The argument over 8x11 paper signs in the legislature boiled over Tuesday as three were escorted out of a House subcommittee by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
  • NegativeNull@lemm.ee
    59•2 years ago

    but allowing hand guns…

    On Monday, the Tennessee House voted on allowing the pieces of paper along partisan lines. Democrats argued they were harmless, and questioned if guns could be brought into Cordell Hull, why couldn’t the signage.

    • Flying Squid
      47•2 years ago

      Of course. You never know when a bad guy with a piece of paper might threaten everyone.

      • NegativeNull@lemm.ee
        15•2 years ago

        All you need for a bad-guy with a piece of paper, is a good guy with a piece of paper.
        Wait, that’s wrong…
        All you need for a bad-guy with a piece of paper, is a good guy with a gun.

      • @some_guy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        5•2 years ago

        ~~You need a hero with a piece of paper to save everyone. ~~

        Whoops. @ negativenull beat me to it and the app I’m on doesn’t appear to have strikethrough. Apologies.

        • KairuByteEnglish
          4•2 years ago

          Strikethrough is just surrounding your text with ~~ on either side, touching non-whitespace characters.

          ~~Like this.~~ looks Like this.

    • golamas1999
      8•2 years ago

      What would happen if they had the paper but also had guns. Or black people with guns? Or socialists with guns?

      How would their opinions change?

      • @ShakyPerception@lemmy.world
        1•2 years ago

        They would have been shot on sight by the brave troopers (who actually showed up and took action this time, which is a nice change) who escorted everyone out the door.