngest voters very heavily favor trans inclusive spaces and policies
I'm not from the US, a month ago I didnt know the names of any members of the Tennesee house or whatever. I now know two, and theyre both Justin. And call me crazy, but I feel if youre trying to silence someone, perhaps making their name known around the world may not be the best strategy...
I’ve been friends with the son of one of the republican senators here since childhood and while he’s still unfortunately right wing, even he thought the expulsion was disgusting and undemocratic
Thats the great thing. This has instantly halted a lot of peoples movement rightward. I imagine this showing while it wont make any Republicans lefties it might turn alot of them liberal (pro choice even if you oppose abortion style) out of disdain for conservative voice quashing
I watched a movie about the 60s "The Green Book" and it reminded me that the racists are still around in force, waiting for their chance to turn back progress.
Why does TN's anti drag bill ban drag shows near places of worship? That sounds super unconstitutional. Its your God given right to show God how fierce you are at church if you believe that's what she told you to do.
Like in front of places of worship? Of coarse not inside places of worship, as those places are not public. But the sidewalk is a public forum and is only restricted by time place and mannerism. So unless it’s a political expression, which you can make that case, it would easily be barred. Though I imagine they will still stress those expressing a political message, use their favor in the Courts to force an appeal and a costly legal battle. Even liberty has its costs.
I assume it's for the same reason that prostitution is illegal within a certain vicinity of a church in many states: as an excuse to arrest the people they don't like
Rashida Tleib has been amazing here in Michigan. But Tbf we’ve been wondering for almost ten years wtf is gonna take the Bernie mantle. Both of these men are intelligent and well spoken and exactly what they left need right now
You know how every "black history" movie always has to have that one character that's supposed to be like, the more racist, bad guy? (To ease the white-guilt, I guess). Salty gavel guy was trying to be that character.
no drag within 1000 feet? that's not enough to stop it. Drag queens will drag no matter what the law is. We need to arm our teachers with fabulous fits, hair and make up.
Speaking as a Gen-Zer, I don't know if we could have a leader for our movement. We have been let down by so many of our heroes that we looked up to have turned out to be absolutely horrid. Call me parasocial, but speaking for myself, I have a really really hard time trusting any political figure to be my leader. I don't even trust Bernie 100%, even though he is peak wholesome. It's tough when you realize anyone around you could have some skeletons in their closet that are too much to forgive.
Well hey, if I may speak to a Gen-Zer, all I can say is that that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It means that we’re striving for something better. Please don’t trust Bernie 100 percent. Continue to test his ideas against the current political field. Samesies for everyone else running
I did know that, unfortunately.. I live there. But people like those reps are so far removed from anything represented in my corner of the state, they might as well be from a different planet. I am thrilled to learn that they exist, however, and are doing their thing anywhere in TN, no matter where in the state it is.
7:34 onwards: This mf'er looks, sounds, and ACTS like Bill Lumbergh from Office Space. "Soooo... if you could just take your W quietly and not get too uppity in the chamber... that'd be greeeeeeat."
Justin time to save us from the fascists
But hes an anti gun sycophant? How is that gonna save us?
I love it‼️
Justice for the Justins!
The guy pounding his Gavel to stop a cheering crowd is like something out of a clichéd political drama lmao
The epitome of the moment we are in. Impotent pounding against a tidal wave.
Republicans are the stereotypical wealthy ahole villain caricatures from 80's comedy movies, except even more evil.
He reminds me of like the lame high school principal from an 80s movie who is trying to prevent the protagonist from playing rock music lmao
When the protagonists manage to save the youth center
man is the mean principal in every teen movie 😂
Between this and more of us Gen Zs being able to/eligible to vote, there’s a reason republicans are nervous rn
Every day one of us turns 18 and every day more boomers die off.
Give it 10 years, the boomers will be dropping like flies. If the GOP wants to stay bigotted then we shall be their death sentence.
