Talk:2023 Tennessee House of Representatives expulsions/Archive 1

Map Corrections and Table Ideas
Darren Jernigan's District is incorrectly labeled as a Republican seat, when he is a Democrat. I also think that a table should be added to show who voted differently on each vote similar to the 2023 US House Speaker Vote. AddInfinty (talk) 15:13, 7 April 2023 (UTC)


 * no? Jernigan's district is labeled as a Democratic seat. Feel free to add such a table, though. Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 15:42, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I got Jernigan's and Baum's districts backwards. The similar shape threw me off. But Baum being the only Republican to vote against his Party on all 3 votes should be noted in the writing as well. I'll make such a table when I get home. AddInfinty (talk) 16:13, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Requested move at similarly named article
See Talk:The Tennessee Three. Shearonink (talk) 18:29, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

"Republicans didn't vote" image
- I don't fully understand the image/map. Who exactly did not vote, are they the same as the "did not support" bunch of Baum, Bricken, Richey, Russell, Sparks, and Whitson? The image/map vs the did not support wording is a little unclear to me. Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 14:50, 7 April 2023 (UTC)


 * No. The "did not support" members voted "no" on the expulsion, while the "did not vote" members were present but did not cast a vote for or against the resolution. Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 15:40, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Hmmm. Well, the did-not-vote vs voted-No could be misunderstood by readers. Did Not Support could be construed as Voting No or as Abstaining/Not Voting at all. I think it's important to know exactly what transpired, the terminology should probably be changed/made clearer. Shearonink (talk) 15:52, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * "Voted for expulsion" vs "voted against expulsion", maybe? Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 15:55, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * How about "Voted for Expulsion" & "Voted Against Expulsion" & "Abstained" (or "Did Not Vote"). Shearonink (talk) 16:03, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Expulsion isn't a proper noun. I've updated the captions but feel free to change them more if you'd like. Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 16:04, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Merriam-Websiter & Cambridge English dictionaries both include it as a noun, the capitalization was simply my mistake. Shearonink (talk) 18:04, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * It's a noun (or can be), but it's not a proper noun in this instance. Herostratus (talk) 19:47, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I propose merging Tennessee Three (Tennessee House of Representatives) into 2023 Tennessee House of Representatives expulsions. There is no need to have two separate articles, especially considering the one covering the representatives themselves is a stub.Estar8806 (talk) 01:18, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Clear redundant fork, I cant think of anything in the "three" article that couldnt also be in the expulsion one, which isn't that long itself already. --Quiz shows 01:29, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Support — There's little to say of the Tennessee Three right now, although the media's terminology of the three representatives involved here should be mentioned. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 01:30, 7 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Support --- they're more or less the same discussion 47.185.92.66 (talk) 02:09, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I've gone ahead and redirected that here as it seems like no one disagrees with doing so. Elli (talk &#124; contribs) 02:44, 7 April 2023 (UTC)