Wow, that's... that's not an exaggeration. Tennessee Republicans have taken the mask off, and are literally making it a felony (plus removal from office) for an

Wow, that's... that's not an exaggeration. Tennessee Republicans have taken the mask off, and are literally making it a felony (plus removal from office) for any representative in any county, city, etc. to cast a vote in favor of certain things. Not merely "the state declares cities may not do X", which would be comparatively normal... No, these extremists are trying to use the power of the state to crush individuals for casting votes, even symbolic protest ones. > SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-68-103, is amended by designating the existing language as subsection (a) and adding the following new subsection (b): > (b) It is unlawful for an official to violate subsection (a). A violation of subsection (a) is a Class E felony. For purposes of this subsection (b), each official who, in their capacity as a member of the governing body of a local government, votes in the affirmative to adopt a sanctuary policy is in violation of this section.