@@slackershrub8923and i rejoice in that knowledge
We estimate that in two election cycles, the GOP will be all but obsolete
Don't be surprised when you see a bunch of Deep Red states trying to either make it functionally impossible for young people to vote (Less voting machines, removing Mail-in and Campus polling places, Stricter ID laws that intentionally exclude College ID as a Valid ID) or just try to outright raise the voting age to 21 in defiance of the 26th Amendment of the US Constitution (Minimum Voting Age must be no higher than 18).
the GOP is terrified of Young Voters being able to overturn their heavily gerrymandered districts by sheer force of numbers, since they absolutely DO show up to vote and they lean heavily towards the left.
Conservatives are losing on all fronts and are getting more mad and vocal as a result
They’re squirming out of desperation
If they losing on all fronts Then how is the trans genocide still a thing .... Or are we just gonna pull a hasan ukraine and say oops.
More and more are advocating for succession for a reason. Most conservatives have always known they were a minority and they used to be proud of it. They used to be proud of social Darwinism, “patriotic” martyrdom. They used to love the concept of hierarchy because it affirmed their livelihoods, but as soon as their economic and civic hierarchy disaffirmed their cultural hierarchy they became AGGRESSIVE.
@@angelantayhua3096 Social Darwinism yeah the trans and leftist zoomer generation who aren’t having kids. The progressive left is just going to de-fuck themselves out of existence. Whether thru surgery/suicide/selfishness there deleting themselves compared to the conservative
Coming from a centrist perspective, I wouldn't necessarily say that based on the trends I've seen, but I don't want to say that they're winning either as I can't really tell who's winning. We seem to be in a fulcrum.
Blatant anti- Justin discrimination shall not be tolerated.
As a Justin myself, I 💯 agree with this sentiment
The GOP turned these two young Men from local politicians that might not make it far beyond Tennesse to being able to easily move into National Politics and make actual moves in the game.
And, equally important, likely power brokers in endorsing the successors for their (and even other) districts! This will have severe ramifications for the republicans...
God, guy from England here. If we see Justin Jones as president or vice president in the long future i would die a happy man.
@@boserboser6870 That would be amazing
@@RaeontheLeftprobably have to wait into the mid to late 2040s for that
I am pro-gun and 2A as they come. But the way they were treated was unreal. No Justins, No Peace.
Same, but the lefts takes on gun control are about as uninformed as the rights take on trans issues.
It was never about the Second Amendment. it's about disarming Minorities and keeping guns in the hands of the people who want to shoot them. Conservatives just want blood.
no justins, no peace is amazing, i love that
But you support these anti fire arm sycophant libs?
JUSTINS LMAOO Good job my dude 👏👏👏👏
Republicians are so unused to the sound of people cheering that they think it is something to gavel down.
(People are happy)
House speaker: Shut up. We will not tolerate the sounds of joy in this body.
The Tennessee house probably has not heard the sound of cheers in decades.
Please refrain, your jovial glee is a disruption in this house...
That is pretty normal for parliamentary chambers though
Both of these men are SO CLEARLY men of great intellect, ethics, rhetoric, and charisma… but also, I would personally really like if we, the left, could take a brief moment to delight in the incredibly potent bro energy emitted by the mere fact that they’re BOTH named Justin.
I think we all deserve a moment to revel in the beautiful idea that one of the GOP’s most significant tactical miscalculations in their massive strategic blunder here is that mainstream America just really loves dudes that are named Justin. The Republicans tried to ban not one, but TWO Justins. Lol, lmao.
We sacrificed Justin Roiland for these two. Hella worth.
@@arloolson9385 From the ashes of one Justin rise two more
Imagine their presidential campaign and the slogans that will follow.
"VOTE FOR THE JUSTINS"
"JUSTINS JUST IN"
"JUSTINS FOR JUSTICE"
"men of great intellect, ethics, rhetoric, and charisma…" don't drop your panties just yet. Prepare to be disappointed.
Justin Jones robbed people at gun-point, as far as I'm aware. Not sure about his ethics lol.
