Tennessee’s House of Representatives is set to expel three Democrats, a rare punishment after they spoke out of turn on the House floor following last week’s mass shooting at a Nashville school
Photo: Metropolitan Nashville Police Department/ReutersTennessee’s Republican-led House of Representatives is set to expel three Democrats on Thursday, a rare punishment after they spoke out of turn
on the House floor following last week’sThe House is scheduled to vote on resolutions to force out the three representatives who spoke about gun control: Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson.
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Tennessee House moves to expel 3 Democrats after gun protestTennessee Republican lawmakers have taken the first steps to expel three Democratic members from the GOP-dominant House for their role in a recent gun control protest at the state Capitol. Resolutions were filed Monday against Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson. They led chants from the House floor with supporters in the gallery last Thursday. The resolution declared the three had participated in “disorderly behavior” and “did knowingly and intentionally bring disorder and dishonor to the House of Representatives.” Expelling lawmakers is an extraordinary action inside the Tennessee Capitol. Just two other House members have ever been ousted from the chamber since the Civil War.
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Tennessee House moves to expel 3 Democrats after gun protestTennessee Republican lawmakers took the first steps Monday to expel three Democratic members from the GOP-dominant House for their role in a recent gun control protest at the state Capitol. The extraordinarily rare move resulted in a chaotic and fiery confrontation between lawmakers and supporters opposing the move and has further fractured an already deep political division inside the Tennessee Legislature. Resolutions have been filed against Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson after they led chants from the House floor with supporters in the gallery last Thursday.
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Tennessee Republicans Move to Expel 3 Democrats From the House Over Gun Control ProtestsTennessee Republican lawmakers have taken the first steps to expel three Democratic members from the GOP-dominant House for their role in a recent gun control protest at the state Capitol.
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