"After a Republican lawmaker was accused of sexually assaulting 15- and 16-year-old girls he had taught and coached, he was made chairman of the House education committee." politico.com/news/magazine/2…

No One Should Be That Shocked by What’s Happening in Tennessee

I covered the statehouse for years. It’s been heading in this direction for a while.

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How Republican Rep. John Rose Found His Wife

This Tennessee representative married a college undergraduate when he was 45.

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look i love the south. i’m from there, and we have many wonderful places & people. but there’s long been a good number of GOP state legislators who believe it should be legal to have sex with + marry teenagers as young as 12 or 13. it’s extremely gross
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using wealth and power to pressure naive young girls into relationships before they mature and develop independence, wonder if there's a word for that....
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Good old creepy pet Christians
Replying to @ryanlcooper @yottapoint
So fricking Disgusting!! How did this guy even get elect…He’s a @GOP Lawmaker…duh!!
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That's that good ol boy wink and a nod crap, " I got you on this, don't forget me now! "
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Of course. He’s a role model for Republican officials
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I’d like to know more about the posting incident. Like, WTAF.
Replying to @ryanlcooper @pvdork
This makes sense to me
Red Lori Bright Eyes @RedloraineV
28 Jun 2022
I was an anchor baby for a pedophile. My mother had so few rights that she turned from abuser to another. He had me w her & then spent the next few years raping my new halfbrothers. This is the power Republicans want again
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