I have a cousin who is female married to another female. They both proudly voted for Trump and they also both participate in Confederate Reenactments. This story in particular cracks me up. :)
They recently moved to Tennessee from California.. Some voters are too far gone. When I see them at family gatherings, I am speechless.
'Wow, a perfect example of voting against their own best interest. I've seen fellow Social Security recipients vote for anti Social Security politicians. SMH.
It's absolutely insane how brain broken conservative propaganda has made so many Americans.
This is confusing. Some people are Trump voters simply for destabilization. Confederate reenactment though? Have you asked them why?
Sometimes people dont vote for all the issue adress, but for issues that they percive are more important
That and some think that even if the law change to limit their rights they can still just ignore it, as they dont really CARE for anyone else but themselves.
So, either if they marriage is legal or not, that wont stop them, so they focus more on other stuff.
Other do for disolution.
Dem or rep,dosnt really matter when ALL DECISION are base on their WEALTHY DONORS'S WHIMS.
So, some get wrap in the whole culture war because they dont really have good brain power
Other who have mostly end up quiting, Not voting.
Having 60% of less people voting SHOWS this reality.
And there is people like me! :D
Who will prefer all goes to SHIT!
So people are FORCED to Act and make a change! Very Anarchich really.
And that will be:
*Voting for Trump not because he is good, but because he is SO BAD it will bring the Ruin of the American empire and stablishment 20 YEARS SOONER!*
Or i would do, if i where american.
I am south american So i am also a little bias on this mind you.
Have a nice day. ;)
@@mainely8007 the "fuck you, I got mine" generation
They expelled them Justin case the democrats would gain ground, but it backfired miserably
Republicans are drunk on power and keep crashing the car.
Dude with the gavel literally has broken substitute teacher energy… or at least 80s movie evil school principal Buzz kill energy
“I’m going to write down all of your names and let your teacher know how disruptive you were!”
Nah, just small d energy
Thing is: I, as a 40 year old Brit, would never *ever* have heard of these two guys if it wasn't for the R's blatant racist actions. But because of how mask-off blatant they were, they were extremely well reported on in UK news.
These guys could sail into higher office whenever they want as a result. They could have just voted anything they put forward down, instead they jumped at the chance to be racist babymen, and all they did was give birth to two new political superstars.
The only thing I’m worried about is them getting the MLK treatment not even the assassination just weird shit about their past being thrown at them as if it affects their politics.
Y’all have to stop this bullshit. The whole reason they pulled this act out is to solicit this reaction, these niggas are corny😭😭
Meanwhile, conservative politicians can be literal pedophiles, rapists, ex-torturers, uses sedition to overthrow the democracy, and still get voted in, even as a presidential candidate for the worlds most powerful seat.
They are already Martyrs , it’s too late, Digging up dirt is the Only tool left for the Reich Wingers
Does it actually matter in current times?
Kids' movie scrooge tier villainy resonates from the angry guy with the mallet
Republicans are the stereotypical wealthy ahole villain caricatures from 80's comedy movies, except even more evil.
Bro waves his fist in disapproval when his pompous son has character development and stops following his lead and joins the main characters to play rock music
Laffy Taffy!
If I saw this scene in a movie I would think it was to obvious over the top and pandering with the way the republican guy acted.
I could hear him using the word "ni-gra"
Really hoping stuff like this encourages an already majority liberal younger generation to vote in much higher numbers.
We vote. The problem is when you live in what is derogatorily termed "flyover country" in the South and Midwest. You have Republican supermajorities in both state and local elections. Often, for local elections there's only one candidate on the ballot when you go to the polls. It's depressing when you've been born and raised in these areas. It feels like we're 50 or so years behind here culturally. Speaking as someone who is apart of the LGBT community it's very disheartening. I'd like to see progressive change, but I don't hold out much hope. If I had the means to move, I would.
@@happyascheese depressing read
@happyascheese the thing in the south is they’ve never had the numbers they’ve had push back. It maybe a while till you move but with a turn who knows maybe in 10 yrs they’ll be solid change
@@happyascheese I feel the same way living in Wyoming. It's a hell hole out here politically. It's a beautiful place but the people are ugly inside and out. Wyoming senate just passed 3 fucking anti abortion bills. They're coming after birth control and sterilization next. I want to flee America this place is horrible.
