Posted 3/31/2024, 8:39:56 AM
Partisan Divide Deepens in Tennessee as Republican Supermajority Stalls Moderate Reforms
- Republican supermajority in Tennessee legislature has led to extreme gerrymandering, consolidating power and making bipartisan legislation nearly impossible to pass
- Gun safety legislation stalled despite bipartisan public support, even after shootings at schools
- Two young Democratic lawmakers expelled for staging protest over legislative inaction on guns
- Grassroots activists on both sides frustrated with Republican leadership's unwillingness to address local issues
- Lack of communication between liberal cities and nearby conservative suburbs and rural areas exacerbates divides