might I suggest melting down the Jeff Davis statue, striking 2500 bicentennial medallions from the bronze & selling them for $100 apiece?
— jeb hill (@memphistigerjeb) April 18, 2018
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Memphis social media was afire Wednesday morning with rebukes of state House lawmakers who voted Tuesday to take $250,000 from Memphis because city leaders removed Confederate statues.
Here are some of them. We’ll post more later.
The gall of someone on the other end of the state, from a town with a population the size of White Station High School, to lecture the people of a city that has BEEN THROUGH SOME SHIT about culture and history. What a freaking joke.
— Jen (@jensized) April 18, 2018
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Chump change, you racist dipshits. https://t.co/LAOLW5X8SA
— Bruce VanWyngarden (@sylamore1) April 18, 2018
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It starts with a $250K financial penalty against the City. It might not be long before we have penalties against Memphis elected officials. Right after, someone will suggest elected officials should be forced from office or even jailed for their decisions or views. Disaster.
— Senator Lee Harris (@SenDemLeaderTN) April 18, 2018
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Ever wondered what it’d look like if racism and paternalism had a baby? Behold @AndyHolt4TN as he scolds Memphis like he would a child. pic.twitter.com/ztTB17Wevf
— Wendi C. Thomas (@wendi_c_thomas) April 18, 2018
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Yet again, this TN GOP supermajority has shown its true colors & humiliated our great state. This time by targeting Memphis & stripping its budget line item bc of its legal removal of Forrest statue (as admitted on House floor). pic.twitter.com/hv6DnxF4GF
— John Ray Clemmons (@JRClemmons) April 17, 2018
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An extremely racist, retaliatory measure that highlights the oppressive relationship between the state gov’t & Memphis. From mandatory prison fill rates to lack of funding for our education budget to this move, Nashville continues to operate with caustic disdain for our city. https://t.co/fEf0coh0CN
— Tami Sawyer (@tamisawyer) April 18, 2018
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In an attempt to retaliate against Memphis for taking down the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue, Reps. M. Hill and McDaniel introduce an amendment to take $250k allocated to Memphis OUT of funds already appropriated by Gov. in budget. pic.twitter.com/PyZv6nc3Cg
— TN House Democrats 🌊 (@TNDemocrats) April 17, 2018
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We're at $3,000, y'all! And I am in touch with @kyleveazey to see how we can ensure the funds go to @CityOfMemphis for the bicentennial. Spread the word! https://t.co/0CpPGuKiLr
— brittneymemphis📎 (@brittneymemphis) April 18, 2018
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Thanks to the Shelby County members of the Tennessee House, who stood up for Memphis last night on the House floor. We have a great local delegation in the General Assembly, and I look forward to continuing to work with legislators to move Memphis and our state forward.
— Mayor Jim Strickland (@MayorMemphis) April 18, 2018
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This year, The TN legislature has refused to denounce growing white nationalism & nazism. They’ve removed funding for planned parenthood from TennCare. TN has been involved in massive ICE raids and deportations. And is now using budget to punish Memphis for removing statues.
— Tami Sawyer (@tamisawyer) April 18, 2018
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From Scopes Monkey Trial, to 10 Commandments resolution of '96, &now to punishment of #Memphis for removing statues that honor leaders of the Confederacy,the TN House of Representatives sadly continues to embarrass #Tennessee across the nation https://t.co/8xgYxhYTvg #CivilRights
— Steve Cohen (@RepCohen) April 18, 2018
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Never test a town that has had to struggle the whole way. We struggled then and we struggle now and we move forward imperfectly. But don’t ever think you can bully a town that struggles for everything we have. #MEMPHIS https://t.co/vlYqhLlOMV
— Kelly English (@kelly_english) April 18, 2018
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