I noticed this too living in the South. I straight up leave parts of local elections ballots blank because a Republican is running unopposed and I’m not giving my vote to them.
GOP try not to shoot themselves in the foot challenge IMPOSSIBLE
Very glad the editors did include the beginning
A massive L for those who thought they could silence 2 young up and coming voices.... All they did was shine a spotlight on them!
You can see the rage in the conservatives' faces, and it's kind of cathartic.
GOP did a fascism! GOP hurt itself in its confusion!
It was super-ineffective!
@@bob7975 tbf it WAS affective for a few days.
I got so scared when I learned they both got expelled. Like, they can just get rid of us that easily over nothing? When they got reinstated and I saw the other Justin's speech on it, I felt like I was rooting for my favorite sports team. It was giving MLK and Malcom X at the same time.
I live in TN and man thank the many gods for these 3. Btw I say 3 because all of the spotlight that didn't get to Gloria will make her want it more and make her a better activist too. At least that's the hope.
I think she had less spotlight because she didn’t get expelled like the Justins did
@@jvjustvibes9103 exactly. So she will work even harder to make a name for herself to (in a way) keep up.
God damn this man is dripping with charisma. Dude is definitely gonna go far in politics
I sincerely hope they don't get to him
Not just Jones, Pearson is also an impressive speaker. They both need to get to congress.
Memphian here. I'm incredibly happy that the Nashville and Memphis city councils both unanimously reinstated our representatives.
I'm so over the GOP's overt fascism. I can't wait for the new generation to completely bypass the old in terms of political power and representation.
Go read “boy who cried wolf”
Thank you for continuing to cover these two amazing Representatives! Hope to see you go over some of Pearson’s stuff as well.
when Justin Jones speaks it's like music, it's like poetry. Leaves me breathless. He could literally read me a Denny's menu and I'd be enraptured
These are exactly the types of people you should be suspicious of - regardless of political party
He uses a preacher cadence must have grown up in a church
I hear the cadence of church in both Jones & Pearson. I say tthis with admiration. It recalls the speech melodies of MLKJr. It could also be a balance against the hate coming out of the hard right churches.
If I were in that balcony lol I'd try and start a chant of "Loser! Loser! Loser!" I mean sure the pissy racist geriatric might clear the took but oh man. Conservatism is based on insecurity, the best thing you can do to them is be unrelentingly mocking.
I agree. They are truly arrogant and have no idea that their tools of rage, threats and lying are starting to fail more consistently. Their solution of doubling down is like putting out a fire with more gasoline.
Watching the faces of the many angry white dudes in that room is just... wow. You can tell they are not happy that Justin is back and they are trying to just ignore his presence.
0:15 The fact you didn't even give a cringe warning for that is tragic. I demand an apology to the viewers from you, Vaush. ;-;
He did say to leave it out. Blame (thank) the editors, haha
Also, Nashville is one of, if not the fastest growing cities in the United States.
I've always said that people are sleeping on traditionally solid red states flipping any day in one upset election. My go-tos were Alaska and Kansas, as they actually have fairly progressive enclaves within the state, and Alaska flipped its one and only House seat to a Democrat, and Kansas handedly voted against an abortion ban.
Texas, Alaska, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Montana, and South Carolina are all trending bluer every day, and if Dems want to secure the future, they should heavily invest in local chapters in these states. Ohio and Iowa are effectively lost causes at this point, and we had a little scare with Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, but they seem to have gotten a single taste of Trumpism and spit it back out after realizing it was a hot turd.
But keep an eye on the states I mentioned, as those are where you're going to see upsets in the next few election cycles.
South Carolinian here, it made MASSIVE news that Charleston's House Rep flipped blue, even if it was just for one election. As Charleston, Columbia, and the Greenville-Spartanburg area become even more concentrated as nobody wants to live in the shithole backwater towns that have been on life support since the 80s, the GOP is going to have to push super hard to keep it so massively gerrymandered. My one fear is that Jim Clyburn dies before we get another blue district, because if we lose the 6th we may not be able to recover optically.
