Tennessee Sen. Frank S. Niceley (R) made his remarks on the Senate floor during a debate on a bill to camp or tow along state highways or exit ramps as a misdemeanor. Niceley said he was going to give his fellow MPs a “history lesson”, adding that in 1910, Hitler took to the streets and practiced his rhetoric and his people. “Hitler decided to live on the streets for a while. “So for two years, Hitler lived on the streets and practiced rhetoric and his body language and how to connect with the masses, and then went on to lead a life that led him to the history books,” he said. “So many of these people are not a dead end, they can get out of these homeless camps and have a productive life or, in Hitler’s case, a very unproductive life,” he continued. “I support this bill.” Hill contacted Niceley’s office for further comment on his speech. Hill also approached Senator Ferrell Haile (R), President of the State Senate Pro Tempore. Following Niceley’s remarks, some state lawmakers visited social media to condemn his comments. “The TN senator says that Hitler made something of himself after he became homeless and so can you. “I have to apologize to the universe for this guy,” Tennessee spokeswoman Gloria Johnson (D) wrote on Twitter, along with video of Nicely’s speech. “Hey @MeidasTouch not a day goes by without the TN GOP embarrassing the hell of our state.” Washington Post columnist ‘scared’ of Elon Musk buying Twitter President of Poland: Russian invasion of Ukraine is ‘terrorism’ The bill aims to cut homeless camps, according to Fox 17. The bill was passed Wednesday and is now heading to Governor Bill Lee (R)’s office to sign it. Opponents of the bill say the bill is unfair and have argued that the way to fight homelessness is with more housing. “The answer to homelessness and we have said it over and over again is more housing. “We need to put the resources we spend on creating more laws that are clearly inhumane into the resources we need to build more housing,” said Paula Foster, a nonprofit homeless advocate, according to the report.
