Sens. Chuck Schumer and Raphael Warnock are asking the DOJ to investigate whether the Tennessee Legislature's expulsion of two Black lawmakers violated civil rights law or the Constitution. Rep. Steven Horsford also requested one last week.
after Jones and Pearson joined activists in interrupting a House floor session to call for gun control after the Nashville School Shooting.: “I can imagine a scenario in which the two legislators bring cases citing constitutional claims, but I think that those claims turn upon these really difficult questions of fact about the reasons for the expulsion,” constitutional law professor Aziz Huq told the Washington Post.
Democratic leaders believe the path to winning back the House is by pushing messaging that Republicans do not respect election results. “Our democracy is under attack. These right wing extremists can never be trusted,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Thursday.
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