Bro they got all the charms and charisma.
I could listen to him speak forever. A beautiful mind!
It's telling that they thought they could get away with this, and just as telling that they did not.
Both of these guys can use this moment to build a massive career.
"We spoke up for the rights and lives of our voters, and the GOP responded by banning us from office."
Jones was spitting fire! His messaging was careful, disciplined, and insightful yet also powerful and rousing. Bravo!
Power to the people, because the fight for right is equal.
That “Power to the People!” gave me a little bit of chills. Justin Jones is a GigaChad.
What amendments to the constitution would fix our country? my list feel free to add
1 public financing of election, no campaign donations or other leagalized bribery
2 all districts are to be created by shortest split line method
3 rank choice voting
4 ten years after a Supreme Court justice being appointed there needs to be a national referendum on if the American people want them to continue to be a Supreme Court judge basically American can vote Supreme Court judges out every decade anniversary of their being sworn in
All Education provided for free. School funding determined federally and dependent on need (Number of students, if incentives are necessary to attract teachers, etc.) not property taxes...
Curriculum determined by educators (preferably centrally by people with both direct educational experience in the subject and dialectics in general) not politicians.
You guys have a serious problem with just how uneducated your population is, especially for crucial skills like critical thinking.
State senate representation based on population
Abolish the office of president. Just have a prime minister
Add a maximum age of 70. Basically, you cannot run for office if your 70 or older.
@@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan Why the fuck would we want our leader to be even less democratically elected?
This made news in Germany.
The GOP has handed the Justin's an amazing opportunity, I hope they make the most of this. And that speech was a great start
8:35
"I HATE DEMOCRACY I HATE DEMOCRACY"
Oh my they are bad at this
I just really wanna mention - the GOP does stuff like this all the time, they've said they want to do this for a long time, but what makes this truly different is that the mainstream media is widely reporting it. I fully believe that this could've completely gone under people's radars, but for whatever reason the media establishment feels that going over this won't disrupt the status quo for them, which it very well might. That, combined with the complete lack of plausible deniability for the GOP, the lack of manufactured consent for the republican base, and the shining spotlight on 2 charismatic leaders could make this a complete disaster for the GOP.
My favorite was the guy yelling okay after he told them to be quiet, the look of trying not to look bothered, it’ll keep him up at night lol
Jones speaks with a cadence and intonation reminiscent of Martin Luther King, and I don't think that's accidental. He's young and has room to improve his oratory skill further, but he's already top tier in charisma among politicians. Combine that with his MLK-like mannerisms and the street cred and name recognition from this incident, and I will be shocked if he's not running for a national platform in the next couple cycles. He may even try to jump in the presidential primary, but mostly for exposure and not with a real expectation of winning.
Lol at " Anna casparian on behalf of the GOP" hahaha too soon!
I will vote for both Justins if their name ever is on my ballot for any office.
If this were a scene in a movie I’d be rolling my eyes at how on the nose and ham fisted it was. The protagonist just gave an impassioned and rousing speech and the stuffy villain just bangs a gavel and calls for no one to be happy?!
The Speaker interrupted the proceedings to tell the gallery not to cheer to a far greater extent than the cheering interrupted the proceedings.
Glad my old state hasn’t gone _entirely_ to shit yet, even if I don’t live there anymore. I’ll likely always consider myself a Tennesseean to some extent, so this is pretty relieving.
Let's go Justin!!!!
Only Street Fighter enthusiasts would understand.
Dude can you imagine two actual leftist senators from Tennessee? How much that would inspire an aggressive move from lefties in red states?
If they can get any sort of workers rights progress in their states through I would guarantee it.
States like Tennessee are filled with working class people who's jobs were gentrified away. If these guys can make a real difference for the average person in their states, it would build momentum like crazy
You can see the defeat in his colleague's faces. I'd love to see it if these people weren't 100% thinking "millions must die"
Best way to get the editors to add something is to tell them to remove it 😂
That guy sounded like such a begrudging puke! lol I'm totally here for it.
