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we can feel it, right? in the moment yesterday. that history was being made in the state of tennessee yes, of course it was shameful that it came to all of that. expelling two state lawmakers ostensibly on procedural grounds over peaceful protests but ask yourself this. if the ultimate goal of any demonstration is to draw attention, to shine a light on injustice, then who is really better off as we come on the air less than 24 hours later today the tennessee republican party or those three democrats of whom they sought to make an examine pl representatives justin jones, justin parson...

dishonor. as republicans in that state would have you believe. what we are watching play out in the state of tennessee right now is really about a gross abuse of power. it is about anti-democratic hysteria. and above all else, it represents a new low that may soon be bested but at least as of today, it represents a new low in the republican party's race to the bottom. as we sit here today, a super majority of that state's republican lawmakers are poised to expel three of their colleagues from across the aisle. justin pierson, justin jones, and gloria johnson. their crime? protesting ...

And him earlier, and i agree with charlie. this guy, it seems to become a superstar. nobody knew who a state rep from tennessee was. he will be known by everybody across america. and probably in different parts of the world in this. i think what he said, if democrats were smart, is to apply that message over and over and over again. because it works in urban areas. it works among african americans. it works among latinos and whites. it is basically the republicans are not silencing me, the leader, they are taking away your will. your voice. in any legislative body across america. and it doesn'...

By wiping out the opposition which means finally it is a moment where once again, we see anti-democratic forces. >> i want to get. i take the congresswoman's point. it doesn't matter. the end result is the republican party is in terms of numbers the largest autocratic movement. they are now all part of something. that in tennessee, more exhelding members, participating in a peaceful protest. they are stripping journalists of their rights. they are from coast to coast, passing laws that treat women like this. what is the story democrats can tell about this version of the republican party? >> we...

State capitol all day reporting out this story for us. can you take us through what is going to happen over the next two hours and into the night and if you have been talking to folks able to predict how the votes will go? are they straight party line affairs? >> yeah, nicole. these are votes that are going to take place right now. it is representative justin jones' turn. he spoke 20 minutes. now he is receiving questions from lawmakers about what happened last week when those three democratic lawmakers took to the floor and joined with demonstrators in calling for action on gun reform and leg...