Rep. Justin Jones accused a Republican in the Tennessee House of Representatives of "using God to justify bigotry" during a debate over an education bill regarding critical race theory.
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Wow! Go young man with knowledge of Isiah!
What Bible are they reading? What God do they believe in?
Apparently, you are not referencing WHICH SIDE you’re talking about, and which you SUPPORT.
YOU NEED TO BE CLEAR…
The Holy Bible is what this young handsome black Man is talking about.Good job Buddy,you have a spine so to speak.
This young handsome black man is bye bye.
Pandering much
There is no doubt that this guy is abrasive and accusatory which is unacceptable to any debate.
He wanted to say NOW BOY YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER AND STAY IN YOUR PLACE!
Justin sure does act like that, you’re right.
LOL yes speak on what he did without saying why he did and not speak on what’s going on now. Lol this bill is not racist by his opinion. Im dead…
he not out of order you just hate the truth!!!
He was very out of order calling Ragan a bigot.
@Thunk Junk no he wasn’t we was telling the truth and the Bible says that, don’t fight with me about this. And I would call him that to idc.
@Lil simp Calling Ragan a bigot is ad hominem. It is out of order.
Well he didn’t say any bible to stand up for himself, so I really don’t care.
Thank God for this Christian man giving out God duty.
He isn’t out of order, the GOP and most right wingers are. 😄
@Rudi Rüttger that’s an interesting opinion. 🙂 I see the same thing from your comments.
@Jmac241401 Jmac241401 Provide an argument that supports people being out of order for dispelling out of line slander and defamation. Otherwise, admit to what everyone already knows about the character of these barbs.
Go watch the publicly available video instead of this edited video. You can see the reasons for the expulsion almost every day he speaks. There is nothing wrong with this bill and Ragan didn’t use God to justify anything…that was a strawman attack.
Justin is basically an agitator there to defame and mock the people and the state of Tennessee. He sure as hell is doing good work for America’s adversaries.
Yes he is. And the people who are editing videos and keeping this weird hero worship thing alive. Not even the other democrats act like Jones does.
Lol “You are out of order” in other words “I’m uncomfortable that someone is referencing my own religious text when I’m used to picking and choosing how I want to interpret the bible in ways that are convenient for me”
Someone please tell representative Jones to stop attacking people with traffic cones.
We need more Reps like Justin Jones.
Are you serious?
No WE Do not
I’m going to say some thing that might catch most people here by surprise, but having not read the bill, I am not at all qualified to determine who is right or who is wrong in this circumstance.
Furthermore, being familiar with politicians, it is unlikely that anyone could gather enough context to reach an informed conclusion based on this 30 sec clip.
He quoted the bible and dude said he was out of order
If GOD was Real Justin would have never set foot outside his Basement to riot
Facts and data don’t go in the same sentence as God
Hello. Your biggest shield, Mr. Jones, is, that you fear God. Keep studying history and make history, my amigo. Keep climbing the ladder one step at a time. May Jesus Christ, guide, protect, prosper your life and to all of your loved ones. Ask Jesus for wisdom. . . You are NOT of order. Don’t loose your faith. Don’t loose it. Blessings. You got my vote.