Lincoln should have gone scorched earth on the south.
Instead he extended them an olive branch. The responded with the KKK and lynchings and have done their best to destroy this country ever since.
Sherman wanted to,
You support killing civilians and destroying public infrastructure for people you don’t agree with?
Southerners who didn’t fight don’t deserve to die for your political gain.
IN THE UNION needs to be emphasized
Unbelievably, incomprehensibly based
Stuff like this is why its also important to not just exclusively work on electoralism because its not enough to out vote someone, Reactionarys will use the system against you
This is actually why we should focus on eloctoralism more lmao, they wouldnt have been able to even try this if they had a minority in their senate
@@dragonslaya16 people are disenfranchised. Electoralism isn't viable in areas where you're completely disempowered. It's why ultimately they just lynched the freedom riders who went to go get blacks registered to vote in the south.
So what exactly do you want to focus on instead? Lol
@@dragonslaya16agreed. The Republicans needed a super majority to do this. One fewer R rep or one slightly more moderate one and the expulsion votes fail.
@@LunaticTheCat
OP didn't say INSTEAD, please make sure to read a comment fully before responding. They said "not exclusively."
Grass roots organizing, unionism, mutual aid movements; these are just some of the efforts we can take to make sure the populace is well-informed, politically active, and willing to pressure when it's needed. If we'd just focused on electoralism in this instance, the public response would've been half-hearted and not been sufficient to pressure the committees to reinstate.
Both well spoken but the Young Brotha with the Afro is EXTREMELY well spoken
Hearing the phrase “Don’t include this” in a youtube video is always funny.
Power to the People. Greetings from Germany.
Tennessee aka New Florida aka North Florida
The quiet, cautious punchline delivery was f’ing awesome👍
OKAY if you want to kick people out of the house dont pick the fking warrior poet
holy shit what a king
If you strike me down, I’ll become stronger than you can ever imagine.
As the gamer kids would say "QQ more scrubs" lol
I'm a Tennessee human, trans woman lol when I'm out I'm treated like crap and when I'm stealth I'm treated ... differently but also stupid lol this place is trashy
Stay safe. In South Carolina, I rarely left Charleston cause the countryside was more sketchy than anywhere I’ve been to, especially at night. Hope you will preserver and be treated as the human you are.
Hold tight, Eve. There was a time when EVERY US state banned gay marriage, and not even twenty years later it was illegalized nationally! The fight for trans rights on the national stage has just begun, and there are already 15 states that are supportive of trans people. Some have even specifically written into law that they are sanctuary states! This is an amazing headstart!
After gay marriage was legalized, support for gay rights jumped 20 points. I don't think we'll have to wait too long to see the same trend with trans folks. Especially since our youngest voters very heavily favor trans inclusive spaces and policies
I said hutzpah literally the same time as Vaush. Does that count as sex?
Yes
@@superfluousnscrupulous finally
😂
I'm not from the US, a month ago I didnt know the names of any members of the Tennesee house or whatever.
I now know two, and theyre both Justin.
And call me crazy, but I feel if youre trying to silence someone, perhaps making their name known around the world may not be the best strategy...
*IN THE WORDS OF THE SONG "BIKO"* "And the eyes of the world are watching you now, watching you now!"
I’ve been friends with the son of one of the republican senators here since childhood and while he’s still unfortunately right wing, even he thought the expulsion was disgusting and undemocratic
Thats the great thing. This has instantly halted a lot of peoples movement rightward. I imagine this showing while it wont make any Republicans lefties it might turn alot of them liberal (pro choice even if you oppose abortion style) out of disdain for conservative voice quashing
Had chills when the man proclaimed "multiracial Democracy"
I know Vaush said he doesn't want it to happen, but I do think Justin Jones will be president one day.
I want both Justins on the same ticket. They’re such a great duo and can go back to back with presidential terms
@@jvjustvibes9103 wait, can you run as VP after being President?
@@dana-ger_to_society1011 no you can’t serve as VP after serving as president. I think he just means Jones and Pearson to Pearson + a New VP
Vowsh: "Don't include this..."
Ryan and Tempest: "Sure."
bababooey.
vaush: don't include this
ryan and tempest, shining a spotlight on it: huh? what was that, boss?
‘mr smith goes 2 Washington’ vibes
13:57 Remember people, "civil discourse" essentially in the 60s when segregation was a legal thing. :v
Smh
I watched a movie about the 60s "The Green Book" and it reminded me that the racists are still around in force, waiting for their chance to turn back progress.
Lets go boys we winninin forever 😎
Gonna be honest, I would be so proud to march behind Jones. If he took up the torch for us we might actually be unstoppable.
Conservative mouthpiece: "We need civil discourse....but those two black guys should have been silenced and removed from committies"
Conservatives lose a little bit more each day. Things change, progress happens. Inevitable.
Why does TN's anti drag bill ban drag shows near places of worship? That sounds super unconstitutional.
Its your God given right to show God how fierce you are at church if you believe that's what she told you to do.
Like in front of places of worship?
Of coarse not inside places of worship, as those places are not public.
But the sidewalk is a public forum and is only restricted by time place and mannerism.
So unless it’s a political expression, which you can make that case, it would easily be barred.
Though I imagine they will still stress those expressing a political message, use their favor in the
Courts to force an appeal and a costly legal battle.
Even liberty has its costs.
It should have been arrest those expressing a political message*
I assume it's for the same reason that prostitution is illegal within a certain vicinity of a church in many states: as an excuse to arrest the people they don't like
"That's too cringe to open with. Don't include this."
😂
Rashida Tleib has been amazing here in Michigan. But Tbf we’ve been wondering for almost ten years wtf is gonna take the Bernie mantle. Both of these men are intelligent and well spoken and exactly what they left need right now
You know how every "black history" movie always has to have that one character that's supposed to be like, the more racist, bad guy? (To ease the white-guilt, I guess). Salty gavel guy was trying to be that character.
no drag within 1000 feet? that's not enough to stop it. Drag queens will drag no matter what the law is. We need to arm our teachers with fabulous fits, hair and make up.
Speaking as a Gen-Zer, I don't know if we could have a leader for our movement. We have been let down by so many of our heroes that we looked up to have turned out to be absolutely horrid. Call me parasocial, but speaking for myself, I have a really really hard time trusting any political figure to be my leader. I don't even trust Bernie 100%, even though he is peak wholesome. It's tough when you realize anyone around you could have some skeletons in their closet that are too much to forgive.
Well hey, if I may speak to a Gen-Zer, all I can say is that that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It means that we’re striving for something better. Please don’t trust Bernie 100 percent. Continue to test his ideas against the current political field. Samesies for everyone else running
Vaush should lead the Democrat Party progressive wing. He has the chutzpah and the oomph!
Preach, Justin Jones. PREACH!
Justice Jones *does* sound like a superhero name
His super hero alias is, "The Rizzler."
Katie Porter would have a good shot at a presidential run, with a whiteboard as VP.
Cool with me
I was thinking the same thing. Both of them are so incredibly charismatic and were completely unknown before this
I did know that, unfortunately.. I live there. But people like those reps are so far removed from anything represented in my corner of the state, they might as well be from a different planet. I am thrilled to learn that they exist, however, and are doing their thing anywhere in TN, no matter where in the state it is.
7:34 onwards:
This mf'er looks, sounds, and ACTS like Bill Lumbergh from Office Space.
"Soooo... if you could just take your W quietly and not get too uppity in the chamber... that'd be greeeeeeat."
I want them to be president, but like, I want them to be president in 20 years, after being governor and vice goernor in 10 years.
That gavel guy is such a whiny little baby.
3 Cheers Justin & Justin
Mofo is up there chewing gum, or Chaw, lol.
Looking like every racist bad guy William Sadler ever played.
Confederate flag in the living room energy.